CDS 2026 (I) English, question 37

Topic: Ordering of sentences

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In this section each item consists of six sentences that comprise a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The sequence of the four sentences in the middle, labelled as P, Q, R, and S, has been jumbled. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four jumbled sentences and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q37

S1 : People fall down from staircases in different ways in different countries.

S6 : This is because for the Americans, their home is usually the only place where they regularly use the stairs.

P : They rely, instead, on the ease and safety of lifts and escalators which are ubiquitous in such places.

Q : This is not because the Japanese are more reckless staircase users, but simply because Americans don’t much use the stairs in public places.

R : Staircase injuries, therefore, happen mostly in the home.

S : For instance, someone in Japan is far more likely to be hurt in a staircase fall in an office, department store or railway station than is anyone in the United States.

  1. (a) QPRS
  2. (b) SPQR
  3. (c) SQRP
  4. (d) SQPRCorrect answer

Solution.

Answer: (d) SQPR

  1. S gives the Japan–United States comparison.
  2. Q explains that comparison; P develops Americans' reliance on lifts and escalators.
  3. R concludes that American staircase injuries occur mainly at home, which S6 explains.
  4. Sequence: S → Q → P → R.