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NDA 2 2025 GAT, question 22

Topic: Ordering of sentences

Directions · Q21 to Q25

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

Q22

S1. Al-Biruni was born in 973, in Khwarizm in present-day Uzbekistan

S6. He arrived in Ghazni as a hostage, but gradually developed a liking for the city

P. In 1017, when Sultan Mahmud invaded Khwarizm, he took several scholars back to his capital, Ghazni : Al-Biruni was one among them

Q. He was well versed in several languages; Syriac, Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, and Sanskrit

R. Khwarizm was an important centre of learning, and Al-Biruni received the best education available at the time

S. However he did not know Greek, although he was familiar with the works of Plato and other Greek philosophers

  1. (a) Q S R P
  2. (b) R Q S PCorrect answer
  3. (c) P Q S R
  4. (d) R P S Q

Solution.

Answer: (b) R Q S P

  1. R follows the birthplace with its educational importance; Q lists languages; S qualifies that list by mentioning Greek; P then explains how he reached Ghazni.
  2. S6 continues that arrival.
  3. Hence R–Q–S–P.