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GATE 2021 XH2 – Question 15

Reasoning and Comprehension · Reading Comprehension and Expression: Understanding complex language in short paragraphs and answering questions on them; questions on the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of a short passage, including corrections or modifications of particular sentences · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Reorder the middle parts between P1 and P6.

P1: Studies of several Sahitya Akademi award winners show that

L: or encounter professional

M: and invariably develop a strained relationship with other literary figures

N: they often publish very little

O: after winning the prize

P6: envy and rivalry.

  1. NOLM
  2. MLON
  3. ONML
  4. MOLN

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Correct answer: (C) ONML

Explanation

O first sets the time: “after winning the prize”. N then supplies the subject and first predicate, “they often publish very little”; M adds the related predicate; L joins the alternative ending “or encounter professional envy and rivalry”. The complete grammatical sequence is ONML, C.

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