UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 · Question 5

Question 5 of the UPSC EPFO APFC Recruitment Test 2023 (General Studies) (2 July 2023). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. APFC 2023 · Q5 · General English · Sentence Arrangement

   Rearrange the parts P, Q, R and S to form a meaningful sentence. P: bitter fights Q: between the two rival teams R: on more than one occasion S: I have witnessed

   1. SRQP
   2. RSPQ
   3. QPRS
   4. SQRP
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   Answer: (2) RSPQ

   The sentence is "On more than one occasion I have witnessed bitter fights between the two rival teams." R is a fronted adverbial of frequency, S gives the subject and verb, P is the object, and Q must follow P directly because it tells us which fights ("fights between the two rival teams"). SRQP and SQRP both put "between the two rival teams" before "bitter fights", which it should follow, and QPRS opens with a phrase that has nothing to attach to. SPQR would also be correct, but it is not among the options.

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