The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
A. Many assume that India’s push for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), formed in Belgrade in 1961, came as a result of its disillusionment with the U.S., China, and colonial powers, but actually, non-alignment was spelt out a year before independent India’s first bilateral relations were declared.
B. The strain grew from there on as India refused an alliance, possibly because of its own attempts at better ties with China and the Soviet Union, which were themselves at loggerheads at the time.
C. History is indeed strange, former enemies became the best allies, and India today stands once again in a place somewhere in the middle.
D. It has close defence exchanges like Operation Malabar with the U.S. and Japan on one side, and on the other, joining a conference that has Russia and China at the helm.
E. In a radio broadcast in September 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru said India’s foreign policy would rest on eight pillars: non-alignment with “power groups” was the third.
The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
A. Many assume that India’s push for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), formed in Belgrade in 1961, came as a result of its disillusionment with the U.S., China, and colonial powers, but actually, non-alignment was spelt out a year before independent India’s first bilateral relations were declared.
B. The strain grew from there on as India refused an alliance, possibly because of its own attempts at better ties with China and the Soviet Union, which were themselves at loggerheads at the time.
C. History is indeed strange, former enemies became the best allies, and India today stands once again in a place somewhere in the middle.
D. It has close defence exchanges like Operation Malabar with the U.S. and Japan on one side, and on the other, joining a conference that has Russia and China at the helm.
E. In a radio broadcast in September 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru said India’s foreign policy would rest on eight pillars: non-alignment with “power groups” was the third.
The correct option is D AEBCD
(A) tells us that the foundation of NAM was laid long before 1961, when it was actually formed. (E) establishes this saying it was the pre-independence era in which the principles were laid. The result of these principles was that India refused to align with ‘power groups’, alienating Russia and China (B), which were not at good terms with each other at that time. (C) talks about the turn of tides as ‘former enemies became the best allies’ and how India manages to have good relations with countries from today’s ‘power groups’ (D).
(A) tells us that the foundation of NAM was laid long before 1961, when it was actually formed. (E) establishes this saying it was the pre-independence era in which the principles were laid. The result of these principles was that India refused to align with ‘power groups’, alienating Russia and China (B), which were not at good terms with each other at that time. (C) talks about the turn of tides as ‘former enemies became the best allies’ and how India manages to have good relations with countries from today’s ‘power groups’ (D).
