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UPSC CDS 2 2023 English Paper

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Question : 67

Total: 120

Directions: 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.
S1: The equatorial zone is generally an area of abundant precipitation (over 200 centimetres annually).
S6: It is to be noted that a larger part of the precipitation in this region. falls as heavy intermittent convective showers accompanied by thunder and lightning.
P: The ascending air currents become intensified locally in the tropical storms that produce abundant precipitation in the Caribbean, the southwest Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the China Sea.
Q: Over the land areas, most of the precipitation occurs from the thunderstorms that are very frequent and active in the equatorial regions.
R: This high level of precipitation is due to the equatorial belt's high temperature, high humidity and highly unstable air.
S: The trade winds from both the hemispheres converge and give rise to a general upward motion of air.

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