S1: The New Development Bank (NDB) has been instituted with a vision to support and foster infrastructure and sustainable initiatives in emerging economies.<br>S6: India is one of the largest borrowers from the Bank in the sectors of transport, health, water and financial sectors.<br>P: The purpose of the Bank is to mobilise resources for infrastructure and sustainable projects in BRICS and other emerging economies.<br>Q: Each member country has a shareholding of 20 per cent.<br>R: The founding members of the NDB-Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa-brought in capital USD 1 billion as initial contribution.<br>S: India and other four founding members have equal shareholding in the Bank.

Directions: In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the <strong>MOST APPROPRIATE</strong> option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

  1. A. PQSR
  2. B. SPRQ
  3. C. QSRP
  4. D. RSQP ✓

Correct Answer: D. RSQP

Explanation

R introduces the founding members of the Bank mentioned in S1. S builds upon this by mentioning their equal shareholding, which Q then specifies as 20 percent each. P details the Bank's resource mobilization purpose, logically leading to India's status as a major borrower in S6.

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