UPSC CDS 2 2023 English Paper

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: There exists a close relationship between meteorology and climatology.
S6: First, the meteorological aspect of this discipline examines the process of gain and loss of heat energy by the air layer near the ground, keeping in view the fact that the basic principles apply at any place on the globe. Second, climatological aspect of the discipline examines the global pattern of thermal environment.
P: In other words, it is concerned with the study of the characteristics and behaviour of the atmosphere.
Q: The function of climatology is two-fold.
R: Climatology, on the other hand, is concerned with the discussion of the component elements of climate as well as the factors which determine and control its distribution.
S Meteorology, the physics of the lower atmosphere, studies the individual phenomenon of the atmosphere.