UPSC NDA I 2025 General Ability Paper

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Question Numbers: 21-25
Directions : In this section each item consists of six sentences of which comprise a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are fixed in their position as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the answer sheet.
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Question : 21 of 150
 
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S1: Although all sources of energy commonly come from natural processes, non-renewable resources, are being rapidly depleted and at the rate they are being used.
S6: The sustainable use of natural resources in a manner that provides for resource needs for current resources for humans over a period of time can be termed as con- servation.
P: This will increase the time and cost of mining and once these resources are used up they cannot be replaced.
Q: Hence, we must remember that though our country is rich in natural deposits these resources are not.
R: Extraction of these ores through the process of mining will soon become difficult and also expensive because these minerals are often located deep from greater depths over time.
S: Mineral resources can be said to be finite and non-renewable.
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