Multiple choice

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first & six sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : Kolkata unlike other cities , has kept its trams
S6 : The foundation stone was laid in 1972. P : As a result , there is horrendous congestion . Q : It was going to be the first in South Asia. R : They run down the centre of the road. S : To ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line The proper sequence should be:

  1. PRSQ

  2. PSQR

  3. SQRP

  4. RPSQ
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The correct sequence is RPSQ: Kolkata kept its trams (S1), which run down the centre of the road (R). This causes congestion (P). To solve this problem, the city decided to build an underground railway (S). It would be South Asia's first (Q), with construction starting in 1972 (S6). The flow describes the problem (trams causing congestion) and the solution (underground railway).

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