Multiple choice

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S1) and the final sentence (S6) are given in the beginning. The middle four in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S1 : Undoubtedly, science has done wonders. S6 : Thus, science, which was once considered a destructive power only in war, must be recognized as one also in its apparently constructive activities during peace. P : But in giving such an answer, our attention must not be taken up entirely by the danger from nuclear weapons and chemical warfare. Q : The honest answer has to be, “Not always”. R : But has it stopped with wonders which are beneficial to mankind? S : There is far greater real danger from the damage to the environment arising from the, so-called peaceful uses of science. The proper sequence should be

  1. R Q P S

  2. S P Q R

  3. S R P Q

  4. P Q R S
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Explanation

RQPS. The opening sentence is an assertion that science has done wonders. The following sentence will then question if it has stopped with wonders that are beneficial to mankind. The next sentence will answer this question. The next one will qualify this answer with the reason, where we should not always consider just the weapons that pose a danger. The next statement will qualify this statement and draws our attention towards the danger to the environment. This will conclude with the last sentence that is already given.

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