Multiple choice

Directions: Four sentences are given below in jumbled form. Rearrange them to make a meaningful paragraph.

P: Due to the recent downturn in Russia's economy, however, some analysts expect its modernization plan to face shortfalls in funding. Q: It is currently in the process of modernizing and recapitalizing its entire arsenal of strategic nuclear weapons. R: Russia became the world's second nuclear weapon state after it tested its first device in Kazakhstan, on 29 August 1949. S: In February 2011, Vladimir Popovkin, Russia's First Deputy Minister of Defence, announced that Moscow would spend about $70 billion on Russia's strategic nuclear forces between 2011 and 2020.

  1. RPSQ

  2. PQRS

  3. RQSP

  4. QRPS

  5. None of these

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct option is 3. Statement R introduces the topic in general. Statement Q talks about its current focus. Statement S states what Russia is doing in order to achieve modernization of weapons. Statement P talks about why the plan is not achieving results. Option 3 presents the correct sequence.