Multiple choice

Directions: In the following questions each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence and choose the option.

S1. Floods are the most common natural disaster in India. P. Though they provide rice paddy farmers with a largely dependable source of natural irrigation and fertilisation, the floods can kill thousands and displace millions. Q. Almost all of India is flood-prone. R. The heavy southwest monsoon rains cause the Brahmaputra and other rivers to distend their banks, often flooding surrounding areas. S. Excess, erratic, or untimely monsoon rainfall may also wash away or otherwise ruin crops. S6. Thus, extreme precipitation events, such as flash floods and torrential rains, have become increasingly common in central India over the past several decades, coinciding with rising temperatures.

  1. PQRS

  2. QSPR

  3. RPSQ

  4. SPQR

  5. RQPS
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The first sentence of the passage introduces the topic as floods being the most common natural disaster in India. The next sentence according to this sequence is also correct as it expands on the topic of floods being caused by the heavy southwest monsoon affecting the rivers. The next sentence carries forward the thread by discussing the pros as well as cons of the monsoon. The next sentence of this sequence then tells us how this flooding can ruin crops. The next sentence is an introduction to the last sentence of the passage as the statement that all of India is flood prone is a precursor to the sentence that then tells us about how these extreme precipitaion events have caused havoc in central India over the past decades. Thus, this sequence logically follows and is correct.

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