SI: Mass production has increased the tendency to view things as useful rather than delightful.

S6: Indeed a lowering of quality usually results when mass production is substituted for more primitive methods.

P: These various things share nothing with the buttons except money value.

Q: All the rest you wish to exchange for food, shelter, and many other things.

R: Suppose you are a manufacturer of buttons: however excellent your buttons may be, you do not want more than a few for your own use.

S: And it is not even the money value of the buttons that is important to you: what is important is profit which may be increased by lowering their quality.

The correct sequence should be

1. P Q R S
2. R Q P S
3. S P Q R
4. Q R P S

Explanation

S1 states a fact and R goes on to explain it with the help of an example. Thus, is the first sentence after S1. Q follows as a consequence as it states what will one do with the buttons that are left and unrequired. P comes next as it talks about the things mentioned in Q. Both S and S6 talks about lowering of quality, and hence are S6 follows S. Thus, the correct sequence is RQPS.

SI: Roderick Usher has always been a quiet person who talked little of himself

S6: In the part of the country where he lived, the “House of Usher” had come to mean both the family and its ancestral mansion.

P: Many of his ancestors had been famous for their artistic and musical abilities.

Q: Others were known for their exceptional generosity and charity.

R: Yet I did know that his family was an old one.

S: So I did not know too much about him.

The correct sequence should be

1. P Q R S
2. S R Q P
3. S P R Q
4. S R P Q

Explanation

S1 states that Roderick Usher did not talk much of himself. S presents the consequence of this fact that because of this quality of Roderick Usher, the speaker did not know too much about him. R with the usage of “yet” follows next as it presents a contrast to S. P follows as it talks about the ancestors of Roderick Usher, people who have been referred to as “family” in R. Q mentions the further characteristics of his ancestors. Thus, the correct sequence is SRPQ.

SI: At four O’clock this morning, Hitler attacked and invaded Russia.

S6: Under its cloak of false confidence, the German armies drew up in immense strength along a line which stretches from the White Sea to the Black Sea.

P: No complaint had been made by Germany of its non-fulfilment.

Q: All his usual formalities of perfidy were observed with scrupulous technique.

R: No one could have expected that Hitler would do it.

S: A non-aggression treaty had been solemnly signed and was in force between the two countries.

The correct sequence should be

1. R Q S P
2. R S Q P
3. P S Q R
4. Q P S R

Explanation

R has to be the first statement as it implies that despite any anticipation, Hitler attacked Russia. Both options A and B have R as the first statement. Also, booth end in P, which means P should precede S6. P uses the pronoun “its” which must refer to a thing. Thus, between S and Q, S should precede P as it talks about “A non-aggression treaty”. Q on the other hand talks about Hitler. Thus, the correct sequence is RQSP.

SI: Union finance ministry announced a series of concessions to trade and industry last month.

S6: Manufacturers "feel that prices of certain components may not be brought down because of the imposition of a 30 per cent duty where there was none earlier.

P: Together, these will result in a loss of revenue of Rs. 100 crore to the exchequer.

Q: Earlier, these were attracting customs duty varying from zero to 100 per cent.

R: The chunk of the relief of Rs. 60 crore has gone to the electronics industry.

S: Raw materials and piece parts now carry customs duty of 30 per cent and 40 per cent ad valorem respectively.

The correct sequence should be

1. R S Q P
2. P R S Q
3. S Q P R
4. Q P R S

Explanation

Here we have a tricky passage, but if we find the first statement, we can get the correct answer. S1 talks about a series of concessions to trade and industry last month. S stated the word “now” and states the custom duty now imposed on raw materials and piece parts. So S follows as a consequence of S1. Q follows next as it gives the past figure with respect to the two elements. P states the loss that will be incurred now. R has to be the last part. Thus, the correct sequence is SQPR.

SI: I was the secretary of the Philosophical Society of the Patna College.

S6: I have been to Kolkata many times since, but never has it been more pleasant than that first visit.

P: It was my first visit to the city and its impression on my mind was indelible.

Q: In that capacity, I once led a trip to Kolkata.

R: I felt I had landed in the midst of beautiful dream world of a fairy land.

S: I saw the roads, the trams, the skyscrapers and the magnificent shops at the Chowranghee lane.

The correct sequence should be

1. Q P S R
2. P S Q R
3. S R P Q
4. S Q R P

Explanation

S1 mentions the designation of the concerned person, i.e., “secretary of the Philosophical Society of the Patna College”, and Q mentions the term, “in that capacity”, which means, “as the secretary” of the concerned institute. Thus, Q becomes the first statement after S1. P talks about the visit and S states what he saw. R puts forth a comment with reference to the visit and logically preceded S2. The correct sequence is QPRS.

SI: To most people, the term technology conjures up images of mills or machines.

S6; It includes ways to make chemical reactions occur, ways to breed fish, plant forests or teach history.

P: The classic symbol of technology is still the assembly line created by Henry Ford half a century ago.

Q: The invention of the horse collar in the Middle Ages led to changes in agricultural methods and was as such a technological advance.

R: Moreover, technology includes techniques, as well as the machines that may or may not be necessary to apply them.

S: This symbol, however, has always been inadequate, for technology has always been more than factories and machines.

The correct sequence should be

1. S P R Q
2. P S Q R
3. R S P Q
4. Q S R P

Explanation

S takes S1 forward by stating that “images of mills or machines” are inadequate symbols for technology. P talks about the earlies symbol of technology. R with the usage of “Moreover” takes the chain of thought forward and states what technology includes. Q talks further about technology in the Middle Ages. Thus, the correct sequence is SPRQ.

SI: It would be possible to adduce many examples showing what could be done with the limited means' at our ancestor’s disposal in the way of making life comfortable.

S6: I hope, in this essay, to make that connection manifest.

P: What have comfort and cleanliness to do with politics, morals, and religion?

Q: But look more closely and you will discover that there exists the closest connection between the recent growth of comfort and the recent history of ideas.

R: They show that if they lived in filth and discomfort, it was because filth and discomfort fitted in with their principles, political, moral and religious.

S: At a first glance one would say that there could be no causal connection between arm chairs and democracies, sofas and the family system, hot baths and religious orthodoxy.

The correct sequence should be

1. P R Q S
2. R P S Q
3. Q S R P
4. Q S P R

Explanation

From the options, it can be gathered that Q, R or P can be the first sentence. But since Q starts with “but” and R starts with a pronoun “they”, which cannot be referred to anything mentioned in S1, Q and R cannot be the first sentence. So P is the first sentence. R follows P as “they” refers to “comfort and cleanliness”. S is connected with S6 where S mentions the elements and S6 talks about their connection. Thus, the S is followed by Q. The correct sequence is PRQS.

SI: Tomorrow it will be a year since we lost our great leader.

S6: Though he is no more with us, the qualities he possessed and the ideals he cherished remain with us.

P; To these he added a feminine sensitiveness to atmosphere.

Q: He was involved in the major events of his time.

R: He participated in them all while maintaining the highest standards of public conduct.

S: He was incomparably the greatest figure in our history - a man of dynamic force, intellectual power and profound vision.

The correct sequence should be

1. P S R Q
2. R Q P S
3. R P Q S
4. S P Q R

Explanation

Either Q or S can follow S1 logically. But since none of the options mention as the first statement after S1, we will go with S which talks about the figure mentioned in S1. P mentions an additional quality of the figure, few of which have already been mentioned in S. Q and R form a mandatory pair as Q talks about ‘events’ and R uses the pronoun “them” to refer to them. Thus, the correct sequence is SPQR.

SI: In democratic countries, men are equal before the law.

S6: And they live like this not for fun, but because they are too poor to afford another room.

P: While some few people live in luxury, many have not enough to eat, drink and wear.

Q: There are many families of five or six persons who live in a single room.

R: But the sharing-out of money - which means the sharing-out of food and clothing and houses - is still very unfair.

S: In this room they sleep and dress and wash and eat, and in this same room they die.

The correct sequence should be

1. R P Q S
2. P R S Q
3. Q S P R
4. S P R Q

Explanation

R follows S1 as it gives a contrary idea to what has been stated in S1. R shows how despite legal equality, out of food and clothing and houses – is still very unfair. P goes on to elaborate on this unfairness and compares the living conditions of rich and poor people. Q and S form a mandatory pair, where the former talks many people living in a single room and S talks about their activities in the same room. Thus, the correct sequence is R P Q S.

SI: First and foremost, there are order and safety in our civilization.

S6: Nobody may come and break into my house and steal my goods.

P: Thus in disputes between man and man, right has taken the place of might.

Q: If today I have a quarrel with another man, I do not get beaten merely because I am physically weaker.

R: I go to law, and the law will decide fairly between the two of us.

S: Moreover, the law protects me from robbery and violence.

The correct sequence should be

1. R Q P S
2. S R Q P
3. Q R P S
4. P R S Q

Explanation

Q is the first sentence as it takes forward the idea stated in S1. Order and safety in our civilization is reflected by the fact that one cannot get beaten merely because I am physically weaker. R states the legal procedure that will take place. With the use of “thus”, P states how justice is not arbitrary and can settle disputes without violence. S is linked with S6, as in both talk about robbery (breaking into one’s house). Thus, the correct sequence is Q R P S.

By: Munesh Kumari