Directions: In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumble dup and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1: Egypt lies in the north-east corner of Africa.
S6: The whole country depends on the water of Nile.
P : Most of it is desert or semi-desert.
Q : It has very little rainfall.
R : It is four times as big as Great Britain in size.
S : Only a twenty-fifth of the total area is cultivable.
The correct sequence should be
Explanation:
The introductory sentence is, ‘Egypt lies in the north-east corner of Africa’ & the concluding sentence is, ‘The whole country depends on the water of Nile’. If we look at the last sentence, clearly the second last sentence would be related to the condition of water in the area, hence the second last sentence would be ‘Q’. This narrows down to options to ‘2’ & ’3’. Also, logically, sentence ‘P’ should be followed by sentence ‘Q’, since ‘S’ is basically an effect of ‘P’. Thus, the correct sequence will be S1, R, P, S, Q, S6.
Hence, option ‘3’ is correct.
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By: Munesh Kumari