Question:
Find the proper sequence of the four sentences (P, Q, R and S) between S1 and S6.
S1: India, at present, has one of the largest road networks in the world.
S6: It passes through Howrah, Delhi and Amritsar and terminates in Kabul (Afghanistan).
P: The importance of roads has been recognised in India since the ancient times.
Q: The Grand Trunk Road was built by Sher Shah Suri across the Indo-Gangetic plain, from Chittagong (Bangladesh) to Peshawar (Pakistan).
R: Kings such as Ashoka and Chandragupta built roads for easy transportation of goods and people.
S: Construction of roads continued as an important activity in the late medieval period.
Find the proper sequence of the four sentences (P, Q, R and S) between S1 and S6.
S1: India, at present, has one of the largest road networks in the world.
S6: It passes through Howrah, Delhi and Amritsar and terminates in Kabul (Afghanistan).
P: The importance of roads has been recognised in India since the ancient times.
Q: The Grand Trunk Road was built by Sher Shah Suri across the Indo-Gangetic plain, from Chittagong (Bangladesh) to Peshawar (Pakistan).
R: Kings such as Ashoka and Chandragupta built roads for easy transportation of goods and people.
S: Construction of roads continued as an important activity in the late medieval period.
Options:
- a) QPRS
- b) SPQR
- c) PQRS
- d) PRSQ
- a) QPRS
- b) SPQR
- c) PQRS
- d) PRSQ
correct answer : d)
Explanation:
The correct sequence is PRSQ. The paragraph begins with S1 claiming that India is one of the largest road networks in the world. P validates this by taking us back to importance of roads in India since the ancient times. R validates the claim in the examples of Ashoka and Chandragupta, who built roads for easy transportation of goods and people. S follows the chronology till the time when road was as an important activity in the late medieval period. Q showcases another great example- the Grand Trunk Road. This is elucidated in S6.
The correct sequence is PRSQ. The paragraph begins with S1 claiming that India is one of the largest road networks in the world. P validates this by taking us back to importance of roads in India since the ancient times. R validates the claim in the examples of Ashoka and Chandragupta, who built roads for easy transportation of goods and people. S follows the chronology till the time when road was as an important activity in the late medieval period. Q showcases another great example- the Grand Trunk Road. This is elucidated in S6.