Question

Directions : In the following items each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the sixth sentence (S6) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1: In neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Kodaikanal has fallen on

Q: S1: In neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Kodaikanal has fallen on bad times. S6: It is still a source water-a

ThecorrectsequenceisPRQSwhichisgiveninoptiondThereforeoptiondisthecorrectanswerStatementPshouldbethefirststatementafterstatementS1asittellsaboutthestartingofthebadtimeswhichismentionedinstatementS1StatementRshouldfollowstatementPasitproceedstotellthefurtherreasonStatementQSshouldcomelastinthearrangement

bad times. S6: It is still a source water-albeit unpotable for the thirsty Kodai. P: Trouble started when the focus was shifted from Ooty to Kodai in the mid 80s. Q: The once pristine surroundings have been destroyed by construction that paid scant respect to the ecological sensitivity of the area. R: Commercial forces took over the hill station large-scale activities and building commenced around the artificial lake created in the 1800s. S: There is large-scale deforestation as well. The correct sequence should be:

A P-S-Q-R

B Q-R-P-S

C Q-S-P-R

D P-R-Q-S

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