Question
Cotton is the world’s favourite natural fibre.
P. Cotton has been cultivated for at least 7000 years, making it one of the world’s oldest known fibres. Q. Its beauty, comfort, durability and versatility make it the perfect choice for clothing, bedding, textiles and many other products. R. Despite this, its use did not become widespread until the invention of the cotton gin, which mechanised production. S. As an industry, cotton supports the livelihoods of millions of people – both directly and indirectly – around the world. Cotton remains the most widely used natural fibre in the world and continues to be ever popular with consumers. In the following questions, the first and the last parts of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts named, P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the parts, arrange them properly and find out which of the four combinations given below is appropriate, and mark it as your answer.Solution
The paragraph begins with the introduction to cotton being popular and favourite in the world. Statement Q acts as evidence to support the introductory sentence. It gives various factors and defines the quality of cotton that makes it favourite to use. Statement S then begins an economic description that how cotton industry provides employment to millions. Sentence P then leads to past that how from many years cotton is being cultivated. Sentence R then draws an irony that despite its widespread cultivation it only became popular after cotton gin was introduced. The sentence then concludes with the emboldened part where it tells that cotton has continued to be popular in use.
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