Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S1) and the final sentence (S6) are given. The middle four sentences (P, Q, R, S) have been jumbled. Find the proper sequence.
S1: A recent survey reveals that Indian engineers play an immensely significant role in the American software industry.
S6: It is high time the leaders addressed themselves to this issue seriously.
P: Not only this, the Indian Americans own almost 25% of the small information technology firms in the U.S.
Q: And then, over 28% of these hold a Ph.D. — the highest percentage among all ethnic groups involved in the software industry.
R: Some dollars might be flowing back but the best of brains are surely being lost to the nation.
S: What catches the attention at the very outset is the number — over a million Indians work in the American software industry.
- AP Q S R
- BS Q P R
- CS Q R P
- DS P Q R
Explanation
S-P-Q pile up the statistics; R draws the brain-drain moral, leading to S6.