Directions (Qs. 19 to 27): In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your answer accordingly on the Answer-sheet.
27. S1: Human ways of life have steadily changed.
S6: During the last few years change has been even more rapid than usual.
P: From that to this, civilization has always been changing.
Q: About ten thousand years ago, man lived entirely by hunting.
R: Ancient Egypt – Greece – The Roman Empire – the Dark Ages and the Middle Ages – The Renaissance – the age of modern science and of modern nations – one has never stood still.
S: A settled civilized life began only when agriculture was discovered.
The proper sequence should be
- AQSRP
- BQSPR
- CRSQP
- DSPRQ
Explanation
The chronological flow is Q (ten thousand years ago, hunting) → S (settled life began with agriculture) → P (civilization always changing) → R (Egypt, Greece, Rome... never stood still); the official key marks B.