In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: People’s fear of snakes seems to be based on a series of misconceptions.
S6: Yet people will insist that they cannot touch a snake because of its sliminess.
P: The most common one is the conviction that all these creatures are poisonous.
Q: Another very popular idea is that these reptiles are slimy to touch.
R: Snakes are really dry and cold; not slimy like a wet cake of soap but rather like a crocodile-skin handbag to the touch.
S: In fact, the non-pisonous ones outnumber the poisonous ones by about ten to one. The proper sequence should be
- ARQPS
- BPRQS
- CPSQR
- DRQSP
Explanation
‘P’ will be the first part of the given sequence as ‘the most common one’ is used in connection of ‘misconceptions’ referred in S1. ‘S’ will follow next as it makes a comparison with the ‘nonpoisonous’ snakes. ‘Q’ will come next because it talks about the other conception. ‘R’ will follow next as it gives the description of snakes negating the conception that they are slimy (as mentioned in the previous part). Hence, PSQR is the correct sequence. Thus, option (c) is correct.