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: Harsten’s theory was that plants definitely react to music.
S6: He found that this plant grew faster and 70 percent taller than the other plant.
P: In his experiment, he used two banana plants.
Q: The music was in fact a high-pitched humming sound.
R: He gave both plants the same light, heat and water.
S: But for about an hour a day, one of the plants listened’ to some music. The proper sequence should be
- AQSRP
- BPQRS
- CPRSQ
- DQRPS
Explanation
‘P’ will be the first part of the given sequence as the possessive pronoun ‘his’ is used in relation to ‘Harsten’ as given in S1. ‘R’ will follow next as ‘both plants’ means ‘two banana plants’ as mentioned in ‘P’. ‘S’ will follow next as the transition word ‘but’ shows the change in one of the plants. ‘Q’ will come next as ‘the music’ is used in the context of ‘some music’ in ‘S’. Hence, PRSQ is the correct sequence. Thus, option (c) is correct.