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: The houses in the Indus Valley were built of baked bricks.
S6: They led outside into covered sewers which ran down the side of the streets.
P: This staircase sometimes continued upwards on to the roof.
Q: Access to the upstairs rooms was by a narrow stone staircase at the back of the house.
R: The drains were built in the walls.
S: The houses had bathrooms and water closets, rubbish chutes and excellent drainage systems. The proper sequence should be
- ASPQR
- BPSQR
- CQRPS
- DQPSR
Explanation
‘Q’ will be the first part of the given sequence as it gives the way inside the houses made of baked bricks, that is, upstairs rooms were accessed by a narrow stone staircase at the back of the house. ‘P’ will follow next as ‘this staircase’ refers to the ‘upper staircase’ in ‘Q’. ‘S’ will come next because it further gives the description of the house. ‘R’ will follow next as it makes a reference to ‘drains’ in relation of ‘drainage systems’ mentioned in ‘S’. Hence, QPSR is the correct sequence. Thus, option (d) is correct.