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: History is a subject that is so little valued today that it is almost impossible to win world fame as a historian; yet that is exactly what Toynbee was able to.
S6: Among the civilizations that he studied was that of India.
P: We usually think of history as a chronological account of the development of various states and empires under ruler.
Q: Toynbee’s view of history was different.
R: He tries to find the pattern behind the birth, growth and decay of civilization.
S: Though he used the recorded history of mankind, but he was interested not merely in the chronology of single states or group but in the rise and fall of whole civilizations.
- APSQR
- BQSPR
- CSQRP
- DPQSR
Explanation
Q comes first, answering S1's point about Toynbee's fame by naming what made him different: his view of history. S explains that difference - he studied the rise and fall of whole civilisations, not mere chronology. P then states the ordinary view (history as a chronological account of states) by way of contrast, making R's summary of his method - finding the pattern behind civilisations' birth, growth and decay - land with full force. S6, naming India among the civilisations he studied, follows R naturally. Hence QSPR, option B, is correct.