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: Science first began to become important after A.D. 1500.
S6: Men read them, became inquisitive again, and began to want to find things out.
P: As a result of this, books came to be circulated.
Q: During the Middle Ages the coming of Science was hindered by the Church.
R: In the middle of the fifteenth century, however, the Turks captured the city of Constantinople and the Greek books were scattered far and wide.
S: It considered free inquiry into the nature of things to be wicked.
- APQSR
- BQSRP
- CSRPQ
- DRPQS
Explanation
Q is the natural opener: S1 says science became important only after 1500, and Q explains why - the Church hindered it through the Middle Ages. S follows with 'It', the Church, calling free inquiry wicked. R then jumps to the mid-fifteenth-century turning point, the fall of Constantinople scattering the Greek books. P's 'As a result of this' is that scattering - the books began to circulate - and S6's 'Men read them' picks up exactly those books. Hence QSRP, option B, is correct.