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: It is doubtful if mankind, throughout his long history, has ever lived at all ‘sustainably’.
S6: The concept of ‘sustainable’ is so far from reality that it is almost laughable.
P: But in general mankind has regarded the environment as an endless ‘resource’ to be exploited and plundered.
Q: May be a few isolated tribal groups foundthe necessary balance with nature lived without the desire for endless ‘more’.
R: Now we have reached a point where we are on the verge of destroying ourselves and most of the life on earth.
S: This process has accelerated greatly since the industrialrevolution.
- APQRS
- BQPSR
- CPQSR
- DSRQP
Explanation
S1 calls sustainability almost laughable. Q offers the tribal exception, and P counters with ‘but in general’ mankind’s plunder of the environment. S notes the acceleration since the industrial revolution, and R concludes we are now on the verge of destroying ourselves. Hence option (b), QPSR, is correct.