In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find the proper sequence of the four sentences.
S1: One of the most important forces in the modern world, socialism was a direct result of the Industrial Revolution.
S6: This is how socialism as a theory and practice came into being.
P: Socialism was a direct challenge to capitalism and sought to put an end to such an exploitative economic structure.
Q: The gulf between the 'haves' and the 'have nots' continued to increase and out of this gap between the rich and poor sprang disputes.
R: It generated new wealth but as this new wealth only went to a minority, it could not solve the question of distribution.
S: The Industrial Revolution solved the question of production.
The correct sequence should be
- APQRS
- BSRQP
- CSRPQ
- DRQSP
Explanation
S1 introduces socialism as a product of the Industrial Revolution; (S) the Revolution solved the question of production. (R) the new wealth went only to a minority, leaving distribution unsolved; (Q) the gulf between haves and have-nots widened into disputes; (P) socialism arose as the direct challenge to this exploitative structure — into S6's summary. The sequence S-R-Q-P is option (B).