Directions: In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1 : The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) was established in 1975.
S6 : These predictions have an effect on the Indian economy that belies any belief that the economy of our country is not solely dependent on agriculture and the rains that feed it.
P : The Meteorological Department is perhaps also burdened with the most critical form of soothsaying i.e., forecasting the monsoon.
Q : The Crop Yield Formation Unit of the department has developed statistical models using correlation and regression techniques.
R : The IMD issued the first operational long range forecast of seasonal south-west monsoon rainfall in India in 1986.
S : It is the natural meteorological service and the principal agency in all matters related to meteorology.
The correct sequence should be:
- ARSPQ
- BSRQP
- CSQRP
- DPQRS
Explanation
S1 introduces the Indian Meteorological Department, established in 1975, and S defines its institutional role as the national meteorological service and principal agency for meteorology. R marks the historical milestone of the first operational long-range monsoon forecast in 1986, showing the department in action. Q then details the scientific method behind such forecasts, describing the Crop Yield Formation Unit's statistical models using correlation and regression. P offers a wry characterisation of monsoon forecasting as the most critical form of soothsaying, a comment that fits after the technical description. S6 concludes by noting that these predictions affect the Indian economy, which depends on agriculture and the rains. This establishment-to-impact progression confirms SRQP.