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 : Poverty is wrongly considered an evil.
S6 : To abolish poverty would be to destroy the soil upon which mankind produces the virtues conducive to higher civilisation.
P : Most of the great men on Earth are those who have sprung from the ranks of the poor.
Q : The home of poverty, free from care and social envy, is characterised by love and unity among its members.
R : The children of rich men are not so fortunate as those of poor men.
S : The poor lead a happier life than the rich.
The correct sequence should be:
- AQPRS
- BSRQP
- CSPQR
- DQRPS
Explanation
S1 claims poverty is wrongly considered an evil, and S states the counter-thesis that the poor lead a happier life than the rich. R supports this by contrasting the less fortunate children of the rich with those of the poor. Q describes the poor home as free from care and social envy, characterised by love and unity. P then offers historical evidence that most great men sprang from the ranks of the poor. S6 concludes that abolishing poverty would destroy the soil on which mankind produces the virtues of higher civilisation. The thesis-to-contrast-to-evidence-to-conclusion structure confirms SRQP.