Directions: 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 in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, Rand S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1 : The country has experienced unprecedented economic development since the adoption of the New Economic Policy in the year 1999.
P: The middle classes have been the greatest beneficiary of the policy, who today enjoy far greater levels of income than their previous generations.
Q : In the immediate aftermath of the newly announced policy, there was apprehension in the minds of the people.
R: Within a few years, however, the beneficial impact of the newly announced policy became manifest through higher GDP and a thriving economy .
S: Faced with a critical foreign exchange crisis, the country adopted the policy in the Union Budget presented in the year 1999.
S6: If the country dreams of a much larger economy today, much of the optimism is due to the policy changes that took place in the year 1999.
- ASQRP
- BRQSP
- CSPRQ
- DQSPR
Explanation
S1 announces unprecedented development since the 1999 New Economic Policy. S gives the background (forex crisis leading to the 1999 adoption); Q describes the immediate aftermath (apprehension); R contrasts it ("however") with the manifest benefits within a few years; P elaborates on the beneficiaries (the middle classes); and S6 concludes with today's optimism about the 1999 changes. This gives SQRP. Hence option A.