In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options each suggesting a sequence of the sentences. Identify the most appropriate option.
S1 : Consider the potential effect of just a small increase in the earth’s atmospheric temperature.
S6 : If the sea level rose only a few feet, dozens of coastal cities would be destroyed and life would change utterly.
P : Some deserts might anyway bloom.
Q : But lands now fertile might turn to deserts, and many hot climates could become uninhabitable.
R : A rise of only a few degrees could melt the polar ice caps and submerge the planet in a short time.
S : Rainfall patterns would change.
The correct sequence should be
- ASQPR
- BRQSP
- CRSPQ
- DQRSP
Explanation
R ('a rise of only a few degrees') directly picks up S1's 'small increase in temperature'. S ('rainfall patterns would change') follows, then P ('some deserts might anyway bloom') as a concession, and Q ('But lands now fertile might turn to deserts') as the contrast — the 'anyway/But' pair locks P before Q. S6's sea-level catastrophe closes it. Hence (C).