Directions: In this section each item consists of six sentences extracted from a passage. The first and sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The sequence of the middle four sentences in each has 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 Great Depression was a period of unemployment, low profits, low prices of goods, high poverty and a stand-still trade market that affected the entire world.
S6: Most notably among these was the New Deal, which involved large scale federal relief programmes, aid to agriculture, support for labour unions, etc.
P: It began around 1929 and lasted till the mid-1930s.
Q: Though the stock market crash of 1929 did not cause the Depression, it certainly increased the difficulty of recovery.
R: The worst hit sectors were heavy industry, agriculture, mining and logging.
S: The Depression ended in 1935 and led to major political initiatives.
- AQPRS
- BSQPR
- CPRQS
- DSQRP
Explanation
Q follows S1 by qualifying the 1929 crash's role — it did not cause the Depression but worsened recovery. P dates the Depression from 1929 to the mid-1930s. R lists the worst-hit sectors: heavy industry, agriculture, mining and logging. S notes it ended in 1935 and triggered major political initiatives, leading into S6's New Deal programmes. The order is Q-P-R-S.