Directions : In this section each item consists of six sentences that comprise a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The sequence of the four sentences in the middle, labelled as P, Q, R, and S, has been jumbled. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four jumbled sentences and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: The Japanese empire was considered rich. S6: Soon, other developments such as the increased use of money and the creation of a stock market in rice show that the economy was developing in new ways. P: However, paying for these imports with gold and silver strained the economy and led the Tokugawa to put restrictions on the export of precious metals. Q: Over time, the silk from Nishijin came to be known as the best in the world. R: They also took steps to develop the silk industry in Nishijin in Kyoto so as to reduce imports. S: This was because it imported luxury goods like silk from China and textiles from India.
- AQPSR
- BQSPR
- CSQPR
- DSQRP
Explanation
S1 calls the Japanese empire rich; S explains this by its imports of luxury silk from China and textiles from India. Q notes Nishijin silk's eventual world fame, P introduces the strain ("however") of paying for these imports in gold and silver, and R gives the response — developing the Nishijin silk industry in Kyoto to reduce imports ("also" linking to P's restriction) — which S6's "other developments" (money, the rice stock market) extends. S-Q-P-R, option C, follows.