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: A seasoned cricketer catches a cricket ball coming in with great speed far more easily than a novice, who can hurt his hands in the act. S6: The conclusion is clear: force not only depends on the change in momentum, but also on how fast the change is brought about. P: The novice, on the other hand, keeps his hands fixed and tries to catch the ball almost instantly. Q: One reason is that the seasoned cricketer allows a longer time for his hands to stop the ball. R: Consequently, he needs to provide a much greater force to stop the ball instantly, and this hurts. S: He does this by drawing his hands backward in the act of catching the ball.
- ARSQP
- BQPSR
- CRPSQ
- DQSPR
Explanation
S1 contrasts the seasoned cricketer's easy catch with the novice's hurt hands; Q gives the reason — the expert allows a longer time for his hands to stop the ball. S explains how ("He does this by drawing his hands backward"), P contrasts the novice ("on the other hand"), whose fixed hands stop the ball almost instantly, and R draws the consequence ("Consequently") — much greater force, hence pain — leading to S6's conclusion about force and time. Q-S-P-R, option D, follows.