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: People fall down from staircases in different ways in different countries. S6: This is because for the Americans, their home is usually the only place where they regularly use the stairs. P: They rely, instead, on the ease and safety of lifts and escalators which are ubiquitous in such places. Q: This is not because the Japanese are more reckless staircase users, but simply because Americans don't much use the stairs in public places. R: Staircase injuries, therefore, happen mostly in the home. S: For instance, someone in Japan is far more likely to be hurt in a staircase fall in an office, department store or railway station than is anyone in the United States.
- AQPRS
- BSPQR
- CSQRP
- DSQPR
Explanation
S1 notes national differences in staircase falls; S illustrates with Japan versus the United States ("For instance"). Q explains the difference ("This") — Americans don't much use stairs in public places — P adds that they rely on lifts and escalators instead, and R concludes ("therefore") that their injuries happen mostly at home, which S6 then explains. S-Q-P-R, option D, follows.