The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.SI: History shows that the growth of civilization depends upon the gifts of nature, particularly the wealth yielded by the soil.S6: In fact, most of the wars at the beginning of humanityandrsquo;s history were fought for the gain of territory.P: The more land they had, the more they were satisfied.Q: The nature and the quality of the land they possessed were of great importance to them.R: All ancient communities worked hard to produce food.S: There was also a great desire among them to possess as much land as possible. The proper sequence should bea)R Q S Pb)Q R S Pc)S Q R Pd)P R Q SCorrect answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

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SI: History shows that the growth of civilization depends upon the gifts of nature, particularly the wealth yielded by the soil.
S6: In fact, most of the wars at the beginning of humanity’s history were fought for the gain of territory.
P: The more land they had, the more they were satisfied.
Q: The nature and the quality of the land they possessed were of great importance to them.
R: All ancient communities worked hard to produce food.
S: There was also a great desire among them to possess as much land as possible. The proper sequence should be

a)
R Q S P
b)
Q R S P
c)
S Q R P
d)
P R Q S

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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The fir...

The correct sequence is 'QRSP'.

The first sentence S1 offers a historical perspective on the growth of civilization. It notes that land was essential for such growth.

The second sentence should be Q, which elaborates that the quality of the land was of great importance.

The third sentence should be R since none of the other options could serve as a viable follow-up the sentence and sentence R begins a new subject by pointing out that all communities worked hard to produce food.

The fourth sentence should be S as the ‘also’ shows a causal connection with the previous sentence. The fifth sentence should be P since S6 as a matter of justification draws upon the logic of the previous sentence before making a conclusion.

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The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The fir...

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The first sentence S1 offers a historical perspective on the growth of civilization. It notes that land was essential for such growth.

The second sentence should be Q, which elaborates that the quality of the land was of great importance.

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The correct sequence is 'QRSP'.

The first sentence S1 offers a historical perspective on the growth of civilization. It notes that land was essential for such growth.

The second sentence should be Q, which elaborates that the quality of the land was of great importance.

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