S1: The Central Indian Highlands known as the Vindhyan Mountains occupy a large basin extending from Chittorgarh in the west to Sasaram and Dehri-on-Sone in the east. S6: The Panna District of Madhya Pradesh and the Kumool District of Andhra Pradesh are well-known for diamond production. P. One branch of the basin extends from Sasaram to Hoshangabad. Q. In some of the exposures of the Vindhyan systems, diamond-bearing conglomerates are found. R. This branch of this basin occupies a large continuous area stretching over one lakh square kilometre from the Chambal to the Sone. S. Several isolated exposures of sedimentary rocks occur in the Bastar area of Chhatisgarh.

Directions: In this section, each item consists of six sentences extracted from a passage. The first and sixth sentences 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 sentences and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

  1. A. PRSQ ✓
  2. B. QPRS
  3. C. SPQR
  4. D. PQSR

Correct Answer: A. PRSQ

Explanation

The correct sequence is PRSQ. P describes a specific branch, R elaborates on 'this branch', S introduces isolated exposures, and Q transitions into finding diamond-bearing conglomerates linking to S6.

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