S1: The Great Depression was a period of unemployment, low profits, low prices of goods, high poverty and a stand-still trade market that affected the entire world. S6: Most notably among these was the New Deal, which involved large scale federal relief programmes, aid to agriculture, support for labour unions, etc. P. It began around 1929 and lasted till the mid- 1930s. Q. though the stock market crash of 1929 did not cause the Depression, it certainly increased the difficulty of recovery. R. The worst hit sectors were heavy industry, agriculture, mining and logging. S. The Depression ended in 1935 and led to major political initiatives.

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. QPRS
  2. B. SQPR
  3. C. PRQS ✓
  4. D. SQRP

Correct Answer: C. PRQS

Explanation

The correct sequence is PRQS. P gives the timeline starting from 1929, R highlights the worst-hit sectors, Q mentions the stock market crash impact, and S concludes with the end in 1935 leading to initiatives mentioned in S6.

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