S1: The National Forest policy (1952) has outlined that the desired forest area of a country must be at least 33 per cent of the geographical area. S6: Some land is termed as land put to other non-agricultural uses; this includes settlements, roads, railways, industries, etc. P. However the present forest cover is onlt 23 per cent, much lower than the desired percentage. Q. This was felt to be necessary for maintaining the ecological balance. R. Some land is termed as wasteland; this includes rocky, arid and desert areas. S. This creates difficulties for millions of people who live in the fringe areas of forests and depend upon the forests for their livelihood.

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. PQRS
  2. B. SQPR
  3. C. QSPR
  4. D. QPSR ✓

Correct Answer: D. QPSR

Explanation

The correct sequence is QPSR. Q gives the reason for the 33 per cent target, P introduces the reality of the 23 per cent cover, S discusses the resultant difficulties, and R shifts focus to other land types.

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