S1: India, at present, has one of the largest road networks in the world. S6: It passes through Howrah, Delhi and Amritsar and terminates in Kabul (Afghanistan). P: The importance of roads has been recognised in India since the ancient times. Q: The Grand Trunk Road was built by Sher Shah Suri across the Indo-Gangetic plain, from Chittagong (Bangladesh) to Peshawar (Pakistan). R: Kings such as Ashoka and Chandragupta built roads for easy transportation of goods and people. S: Construction of roads continued as an important activity in the late medieval period.

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 middle four sentences has been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the answer sheet.

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

Correct Answer: D. PRSQ

Explanation

Sentence P sets the historical context. R gives examples from ancient times (Ashoka and Chandragupta). S moves to the late medieval period, and Q provides a specific example from that period (Sher Shah Suri's Grand Trunk Road), which connects directly to S6 describing its specific route.

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