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.
- A. QPRS
- B. SPQR
- C. PQRS
- 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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