S6: By the middle of the twentieth century, science had become a truly international enterprise, with many cultures and countries contributing to its rapid growth.
P: Science, in a broad sense, is as old as the human species.
Q: From the sixteenth century onwards, great strides were also made in science in Europe.
R: The early civilisations of Egypt, India, China, Greece, Mesopotamia and many others made vital contributions to its progress.
S: The Sanskrit word Vijnana and the Arabic word Ilm convey a similar meaning, namely knowledge.
QPSR
To solve this type of problem, where we need to arrange jumbled sentences to form a coherent paragraph, we should focus on understanding how each sentence connects with others logically. Let's analyze the given sentences:
- The first sentence (S1) introduces the origin of the word "science" from the Latin verb "scientia," which means "to know."
- The aim is to find the most logical sequence for sentences P, Q, R, and S with S1 and S6 as constants (the introductory and concluding sentences).
Let's examine the options:
- Sentence P: "Science, in a broad sense, is as old as the human species." It provides a general introduction to the age and ubiquity of science.
- Sentence Q: "From the sixteenth century onwards, great strides were also made in science in Europe." Continues with historical progressions, fitting well after discussing foundations.
- Sentence R: "The early civilizations of Egypt, India, China, Greece, Mesopotamia, and many others made vital contributions to its progress." This sentence elaborates on the early contributions to science.
- Sentence S: "The Sanskrit word Vijnana and the Arabic word Ilm convey a similar meaning, namely knowledge." It connects to various linguistic references similar to the introductory sentence.
The sequence QPSR offers the logical progression:
- Sentence Q: It introduces the notion of scientific advancements in Europe starting from the sixteenth century.
- Sentence P: Provides a backdrop to these advancements by stating that science is as old as humanity itself.
- Sentence S: Continues the linguistic theme introduced in S1, providing non-European terminologies that similarly denote knowledge.
- Sentence R: then wraps up by listing the contributions made by ancient civilizations to scientific progress.
This sequence (QPSR) results in a coherent passage that flows logically from historical generalization about science, to specifics from linguistic, geographical, and chronological perspectives. Thus, the correct answer is QPSR.
Similar Questions
- S1: Britain was the first country to experience modern industrialisation.
S6: This gave people a wider choice of ways to spend their earnings and expanded the market for the sale of goods.
P: Stability meant that the Kingdom had common laws, a single currency and a market that was not fragmented by local authorities levying taxes on goods that passed through their area, thus increasing their price.
Q: It had been politically stable since the seventeenth century, with England, Wales and Scotland unified under a monarchy.
R: By the end of the seventeenth century, money was widely used as the medium of exchange.
S: As a consequence, a large section of the people received their income in the form of wages and salaries, rather than in goods. - S1: In an economic sense, feudalism refers to a kind of system of agricultural production.
S6: Thus, feudalism went beyond economic aspects to cover the social and political aspects of life as well.
P: In fact, the latter cultivated their own land as well as that of the lord.
Q: It is based on the relationship between lords and peasants, who worked on the former's land.
R: They also had judicial control over the peasants.
S: The peasants also performed other labour for the lords, who in exchange provided military protection. - S1: People fall down from staircases in different ways in different countries.
S6: This is because for the Americans, their home is usually the only place where they regularly use the stairs.
P: They rely, instead, on the ease and safety of lifts and escalators which are ubiquitous in such places.
Q: This is not because the Japanese are more reckless staircase users, but simply because Americans don't much use the stairs in public places.
R: Staircase injuries, therefore, happen mostly in the home.
S: For instance, someone in Japan is far more likely to be hurt in a staircase fall in an office, department store or railway station than is anyone in the United States. - S1: The lantana plant is not native to India.
S6: However, eradicating lantana is a long and arduous process which can only be carried out with a lot of technical expertise and financial commitment.
P: Since then, it has spread over six lakh square kilometres, covering fifty percent of the country's natural areas.
Q: Research also shows that the lantana has invaded most pasture lands in the country.
R: It was introduced in the country as an ornamental plant by the British in the 1800s.
S: A 2020 estimate by researchers shows that the plant occupies forty percent of forests, including tiger reserves. - S1: William I had the land mapped, and distributed it in sections to one hundred eighty Norman nobles who had migrated with him to Britain.
S6: Thus, Anglo-Saxon peasants became tenants of various levels of landholders.
P: They could not, however, use their knights for private warfare, which was forbidden in England.
Q: They soon began to gift some of their own lands to knights who would serve them just as they in turn served the king.
R: They were obliged to supply a certain number of knights to the king.
S: These noble lords became the chief tenants of the king and were expected to give him military help. - S1: The Japanese empire was considered rich.
S6: Soon, other developments such as the increased use of money and the creation of a stock market in rice show that the economy was developing in new ways.
P: However, paying for these imports with gold and silver strained the economy and led the Tokugawa to put restrictions on the export of precious metals.
Q: Over time, the silk from Nishijin came to be known as the best in the world.
R: They also took steps to develop the silk industry in Nishijin in Kyoto so as to reduce imports.
S: This was because it imported luxury goods like silk from China and textiles from India. - S1: Biodiversity is crucial for the sustenance of life.
S6: After all, products that benefit customers must also positively impact the environment.
P: Corporations have a social responsibility to help navigate discourses on biodiversity and leverage opportunities for sustainable development.
Q: Conserving biodiversity requires the urgent collaboration between, and involvement of, individuals and corporations.
R: Further, customers' demand for greener products can be a catalyst for sustainability.
S: Redesigning manufacturing processes, adopting new technologies, and shifting to a paperless environment are ways to achieve such development. - S1: Among the momentous watersheds through which human beings have passed since their appearance over 100,000 years ago, none has been more profound in its consequences than the shift to agriculture.
S6: Unfortunately, such transformations disrupted delicate natural balances as humans sought enhanced control over their new modes of subsistence.
P: They did this by purposefully transforming landscapes with their agricultural fields and pastures.
Q: They lived much like the way in which their own hominid predecessors had lived for millions of years, as integral components of the Earth's ecosystems.
R: However, with the invention of practices of agriculture, these new farmers and herders began manipulating their surroundings to an unprecedented degree.
S: Before that, for countless generations, nearly all humans had lived as hunters and gatherers, dwelling together in small, stable, nomadic bands that operated in close harmony with nature. (P) facilitate the present and prospective entrepreneurs
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Important Questions from Parajumbles
Three statements are followed by conclusions numbered I, II. You have to consider these statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statement.
Statements:
- All water is earth.
- All earth is fire.
- Some fire is air.
Conclusions:
- (I) Some air is earth.
- (II) Some fire is water.
In this question, three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusion(s) logically follows/follow from the statements.
Statements:
No rose is an orchid.
All roses are lilies.
All lilies are lotuses.
Conclusions:
I. Some lilies are orchids.
II. Some lotuses are orchids.
III. All lilies are orchids.
(P) considered to be paradigmatic (Q) sociological study of peasant movements in India (R) the Telangana peasant revolt against the Nizam of Hyderabad in the 1940s is often (S) and the only instance worthy of attention in a comparative
(P) social movements, nonetheless (Q) their political institutions, process, and parties (R) one of the major attributes of and with (S) is their coexistence with national states and
(P) most of the minerals are nationalized (Q) extraction of minerals in India (R) is possible only after the (S) government grants permission as
