Question

S1: The advancement of science is not a secret or a mysterious process.
S6: What is he to think but to marvel at the skill of science, and to fear its power?
P: No one tells the layman about the years of experiment and failure.
Q: If it sometimes seems so, that is just because the day-to-day work of science is so unspectacular.
R: How is he to know what has not been done, or to guess the labour of what has?
S: You hear nothing from the research worker for years, and then, suddenly, there is the result in the headlines; penicillin or the jet engine or nuclear fusion.
The proper sequence should be:

• A. QSPR
• B. PQRS
• C. QPSR
• D. SQPR

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

QPSR

The first statement in the sequence should be the one that best connects with S1. It should be a continuation or extension of S1.

Q is first in the sequence: S1 starts by saying that the advancement of science is not a secret or a mysterious process. Q goes on to say that it may seem mysterious because the day-to-day work of science is unspectacular.

Q is followed by P: P adds to Q. It says that no one tells the layman about the years of experiment and failure.

P is followed by S: S provides support to P. It says that one hears nothing from researchers for year, and then, suddenly, the result of a discovery are shown in headlines.

S is followed by R: R infers from S. It says that if things happen in such a way, then how is the layman supposed to know what has not been done, or to guess the labour of what has? S6 adds to S. It further asks that what is the layman to think but to marvel at the skill of science and to fear its power?

Thus, the correct sequence is Q P S R. Hence, C is the correct option.