Question

The following six sentences come from a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are given. Choose the order in which the four sentences (PQRS) should appear to complete the paragraph.

S1: Our age is the age of the specialist.
S6: We have to reckon with the spirit of science, understand its limitations and an outlook which is consistent, with its findings.
P: Modern specialization had led to the fragmentation of knowledge.
Q: Each one knows more and more about less and less.
R: We should not only be specialists but also have a sense of the meaning of life and of social responsibility.
S: We concentrate on some narrow field and forget the larger context in which we can see the meaning of our own specialization.

The proper sequence should be:

• A. PQSR
• B. QPRS
• C. SPQR
• D. QSPR

Answer 1

The correct option is A PQSR

Since P furthers the idea introduced in S1, P must follow S1. Q talks more about how specialization has led to fragmentation of knowledge which was mentioned in P and so Q must follow P. S elaborates on Q, so it makes sense for S to follow Q and R is the best connection between S6 and the rest. So, option A - PQSR- is the proper sequence.