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: Another significant change in the past five years has been the global resurgence of ethnic and religious aspirations.
S6: This phenomenon is evident not only in Africa and Asia but also in Europe, notably in Italy and Spain.
P: No less than 15 new States have emerged in that region since 1990.
Q: This manifests itself in many different ways.
R: Another manifestation is the growth of ethnicity or regionalism as a catalyst for new political parties.
S: One is the "new" nationalism that is thriving in the wake of the break of the Soviet Empire.

• A. Q-S-P-R
• B. P-R-Q-S
• C. P-S-Q-R
• D. Q-R-P-S

Answer 1

The correct option is A Q-S-P-R

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

Q is first in the sequence: S1 says that another significant change in the past five years has been the global resurgence of ethnic and religious aspirations. Q adds that this change manifests itself in many different ways.

Q is followed by S: S gives an example of one such way. It says that one way in which it can manifest is the "new" nationalism that is thriving in the wake of the break of the Soviet Empire.

S is followed by P: P further adds to S. It says that no less than 15 new states have emerged in that region since 1990.

P is followed by R: R gives another way of manifestation. It says that another manifestation is the growth of ethnicity or regionalism as a catalyst for new political parties. S6 goes on to say that this phenomenon is evident not only in Africa and Asia but also in Europe, notably in Italy and Spain.

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