The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly. S1: To most people, the term technology conjures up images of mills or machines. S6: It includes ways to make chemical reactions occur, ways to breed fish, plant forests or teach history. P: The classic symbol of technology is still the assembly line created by Henry Ford half a century ago. Q: The invention of the horse collar in the Middle Ages led to changes in agricultural methods and was as such a technological advance. R: Moreover, technology includes techniques, as well as the machines that may or may not be necessary to apply them. S: This symbol, however, has always been inadequate, for technology has always been more than factories and machines. The correct sequence should be

The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly. S1: To most people, the term technology conjures up images of mills or machines. S6: It includes ways to make chemical reactions occur, ways to breed fish, plant forests or teach history. P: The classic symbol of technology is still the assembly line created by Henry Ford half a century ago. Q: The invention of the horse collar in the Middle Ages led to changes in agricultural methods and was as such a technological advance. R: Moreover, technology includes techniques, as well as the machines that may or may not be necessary to apply them. S: This symbol, however, has always been inadequate, for technology has always been more than factories and machines. The correct sequence should be Correct Answer P S Q R

The correct answer is 'P S Q R.'

Key Points 

• While arranging the parts of the passage given in options, we have to find some grammatical or contextual connections between them, so let’s find out.  
  • The first statement in the sequence should be the one that best connects with S1.
  • It should be a continuation or extension of S1.
  • P follows S1 because it is talking more about the technology.
  • S follows P because it is saying about the symbol which is mentioned in P.
  • Q follows S because it is saying about the inventions that led to changes in agricultural methods.
  • Q is directly connected to R as it is talking about the inventions in the technology.
  • S6 provides a conclusion to the story.
• Therefore, the sequence is 'S1PSQRS6.'
• Thus, the correct answer is 'P S Q R.'
• ​​The correct sequence:
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Additional Information 
   
 
 
 

• Steps for solving Para Jumbles:
  • Clues include pronouns, like he, she, it, this, that, these, those; adverbs like formally, really; article a, an and the; definers like actually, finally, another; connectors like but, yet, both, also and neither nor, or, however, nevertheless.
  • Now, with the help of clues, try to find out qualifier and qualified sentences, so that we can make pairs of qualified and qualifier sentences to eliminate the wrong choices given in the question.
  • After making pairs, start eliminating the wrong choices or options given in the question.
  • In case there is more than one choice, try to follow the sequence of sentences according to the occurrence of the events.

Hinglish 

• विकल्पों में दिए गए गद्यांश के भागों को व्यवस्थित करते समय, हमें उनके बीच कुछ व्याकरणिक या प्रासंगिक संबंध खोजने होंगे, तो आइए जानें।
• अनुक्रम में पहला कथन वह होना चाहिए जो S1 के साथ सर्वोत्तम रूप से जुड़ता हो।
• यह S1 की निरंतरता या विस्तार होना चाहिए।
  • P, S1 का अनुसरण करता है क्योंकि यह तकनीक के बारे में अधिक बात कर रहा है।
  • S, P का अनुसरण करता है क्योंकि यह उस प्रतीक के बारे में कह रहा है जिसका उल्लेख P में है।
  • Q, S का अनुसरण करता है क्योंकि यह उन आविष्कारों के बारे में कह रहा है जिनके कारण कृषि विधियों में परिवर्तन हुए।
  • Q सीधे R से जुड़ा है क्योंकि यह प्रौद्योगिकी में आविष्कारों के बारे में बात कर रहा है।
• इसलिए, अनुक्रम 'S1PSQRS6' है।
• इस प्रकार, सही उत्तर 'P S Q R' है।