The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. P: While the Soviet Government bought grain and other foreign consumer goods to be sold in domestic markets at heavily subsidized rates, Russia rejected socialism. Q: The oil industry was the prime target of a sweeping privatization drive launched after the break-up of the Soviet Union. R: The Russian government has failed to do for its people even a fraction of what the Soviet Union, with twice the population, did with the revenue generated from oil. S: However, not all Russian have been rolling in oil wealth.  

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. P: While the Soviet Government bought grain and other foreign consumer goods to be sold in domestic markets at heavily subsidized rates, Russia rejected socialism. Q: The oil industry was the prime target of a sweeping privatization drive launched after the break-up of the Soviet Union. R: The Russian government has failed to do for its people even a fraction of what the Soviet Union, with twice the population, did with the revenue generated from oil. S: However, not all Russian have been rolling in oil wealth.   Correct Answer QSRP

The correct answer is QSRP

The first sentence is Q since it introduces the oil industry.

It is followed by S, which brings in the Russians and oil wealth.

It is then followed by R which talks about the failure of the Russian government and references the Soviet Union, which is continued in P.

Hence, the correct combination is QSRP, as seen in Option 1.

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