The following sentences form a paragraph. The first and the last sentences of the paragraph are given. The rest of the sentences are numbered as P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and choose the alternative that arranges them in the correct order. 1. The problem of water pollution is rampant in all thickly-populated areas, especially urban conglomerates. P. Also, the Bhopal gas leak tragedy of December 2/3, 1984 was a consequence of the release of poisonous Methyl Isocyanate from the Union Carbide plant producing pesticides and insecticides. Q. The problem intensifies with the addition of pollutants in our waterways from any sources; radioactive wastes from factories, laboratories and hospitals; fallout from nuclear explosions domestic wastes from the cities and towns, chemical wastes from factories and industrial units, etc. R. No doubt water does possess a self-cleaning property, but there is a limit to it.  S. Persons with a higher DDT content in their fatty tissues are afflicted with brain tumour, higher blood pressure and malfunctioning of the liver. 6. Contemporary pessimism, however, goes far beyond this traditional worry about the state of affairs.

The following sentences form a paragraph. The first and the last sentences of the paragraph are given. The rest of the sentences are numbered as P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and choose the alternative that arranges them in the correct order. 1. The problem of water pollution is rampant in all thickly-populated areas, especially urban conglomerates. P. Also, the Bhopal gas leak tragedy of December 2/3, 1984 was a consequence of the release of poisonous Methyl Isocyanate from the Union Carbide plant producing pesticides and insecticides. Q. The problem intensifies with the addition of pollutants in our waterways from any sources; radioactive wastes from factories, laboratories and hospitals; fallout from nuclear explosions domestic wastes from the cities and towns, chemical wastes from factories and industrial units, etc. R. No doubt water does possess a self-cleaning property, but there is a limit to it.  S. Persons with a higher DDT content in their fatty tissues are afflicted with brain tumour, higher blood pressure and malfunctioning of the liver. 6. Contemporary pessimism, however, goes far beyond this traditional worry about the state of affairs. Correct Answer RQSP

The given paragraph talks about water pollution and the first and the last sentences of the paragraph are already given.

The second sentence of the paragraph will be the sentence (R) as it mentions a property of 'water' and the first sentence talks about 'water' pollution only.

The third sentence of the paragraph will be the sentence (Q) as it talks about the problems of water pollution further.

The fourth sentence will be the sentence (S) as it further talks about the consequence of water pollution in persons.

The fifth sentence will be the sentence (P) as it 'also' talks about the consequence of water pollution like the previous sentence.

Hence, the correct order of the paragraph will be RQSP.

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Fever in the season of dengue is sending Calcuttans scurrying to hospitals for admission, triggering a shortage of beds that has forced some private health care institutes to even postpone planned surgeries. Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals on the Bypass had 504 patients in its care as on Thursday of whom 70 had been admitted with fever. Belle Vue Clinic had 180 patients, 32 of them with dengue. Calcutta Medical Research Institute had 350 patients 60 of them with fever. The number of people admitted for treatment of fever caused by dengue or any undiagnosed illness has been rising every day across hospitals for more than a fortnight. "There has been heavy pressure on all private hospitals for admission of dengue and cases of unknown fever since the beginning of August. Now it is a surge," said Pradip Tondon, President of the Association of Hospitals of Eastern India. In July, four to five patients were getting admitted with fever on an average in every hospital. The number has since ballooned with the Calcutta Municipal Corporation apparently in denial about the extent of the dengue outbreak and the Government focused on playing down the threat. Such has been the rush of patients with fever that some hospitals are calling up people to postpone admissions planned in advance, mostly for surgeries. "We have told many people to come only when we call them to confirm availability of beds," said an official at Belle Vue.
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