UPSC CDS 1 2020 English Paper
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ORDERING OF SENTENCES Directions: In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as SI and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on Answer Sheet.
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S1: For several million years, humans lived by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants. .
S6 : As a result, conditions were favourable for the growth of grasses such as wild barley and wheat.
P : This led to the development of farming and pastoralism as a way of life.
Q : This change took place because the last ice age came to an end about 13,000 years ago and with that warmer, wetter conditions prevailed.
R : Then, between 10,000 and 4,500 years ago, people in different parts of the world learnt to domesticate certain plants and animals.
S : The shift from foraging to farming was a major turning point in the human history.
The correct sequence should be
S6 : As a result, conditions were favourable for the growth of grasses such as wild barley and wheat.
P : This led to the development of farming and pastoralism as a way of life.
Q : This change took place because the last ice age came to an end about 13,000 years ago and with that warmer, wetter conditions prevailed.
R : Then, between 10,000 and 4,500 years ago, people in different parts of the world learnt to domesticate certain plants and animals.
S : The shift from foraging to farming was a major turning point in the human history.
The correct sequence should be
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