S1: Although all sources of energy ultimately come from natural processes, non-renewable resources cannot be replaced naturally at the rate they are being used. S6: The sustainable use of natural resources in a manner that provides the maximum benefit of these resources to humans over a period of time can be termed as conservation. P: This will increase the time and cost of mining and once these resources are used up they cannot be replaced. Q: Hence, we must remember that though our country is rich in mineral deposits these resources are short-lived. R: Extraction of these ores through the process of mining will soon become difficult and very expensive because these minerals have to be mined from greater depths over time. S: Mineral resources can be said to be finite and non-renewable.
- (a)Q P R S
- (b)S P Q R
- (c)S Q R P
- (d)S Q P R
Correct — C, S Q R P. S states the premise (mineral resources are finite and non-renewable); Q draws the consequence with 'Hence' (rich in deposits but short-lived); R explains why (extraction grows difficult and costly as ores are mined from greater depths); and P begins 'This will increase the time and cost of mining', where 'This' points back to R's greater-depth mining — so R must come immediately before P. That chain lands neatly on S6's definition of conservation.
- (a)Q P R S — Opens with Q ('Hence...'), a conclusion that needs a preceding premise; and it strands the general premise S at the very end.
- (b)S P Q R — Places P right after S, but P's 'This will increase the time and cost of mining' has no referent yet because R (mining from greater depths) has not been stated — the pronoun chain breaks.
- (d)S Q P R — Puts P before R, yet P's 'This' refers to R's greater-depth mining; R must precede P, so this order reverses the cause and its reference.
In S1-S6 ordering, track linking words and pronouns. 'Hence' marks a consequence, and a demonstrative like 'This' points back to the sentence just before it, fixing that pair's order.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
S1: The river was rising fast. S6: The town was saved only by the timely sandbags. P: This water then poured into the low-lying streets. Q: The embankment finally gave way at midnight. Choose the correct order of P and Q.
- (a)Q P
- (b)P Q
- (c)either order
- (d)neither fits
Answer(a) Q P — P's 'This water' refers to the breach in Q, so Q must come first.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which linking word most reliably signals that a sentence states a consequence of the one before it?
- (a)Hence
- (b)Meanwhile
- (c)Similarly
- (d)For instance
Answer(a) Hence — it marks a result drawn from the preceding statement.