Verbal Ability - Ordering of Sentences - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Ordering of Sentences - Section 1 (Q.No. 17)
Directions to Solve
In questions below, each passage consist of six sentences. The first and sixth sentence are given in the begining. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.
17.
| S1: | Palaeobotany is the study of fossil plants preserved in rocks dating back in millions of years. |
| P : | Records of the history of the world are contained in fossils. |
| Q : | Through the ages, plants have evolved from simple to more complex forms. |
| R : | First there were water plants then land plants appeared during the Paleozoic era. |
| S : | But since the fossil remains appear locked in rock layers, they are closely related to the geologist area of investigation. |
| S6: | The fossil plants indicate the age of the rock, and also point to facts regarding climate, temperature and topography. |
Discussion:
5 comments Page 1 of 1.
OM PRAKASH SINGH said:
12 months ago
I think the right answer is B.
Akshay rana said:
3 years ago
I also think option A is correct.
Sohan said:
8 years ago
Water plants appear in paleozoic er. -Then it turns into complex form. Palaeobotany is the study of fossil and History record in the fossil. So I think it option A) RQSP.
Kartik agarwal said:
8 years ago
Why it can;t be option A?
Kollu Nimshi said:
9 years ago
In this question first we find out of the second sentence. The clue word is the study of fossil plants, which implies the evolution of plants. Which is to be inferred from option. So we no q as first sentence. Hence remaining sentences follow Chronological order. So d is correct answer.
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