The position of S1 and S6 are fixed. Choose one of the four options given…
2025
The position of S1 and S6 are fixed. Choose one of the four options given below which would be the most logical sequence of the sentences in the passage.
S1.We do not know how to manage our machines.
P. The machines are very stern masters.
Q. They must be fed with coal, and given petrol to drink, and oil to wash with, and must be kept at the right temperature.
R. Machines were made to be man's servants, yet he has grown so dependent on them that they are in a fair way to become his masters.
S. Already most men spend most of their lives looking after and waiting upon machines.
S6. If they do not get their meals when they expect them, they grow sulky and refuse to work.
- A.
RSQP
- B.
RSPQ
- C.
PQSR
- D.
QPSR
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Correct answer: B
Correct sequence: S1 → R → S → P → Q → S6
Brief explanation:
R follows the opening sentence because it introduces the main idea: machines, made as servants, are becoming masters. This develops the point that we do not know how to manage our machines.
S follows R by showing the consequence: most people now spend much of their lives looking after and waiting upon machines.
P comes next to characterize those machines as "very stern masters," a natural evaluation after noting people’s dependence and attention.
Q then gives the specific ways machines must be tended (fuel, petrol, oil, temperature), which supports the previous general statement about their demands.
S6 suitably concludes the passage by showing the result of failing to meet those demands: machines grow sulky and refuse to work.