Para-jumble (food shortage causes): Reorder the sentences to argue that population explosion is the chief cause and why it overwhelms food supply.
S1 = "What are the causes of our chronic food shortage?"
S6 = "This unprecedented growth can drag us to the doors of starvation very soon."
Between S1 and S6, place the points in a tightening causal chain:
P = "To find for these growing new millions is a desperate task."
Q = "Every year, we add more than a crore of persons to our population."
R = "Despite stupendous efforts by our government, the population is growing unabated."
S = "The chief cause is the population explosion."
Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: SQPR
Explanation:
Given data
S identifies the main cause: population explosion.
Q quantifies annual growth (more than a crore).
P explains the burden of feeding these new millions.
R notes that growth continues despite efforts.
Concept / Approach Claim → evidence → implication → persistence. This sequence makes S6's warning credible.
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