In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given as SI and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labeled as P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly. S1: The British also realised that the countryside could not only yield revenue, it could also grow the crops that Europe required. P: The British used a variety of methods to expand the cultivation of crops that they needed. Q: jute in Bengal, tea in Assam, sugarcane in the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh), cotton in Maharashtra and Punjab, rice in Madras. R: In the century and a half that followed, the British persuaded or forced cultivators in various parts of India to produce other crops: S: By the late eighteenth century the Company was trying its best to expand the cultivation of opium and indigo. S6: But this expansion of cultivation was not beneficial.

The correct answer is "SRQP" Key Points The first sentence which is fixed introduces the need for the crop in Europe and the revenue that could be produced by the British Company. Sentence S states the British Company was trying to expand the cultivation of opium and indigo(the 1st sentence introduces the crops) Sentence R states after some time, the British forced cultivators to produce other crops(other than indigo) Sentence Q states the name of the other crops. Sentence P states that the British used a variety of methods to expand the cultivation(of the crops mentioned above) Hence the correct passage: S1 : The British also realised that the countryside could not only yield revenue, it could also grow the crops that Europe required. S: By the late eighteenth century the Company was trying its best to expand the cultivation of opium and indigo. R: In the century and a half that followed, the British persuaded or forced cultivators in various parts of India to produce other crops: Q: jute in Bengal, tea in Assam, sugarcane in the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh), cotton in Maharashtra and Punjab, rice in Madras. P: The British used a variety of methods to expand the cultivation of crops that they needed. S6: But this expansion of cultivation was not beneficial.