Question

Directions: In the following question, different parts of a sentence/passage have been jumbled. Choose the option that represents the best sequence to make the sentence/passage coherent and meaningful. Ignore punctuation marks.
P: Farmers of South India, particularly, Kerala
Q: Coconut is the major crop cultivated by small and marginal
R: Coconut is the cost and unavailability of laborers
S: For every farmer, the practical difficulty in carrying out plant protection in

• A. SQRP
• B. PRQS
• C. SQPR
• D. RQPS
• E. QPSR

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

The given sentence is jumbled, and the task is to rearrange the parts to create a coherent and meaningful sentence. Let's analyze each part of the sentence to determine its logical sequence:

1. Part Q: "Coconut is the major crop cultivated by small and marginal"—This part introduces the main subject of the sentence: the cultivation of coconuts by farmers.
2. Part P: "Farmers of South India, particularly, Kerala"—This provides additional information about the location and the specific group of farmers mentioned in Part Q.
3. Part S: "For every farmer, the practical difficulty in carrying out plant protection in"—Here, the sentence introduces a problem or challenge faced by farmers.
4. Part R: "Coconut is the cost and unavailability of laborers"—This specifies the nature of the problem related to coconut cultivation.

From the analysis, the logical order of parts should be as follows:

1. Start with Q since it introduces the main topic of coconuts being the major crop.
2. Follow with P, which specifies the farmers related to this crop, providing contextual information about their location in South India, particularly Kerala.
3. S should come next as it introduces a challenge ("practical difficulty") faced by every farmer.
4. Finally, R completes the sentence by explaining the specific difficulty related to coconut cultivation, which is the cost and unavailability of laborers.

Therefore, the correct sequence is QPSR. This choice provides a coherent and meaningful passage, describing the cultivation of coconuts and the challenges faced by farmers in Kerala.

Hence, the correct answer is QPSR.