In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet. S1. Al-Biruni was born in 973, in Khwarizm in present-day Uzbekistan S6. H

Step-by-step solution

Sentence S1 introduces Al-Biruni's birthplace as Khwarizm. Sentence R logically follows S1 by expanding on the educational environment of Khwarizm and stating that Al-Biruni received the best education there. Sentence Q follows R by detailing the outcome of his education, specifically listing the several languages he mastered. Sentence S must follow Q because it begins with the contrasting conjunction 'However', pointing out a language (Greek) he did not know, which directly contrasts with the list of languages he