Question
Sequence the following sentences in a coherent passage.
P: This fortuitous geological event generated a colossal amount of energy and heat that resulted in the rocks rising to an average height of 4 km across the contact zone.
Q: Thus, the geophysicists tend to think of the Himalayas as an active geological event rather than as a static geological feature.
R: The natural process of the cooling of this massive edifice absorbed large quantities of atmospheric carbon dioxide, altering the earth's atmosphere and making it better suited for life.
S: Many millennia ago, a breakaway chunk of bedrock from the Antarctic Plate collided with the massive Eurasian Plate.
Official answer and solution
- Official answer
- C
- From
- Official GATE 2024 answer key
Solution
Track the chronological and referential links: S (initial plate collision) -> P ('This fortuitous geological event') -> R ('cooling of this massive edifice') -> Q ('Thus, the geophysicists...').
- S introduces the origin event chronologically: a breakaway chunk of bedrock from the Antarctic Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate.
- P follows S: 'This fortuitous geological event' refers directly to the collision in S, explaining how the heat and energy caused the rocks to rise to an average height of 4 km.
- R follows P: 'the cooling of this massive edifice' refers to the hot, risen 4-km rock formation described in P.
- Q concludes the passage with 'Thus, ...'.
Hence the coherent sequence is SPRQ.
Option (C)
The answer is the one in the official GATE answer key. The solution is this site's own explanation.
Source
- Paper
- GATE 2024 Computer Science and Information Technology - Set 2 (CS2)
- Question
- 6 of 65
- Section
- General Aptitude
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