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GATE CSE 2024 Set 2 · Q6

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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.

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Official answer: C) SPRQ

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  1. Sentence S introduces the primary subject and event (the collision between the Antarctic and Eurasian plates).

  2. Sentence P follows S using the pronoun/determiner phrase *"This fortuitous geological event"* to describe the collision and the resulting uplift of rocks.

  3. Sentence R refers back to the mountain uplift with *"this massive edifice"* and explains its subsequent cooling.

  4. Sentence Q begins with *"Thus"*, serving as a logical conclusion for how geophysicists view the Himalayas.

Therefore, the correct sequence is S-P-R-Q, corresponding to option (C).

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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.

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