The closing sentence is given. Arrange the sentences that lead up to it.
P. The country had to buy wheat from abroad, and there were fears of famine.
Q. Then scientists brought in new kinds of wheat and rice that gave much bigger harvests.
R. In the 1960s, India did not grow enough food to feed its people.
S. With better seeds, water and fertiliser, farmers in Punjab and Haryana doubled their crops within a few years.
Closing: This change, called the Green Revolution, turned India from a country that had to buy grain into one that sells it.

RQSPCorrect answerYour answerPQSRCorrect answerYour answerRPQSCorrect answerYour answerPRSQCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

R opens with the problem. P shows how bad it was.
Q is "then", the new seeds, and S is the result "within a few years", which leads to "this change" in the closing sentence.
So the order is RPQS.

Worth noting

RQSP ends with fears of famine after the harvests have already doubled.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
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