GATE CSE 2024 | Set 2 | GA Question: 6

Question

​​​​​Sequence the following sentences in a coherent passage.

$\text{P}$: This fortuitous geological event generated a colossal amount of energy and heat that resulted in the rocks rising to an average height of $4 \mathrm{~km}$ across the contact zone.

$\text{Q}$: Thus, the geophysicists tend to think of the Himalayas as an active geological event rather than as a static geological feature.

$\mathrm{R}$ : 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.

$\text{S}$: Many millennia ago, a breakaway chunk of bedrock from the Antarctic Plate collided with the massive Eurasian Plate.

• A. $\text{QPSR}$
• B. $\text{QSPR}$
• C. $\text{SPRQ}$
• D. $\text{SRPQ}$

Answer 1

Answer: Option C - $SPRQ.$

This sequence introduces the geological event, describes its consequences, and then discusses its significance to geophysicists.

Answer 2

ANS: C) SPRQ