Directions: 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. On the sidelines of the SCO summit, Indian PM Narendra Modi and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi are likely to discuss the revival of oil imports from Iran.

S6. However, in FY23, the U.S.’s share in India’s oil imports halved and Russia became the third-biggest source.

P. In fact, between FY07 to FY09 Iran was the second-biggest source after Saudi Arabia.

Q. In the immediate years before the ban, Iran was India’s third biggest source of crude oil.

R. Interestingly, after Iran’s exit, India filled the void by importing oil from the U.S., the country which initiated the sanctions.

S. After the U.S. ended waivers that allowed the import of crude from Iran without sanctions, India stopped buying oil from Iran in FY19.