Comprehension Passage
The following sentences form a paragraph. The sentences are numbered as P, Q, R, S and T. These five parts are not given in proper order. Read the sentences and choose the alternative that arranges them in correct order.
P. The ice sheet melted at a near record rate in 2019, and much faster than the average of previous decades
Q. Equivalent to about 80 million Olympic swimming pools
R. Researchers have confirmed, in a study that reveals the loss was largely down to a persistent zone of high pressure over the region
S. Figures have suggested that in July alone surface ice declined by 197 gigatonnes
T. There was a dramatic melting of Greenland’s ice sheet in the summer of 2019
Which of the following is the FIRST sentence of the paragraph?
1
S
2
R
3
Q
4
P
5
T