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: Biryani is a flavourful rice dish of Persian origin that has become a popular celebratory dish in South Asia, as well as a widely sold street food.

S6: The most common rice used in biryani is long-grain basmati, although indigenous varieties such as seeraga samba, grown in Tamil Nadu, and jeerakasala or Wayanandan kaima, grown in Kerala, are also used.

P: The other ingredients are also precooked for a short time, then layered in a pot called a deg, with the rice at the top so that the juices of the other ingredients steam it.

Q: Rice is fried separately until about half-cooked, usually in oil or ghee, and then placed in a pot along with marinated meat or vegetables and spices.

R: In one common preparation, the pot is sealed with dough and then covered so that no steam escapes.

S: The term biryani comes from the Farsi phrase birinj biriyan, “fried rice.”