SSC CHSL Model Paper 12

PSQR is correct order of the sentences.
P. The philosopher Descartes thought that both men and animals were machines.
S. He also thought that the human machine was partly controlled by the soul’s action on a certain part of the brain, while animals had no souls.
Q. But a machine like a motorcar or a steamship moves itself, and as soon as machines which moved themselves had been made, people asked, “Is man a machine?”
R. And before the days of machinery that was a good definition.
The opening statement ‘P’ mentioned about the view of a philosopher, Statement ‘S’ connects with statement ‘P’ as both explain his views, hence ‘PS’ is a mandatory pair. The presence of the contrast word ‘but’ in statement ‘’Q indicates question towards statement ’S’ making PSQ in a correct sequence. Statement ‘R’ starts with the word ‘and’- that has been used to connect to statement ‘Q’. Hence PSQR is correct order of the sentences.