Concept:This is a para jumble question, where we must logically reorder four sentences (P, Q, R, S) between the fixed first (S1) and last (S6) sentences to form a coherent passage.
Explanation:S1 introduces hunger and malnutrition as results of food insecurity.
R logically follows S1 because it explains that hunger-related poverty is a major deprivation in India, directly linking to the idea of food insecurity.
P comes next because it provides a statistic: in 2001-03, every fifth Indian was undernourished, supporting R’s claim about deprivation.
Q then adds a comparative point about the slow decline in the proportion of undernourished people relative to the decline in the poverty headcount ratio, continuing from P.
Finally, S elaborates by stating that the proportion of undernourished people stagnated at 21% in the latter half of the 1990s, and the number actually increased, which leads naturally to S6’s conclusion that India is likely to miss the Millennium Development Goal.
Thus, the correct sequence after S1 is R, P, Q, S before S6.
Answer:The correct sequence is RPQS, i.e., option A.