Concept:In paragraph ordering, first fix sentences that must follow the opening sentence, then arrange the remaining ones in a logical time or idea sequence.
Explanation:S1 states that the word “science” comes from the Latin word
Scientia, meaning “to know”.
S continues the same linguistic idea by mentioning the Sanskrit word
Vijnana and the Arabic word
Ilm, both meaning knowledge.
So S must come immediately after S1.
This rules out options B, C, and D, which all begin with Q or S? Actually only option A begins with S.
After S, P introduces the broad idea that science is as old as the human species.
R then supports this by listing the early civilisations that contributed to science.
Q narrows the focus to scientific progress in Europe after the sixteenth century.
S6 then correctly concludes with science becoming an international enterprise by the twentieth century.
Thus the logical sequence is S, P, R, Q.
Answer:Option A: S P R Q.