In the following question, there are six sentences marked S1, S6,

In the following question, there are six sentences marked S1, S6,
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In the following question, there are six sentences marked S1, S6, P, Q, R and S. The position of S1 and S6 are fixed. Choose one of the four options given below which would be the most logical sequence of the sentences in the passage.

S1. The crowd swelled round the thief.
P. Suddenly, he whipped out a knife from under his shirt.
Q. The thief stood quiet, his head hung in shame.
R. The two young men holding him were scared by the sight of the shining knife.
S. They took to their heels.
S6. They were followed by the crowd which left the thief alone.

A. QPRS

B. SQPR

C. SPQR

D. RQSP

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Right Answer is: A

SOLUTION

The correct solution is option 1 i.e. QPRS

Explanation

  • Sentence S1 is the first sentence after the arrangement. It talks about the crowd and thief.
  • More about the thief which was mentioned in S1 is explained in sentence Q. So, Q follows S1.
  • Sentence P must come before R and S because it introduces 'the knife' which is explained in R and S. So, P follows Q.
  • After seeing the knife the men were scared which is mentioned in R. So, R follows P.
  • Being scared they ran off which is expressed by the idiom 'took to their heels' mentioned in sentence S. So, S follows R.
  • In the end, S6 is the last sentence in the arrangement.

Thus, the correct arrangement would be QPRS.

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