Question

In the following question, 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 P, Q, R and S. Find the proper sequence of the four sentences.
S1: The ruin of Indian handicrafts was reflected in the ruin of the towns and cities which were famous for their manufactures.
S6: centres were developed and laid waste.
P: Dacca, Surat, Murshidabad and many other rising industrial
Q: ravages of war and plunder, failed to
R: survive British conquest
S: cities which had withstood the
The proper sequence should be ________.

• A. P Q R S
• B. P S Q R
• C. S R P Q
• D. Q R S P

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

P S Q R

'Dacca, Surat, Murshidabad and many other rising industrial cities which had withstood the ravages of war and plunder, failed to survive British conquest' is the correct sentence.

Option B is the correct answer because it is the only sequence that would make a complete sentence which is grammatically and logically correct. The first sentence talks about the ruin of cities and towns which were famous for Indian handicraft manufacturing. So it is natural that the following sentence starts by naming these industrial cities.

Options A, C and D are incorrect because they do not make logical or grammatical sense.