Question

S1: There was something about the smile of Mr.Acton when he came over to Sharma's table, which betokened disaster.
S6: Especially, since. Mr, Acton was not known to smile too much, being a morose, old Sahib, hard-working and conscientious.
P: The fact that Mr.Acton should come over to his table at all, fawn upon him and say what he had said was, of course, most flattering.
Q: For, very rarely did the head of the firm condescend to move down the corridor, where the Indian staff of Henry King and Co., worked.
R: But that smile on Mr.Acton's face!
S: But as the Sahib had only said, "Mr.Sharma, I have brought something for you especially from London, you must come into my office on Monday and take it....,". Sharma could not surmise the real meaning of the General Manager's remark.
The proper sequence should be:

• A. SPQR
• B. PRQS
• C. SQRP
• D. QRSP

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

SPQR

The first statement in the sequence should be the one that best connects with S1. It should be a continuation or extension of S1.

S is first in the sequence: S1 Starts by saying that there was something about Mr.Acton's smile when he came over to Sharma's table. S continues by saying that Mr.Acton only said, "Mr.Sharma, I have brought something for you especially from London, you must come into my office on Monday and take it...". Sharma could not infer what he really meant.

S is followed by P: P continues by saying that the very fact that Mr.Acton should come over to his table and say what he said was most flattering

P is followed by Q: Q explains why it was flattering. It says that it was rare to see the head of the firm(Mr.Acton) condescend to move down the corridor, where the Indian staff worked.

Q is followed by R: R reintroduces a topic. It says 'but that smile on Mr.Acton's face!'. S6 goes on to explain this statement. It says that the smile was surprising as Mr.Acton was not known to smile much and was considered a morose old Sahib.

Thus, the correct sequence is S P Q R. Hence, A is the correct option.