Question

The following five sentences come from a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are given. Choose the order in which the three sentences (PQR) should appear in the paragraph.

S1: With the declaration of independence, some people caused Hindu-Muslim riots at many places in the country.
S2: __________________________________
S3: __________________________________
S4: __________________________________
S5: But this godly man, who had always preached non-violence, fell victim to violence.

P: He too observed fasts in an effort to end the mutual hostility and establish peace between the Hindus and the Muslims.
Q: Gandhiji was deeply hurt by this madness.
R: He impressed upon both the communities to live like brothers.

Choose from the options given below.

• A. PQR
• B. QRP
• C. QPR
• D. PRQ

Answer 1

The correct option is B QRP

Sentence S1 talks about the Hindu- Muslim riots that occurred after the declaration of independence. Sentence Q talks about 'this madness' which hurt Gandhiji and so follows S1. Sentence R follows Q which talks about the initiative taken by Gandhiji. Sentence P re-emphasises the attempts made by Gandhiji to ensure communal peace and so should follow sentence R. Logically, sentence R should be followed by S5. Thus, the correct order of sentences is QRP and the right option is B).