Question

The following six sentences come from a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are given. Choose the order in which the four sentences (PQRS) should appear to complete the paragraph.

S1 : Eighteen years ago, Germany became whole and free again after forty years of cruel partition.
S6: On October 3, 1990, reunification was ceremoniously enacted.
P : But on November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was miraculously breached.
Q : Within ten months after the Wall came down, Germany had regained its national unity.
R : Not many contemporaries had expected this to happen, or to happen within the span of their lifetime.
S : The Cold War was suddenly over, the Iron Curtain collapsed, communism melted away.

Select the correct sequence.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is C R-P-S-Q

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

R is first in the sequence: S1 says that eighteen years ago, Germany became whole and free again after forty years of cruel partition. R says that not many contemporaries had expected this to happen at all or at least during their lifetime.

R is followed by P: P continues R's point. It says that, however, the Berlin Wall was miraculously breached on November 9, 1989.

P is followed by S: S continues P's point. It says that after the breach, the cold war was suddenly over, the Iron Curtain collapsed, communism melted away.

S is followed by Q: Q continues S' point. It says that as a result, Germany regained its national unity within ten months of the breach. S6 concludes by saying that on October 3, 1990, reunification was ceremoniously enacted.

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