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 : When his business failed, he began to look for a job in an office.
S6 : Unable to bear misfortunes any further, he started toying with the idea of ending his life of burdens and strains.
P : To overcome depression he took to drinking and became addicted to it.
Q : He soon realized that nothing was more difficult than to find a job.
R : Without job he failed to meet the daily requirements of his family which made him highly depressed.
S : Quarrel ensued invariably between husband and wife when he returned home in a state of drunkenness.

The proper sequence should be:

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

Answer 1

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

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

Q is first in the sequence: S1 says that when his business failed, he started looking for a job. Q continues by saying that he soon realized that nothing was more difficult than to find a job.

Q is followed by R: R continues Q's point. It says that without a job he failed to meet daily requirements and that made him feel depressed.

R is followed by P: P tells us what happened next. It says that to overcome the depression he took to drinking and became addicted to it.

P is followed by S: S continues P's point. It says that due to his drinking, quarrel ensued between him and his wife when he returned home in a state of drunkenness. S6 goes on to say that unable to bear all this he started toying with the idea of ending his life of burdens and strains.

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