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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: No one can seriously pretend to remain unaffected by advertisement.
S6: Though they seem so varied all these advertisements have one thing in common: they make strong appeals to our emotions.
P: Even in the sanctity of our living rooms advertisers pounce upon their helpless victims as they tune into their favourite radio or television programmes.
Q: It is impossible to turn a blind eye to the solicitous overtures to buy this or that article that fill our streets, newspapers and magazines.
R: Most often they bank upon our sense of fear for not doing or possessing this or that for our youth, beauty, health and security.
S: No matter how hard we resist, clever little tunes and catch-phrases seep into our subconscious mind and stay there.
The proper sequence should be:
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.
S6: Though they seem so varied all these advertisements have one thing in common: they make strong appeals to our emotions.
P: Even in the sanctity of our living rooms advertisers pounce upon their helpless victims as they tune into their favourite radio or television programmes.
Q: It is impossible to turn a blind eye to the solicitous overtures to buy this or that article that fill our streets, newspapers and magazines.
R: Most often they bank upon our sense of fear for not doing or possessing this or that for our youth, beauty, health and security.
S: No matter how hard we resist, clever little tunes and catch-phrases seep into our subconscious mind and stay there.
The proper sequence should be:
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Solution
The correct option is D SQPR
The first statement in the sequence should be the one that best connects with S1. It must be a continuation or extension of S1.S is first in the sequence: S1 claims that no one can pretend to remain unaffected by advertisement. S continues S1's point. It says that no matter how hard we resist, tunes and catch-phrases seep into our subconscious mind and stay there.S is followed by Q: Q continues S' point. It says that it is impossible to ignore the solicitous overtures that surround us.Q is followed by P: P adds to Q. It says that even in the sanctity of our living rooms advertisers pounce on their helpless victims as they turn on their TV or radio.P is followed by R: R explains why we can't ignore the above mentioned advertisements. It says that the advertisements bank upon our sense of fear for not possessing something for our sake. S6 concludes by saying that although all of them seem varied they have one thing in common and that is they make strong appeals to our emotions.Thus, the correct sequence is S Q P R. Hence, D is the correct option.
The first statement in the sequence should be the one that best connects with S1. It must be a continuation or extension of S1.
S is first in the sequence: S1 claims that no one can pretend to remain unaffected by advertisement. S continues S1's point. It says that no matter how hard we resist, tunes and catch-phrases seep into our subconscious mind and stay there.
S is followed by Q: Q continues S' point. It says that it is impossible to ignore the solicitous overtures that surround us.
Q is followed by P: P adds to Q. It says that even in the sanctity of our living rooms advertisers pounce on their helpless victims as they turn on their TV or radio.
P is followed by R: R explains why we can't ignore the above mentioned advertisements. It says that the advertisements bank upon our sense of fear for not possessing something for our sake. S6 concludes by saying that although all of them seem varied they have one thing in common and that is they make strong appeals to our emotions.
Thus, the correct sequence is S Q P R. Hence, D is the correct option.
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