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. American private lives may seem shallow.
P. Students would walk away with books they had not paid for
Q. A Chinese journalist commented on a curious institution: the library
R. Their public morality, however, impressed visitors.
S. But in general they returned them.
S6. This would not happen in China, he said

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

Answer 1

The correct option is D R Q P S

Here, R is the logical link to S1 as it continues the coherent flow started by S1 as i t explains that though American lives may seem shallow but their public morality has impressed visitors. Q follows R as it gives an example of the impressive public morality. P is the next logical link required to make a coherent paragraph and it explains how the library is an example of public morality. S is a continuation of P and links the rest of the paragraph to the concluding sentence, S6. Thus, RQPS is the correct sequence.