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 : Gopal worked as a labourer at the building site.
S6 : He unscrewed the lid and found a valuable collection of old silver in it.
P : But Gopal made a bid and he got the box.
Q : There was no key to it and it seemed useless, but Gopal took it home.
R : Once while returning from his work Gopal stopped at an auction sale.
S : No one seemed to want a rough old box when it was put up for sale.

Select the correct sequence.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is C R-S-P-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 starts by saying that Gopal worked as a labourer at the building site. R continues by saying that once while he was returning from his work he stopped at an auction sale.

R is followed by S: S continues R's point. It says that there was a rough old box which was put up for sale and that no one seemed to want it.

S is followed by P: P tells us what Gopal did next. It says that Gopal made a bid for the old box and got it.

P is followed by Q: Q further tells us about the box that Gopal got. It says that the box did not seem to have a key and thus seemed useless, but Gopal took it home. S6 tells us what happened next. It says that on reaching home, Gopal unscrewed the lid of the box and found a valuable collection of old silver in it.

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