In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1. A poor woman lost her only son.
P. He asked her to bring mustard seed from a house where no death had ever taken place.
Q. As Buddha wanted her to understand that death is inevitable.
R. She could not find such a house.
S. She came to Buddha to bring her son back to life.
6. The woman understood the message of Buddha.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2, i.e. SQPR.
- Sentence S talks about what the woman went on to do after having lost her son (as stated in the previous sentence).
- Sentence Q goes on to talk about what Buddha tried to do, that is talk about the inevitability of death. This point can be treated as a direct continuation to the on-going narrative and hence will appear at next place.
- Sentence P shall appear at next place because it goes on to talk about a certain task given by Buddha to the woman to prove his point.
- Sentence R shall appear at next place because it talks about what happened to the woman regarding the task. This can be treated as a consequence of the given task.
This arrangement follows a sequential manner where the various events, information or details get added without losing the context/meaning of the passage and flunecy of narration.