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. The king was distressed because his people were lazy.
P. All cursed the stone and blamed the Government.
Q. Then the king had the stone removed.
R. Next day people passed by and went round it.
S. He had a big stone put in the middle of the road one night.
6. Under the stone the king had placed a purse full of money.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2, i.e. SRPQ.
- Sentence S begins the story of what the king initially did after the first statement's details, that is about his worrisome situation regarding the people who were getting lazy.
- Sentence R shall follow because it moves the story ahead by talking about what the poeple did after the king's arrangements.
- Sentence P adds more details about what the poeple did, which is why it shall follow as a direct continuation for the information provided by the previous statement.
- Sentence Q shall follow at next place because it moves the narrrative further by adding details about what the king had done after having experienced the reactions of the people.
This arrangement follows a sequential manner where the various events, information or details are added without losing the fluency in narration and the meaning/sense of the entire passage.