Difficulty: Medium
Correct Answer: PRQS
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
This rearrangement question concerns celebrity rankings, with references to Kohli, film stars Deepika and Ranveer, badminton star P. V. Sindhu and former captain Dhoni. The sentences mention who led the ascent of millennials, the first time a female sportsperson entered the top fifteen, Sindhu's entry at rank 15 and Dhoni's slip in ranking. We must arrange these statements so that the paragraph makes sense as a compact report on changes in the rankings.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
For current affairs or ranking based paragraphs:
Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: P is a good opening sentence because it sets the context: millennials like Kohli, Deepika and Ranveer are at the top of the rankings.
Step 2: R logically comes next as it introduces a new but related fact: this year P. V. Sindhu has entered the rankings at position 15.
Step 3: Q should follow, because it explains the significance of the fact in R by stating that this is the first time a female sportsperson has made it to the top fifteen.
Step 4: S then concludes the paragraph with another notable movement in the list, Dhoni's slip from ninth to thirteenth place.
Step 5: The order PRQS thus tells a short, cohesive story about leaders, new entrants and changing positions in the rankings.
Verification / Alternative check:
Reading PRQS as a continuous paragraph, we see no pronoun confusion and the progression remains clear. In PSRQ, the fact about Sindhu appears after Dhoni's slip, and Q 'for the first time' is placed last, which makes the explanation of significance feel detached from the relevant example. QRSP starts abruptly with the fact "for the first time a female sportsperson..." without mentioning who that person is until later. RSQP would begin with "This year saw P. V. Sindhu..." and only later introduce the broader ranking context, which is less natural for a concise summary paragraph.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Common Pitfalls:
Students sometimes treat the sentence containing "for the first time" as a natural opener because it looks like a headline, but here it lacks specific detail until Sindhu is mentioned. Another common mistake is to focus only on familiar names like Dhoni and assume sentences about them should come first. In rearrangement tasks involving news style content, always prefer the sentence that clearly introduces the context or category (rankings, millennials, top positions) as the opener, and then add details and interpretations.
Final Answer:
The correct sequence is PRQS, so the correct option is PRQS.
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