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Rearrange the labelled sentences P, Q, R and S to form a coherent paragraph about Swami Dayanand Saraswati and social reform in India.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: SQRP

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:

This question tests your ability to arrange jumbled sentences into a logical and coherent paragraph. Such paragraph arrangement questions appear frequently in competitive exams to check your understanding of theme, sequence of ideas, and the flow from general to specific. Here, the sentences talk about India, social attitudes, and Swami Dayanand Saraswati as a social reformer.


Given Data / Assumptions:

- Sentence S: India is a country which respects spiritualism much more than materialism. - Sentence Q: People are generally very open and accept social changes with a positive attitude. - Sentence R: Swami Dayanand Saraswati is remembered with reverence and affection among the social reformers of the nineteenth century. - Sentence P: He raised his voice against idol-worship. - We must choose the most logical order among QRSP, PRSQ, RSPQ, and SQRP.


Concept / Approach:

A well structured paragraph usually moves from a broad, general statement to more specific examples or details. In this set, S and Q talk about India and its people in general. R and P talk specifically about Swami Dayanand Saraswati and his actions. The logical flow therefore is likely to begin with the general context of India, move to a description of people social attitudes, then introduce an individual reformer, and finally describe what he did. That pattern matches the sequence S Q R P.


Step-by-Step Solution:

1. Consider which sentence can open the paragraph. Sentence S gives a broad statement about India as a country, which is a natural opening line. 2. After S, sentence Q explains how people in this country behave, describing their openness to social change. This moves logically from country to its people. 3. Sentence R then introduces a specific social reformer, Swami Dayanand Saraswati, linking him to the broader context of social change. 4. Sentence P uses the pronoun he, which clearly refers back to Swami Dayanand Saraswati in R, and describes his action of raising his voice against idol worship. 5. Therefore, the natural order is S (general country), Q (people), R (specific reformer), P (reformer action), which is SQRP. 6. Check whether any other option preserves this logical chain as clearly as SQRP. None of the other sequences gives such a smooth flow from general to specific.


Verification / Alternative check:

Read the paragraph in the order SQRP as a whole: India is a country which respects spiritualism much more than materialism. People are generally very open and accept social changes with a positive attitude. Swami Dayanand Saraswati is remembered with reverence and affection among the social reformers of the nineteenth century. He raised his voice against idol worship. This sounds natural and informative. If you try QRSP, the paragraph begins with People are generally very open without telling which country or context. PRSQ and RSPQ both start with a pronoun he or a specific name before explaining the larger background, which feels abrupt.


Why Other Options Are Wrong:

QRSP: Starts with people without introducing India first, and places the example of Swami Dayanand before the general description of India spiritual attitude. PRSQ: Starts with he, which has no clear reference because Swami Dayanand Saraswati has not yet been named. RSPQ: Moves from the specific reformer R to the general context S and then back to his action P and people Q, which disrupts the natural flow.


Common Pitfalls:

Candidates sometimes focus only on pronoun links such as he and forget to look at the bigger picture of topic sentence and supporting details. A good strategy is to check which sentence can serve as an introduction and which sentence cannot start because it contains a pronoun or a reference that needs earlier explanation. Then, arrange the remaining sentences so that time, cause effect, or general to specific relationships are respected.


Final Answer:

The most logical order of the sentences is SQRP.

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