Para-jumble (Tagore as dramatist): Reorder the sentences to argue why his dramas were less successful than his fiction, and relate them to Indian village drama traditions. S1 = "As a dramatist Rabindranath was not what might be called a success." S6 = "Therefore, drama forms the essential part of the traditional Indian culture." Between S1 and S6, develop the critique and cultural link: P = "His dramas were moulded on the lines of the traditional Indian village dramas rather than the dramas of the modern world." Q = "His plays were more a catalogue of ideas than a vehicle of the expression of action." R = "Actually the drama has always been the life of Indian people, as it deals with legends of gods and goddesses." S = "Although in his short stories and novels he was able to create living and well defined characters, he did not seem to be able to do so in dramas." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.

Difficulty: Medium

• SRQP
• QPSR
• QSPR
• RSQP