Para-jumble (political vs cultural subjection): Arrange the sentences to move from political restraint to the subtler cultural domination and its psychological effect. S1 = "We speak today of self-determination in politics." S6 = "Cultural subjection is ordinarily of an unconscious character and it implies slavery from the very start." Between S1 and S6, order the fragments coherently: P = "So long as one is conscious of a restraint, it is possible to resist it or to bear it as a necessary evil and to keep free in spirit." Q = "Slavery begins when one ceases to feel that restraint and it depends on if the evil is accepted as good." R = "There is, however, a subtler domination exercised in the sphere of ideas by one culture to another." S = "Political subjection primarily means restraint on the outer life of people." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
Verbal Ability
Ordering of Sentences
Difficulty: Medium
Choose an option
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ASPRQ
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BRSQP
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CSPQR
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DRSPQ
Answer
Correct Answer: SPQR
Explanation
Given data
- S1 introduces self-determination in politics.
- S defines political subjection (outer restraint).
- P explains the psychology of resisting felt restraint.
- Q states slavery begins when restraint is no longer felt (accepted as good).
- R then widens to the subtler cultural domination of ideas, matching S6.
Concept / ApproachProgress from political (outer) restraint → inner response → loss of resistance → transition to cultural (idea-level) domination, which is unconscious by nature (S6).
Step-by-stepS1 + S → define political restraint.… + P → resistance is possible while restraint is felt.… + Q → slavery begins when restraint is unfelt/accepted.… + R → introduce cultural domination, setting up S6.
Rejecting distractorsSPRQ and SPQR differ only by where R appears; R must come last to dovetail with S6 on cultural subjection. RSQP starts with culture before defining politics.
Final AnswerSPQR