In the following question the first and the last parts of a short passage are numbered 1 and 6. The remaining parts P, Q, R and S are jumbled. Read the passage about a difficult future path and moral confusion in modern times, and choose the option that gives the correct logical order of P, Q, R and S so that the paragraph is clear and meaningful.

Introduction / Context:
This question is an example of a paragraph rearrangement problem where the first and last sentences are fixed, and the middle parts P, Q, R and S must be ordered correctly. The passage discusses how the future may be difficult because people increasingly ignore moral standards, leading to a threat to the legacy of freedom. You must choose the order that creates a logically flowing argument.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Sentence 1 states that the speaker cannot promise that the future path will be wonderful.
• Part R says the path might be very difficult because the present time is different from earlier eras.
• Part Q says that people no longer even pretend to care about what is right.
• Part P claims that whatever one feels like doing today is treated as moral.
• Part S warns that, if you look around, this situation leads gradually to destruction.
• Sentence 6 concludes that the legacy of freedom faces an uncertain future.

Concept / Approach:
The main idea progresses from a warning about the future, to an explanation of the current moral confusion, to the dangerous consequences of that confusion. The strategy is to look for a sentence that directly explains why the path may be difficult, then follow with details of how moral standards have decayed, and finally link this decay to a path of destruction that justifies the fearful conclusion.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: After sentence 1, the natural continuation is an explanation of why the future path might not be wonderful. Part R does this by saying that the path might be very difficult because our time is different from other eras. Step 2: Once the time is described as difficult, we need details. Part Q explains that people no longer even pretend to care about what is right, which shows moral decline. Step 3: Part P deepens that idea by saying that whatever one feels like doing is presented as moral. This shows how subjective desire replaces objective right and wrong. Step 4: Part S draws a clear consequence: if you observe this trend, the path leads to destruction. This result naturally prepares for the final fear in sentence 6.

Verification / Alternative check:
Read the sequence 1 R Q P S 6. It forms a smooth argument: the future may be difficult, the times are morally confused, people treat desire as morality, this leads to destruction, and therefore the legacy of freedom is in danger. No other order builds the argument so clearly from cause to effect. This confirms that the correct sequence is RQPS.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
In PSRQ, the passage begins with an abstract complaint about behaviour without connecting to the difficulty of the future, so the link with sentence 1 is weak. In QSRP, the destruction (S) appears before the full explanation of moral decay, which feels abrupt. In PQRS, there is no direct bridge between sentence 1 and P, and the reasoning chain becomes muddled. Only RQPS clearly connects the initial statement with detailed reasons and a logical conclusion.

Common Pitfalls:
Students often focus only on which sentences sound good next to each other, without respecting the argumentative chain from problem to cause to consequence. Another pitfall is to treat P as the first part because it sounds general, but that leaves sentence 1 disconnected. Always check that each sentence answers or elaborates the previous one.

Final Answer:
The correct order of the parts is R Q P S, so the correct option is RQPS.