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Para-jumble (corruption and deterrence): Reorder the sentences to articulate recent actions, inadequate punishment, public skepticism, and the persistence of malpractice. S1 = "It is regrettable that there is widespread corruption in the country at all levels." S6 = "This is indeed a tragedy of great magnitude." Between S1 and S6, organize the public-policy argument: P = "So there is hardly anything that the government can do about it now." Q = "And there are graft and other malpractices too." R = "The impression that corruption is a universal phenomenon persists and the people do not cooperate in checking this evil." S = "Recently several offenders were brought to book, but they were not given deterrent punishment." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.

Difficulty: Medium

QSRP
SQRP
RSQP
PQSR

Correct Answer: QSRP

Explanation:

Given data

S1: Widespread corruption lamented.
Q: Adds presence of graft and malpractices.
S: Offenders were caught but not punished sufficiently.
R: Public believes corruption is universal; cooperation in checking it is low.
P: Pessimistic conclusion about governmental capacity.

Concept / Approach
State the problem (Q), show inadequate deterrence (S), explain the resulting public attitude (R), and end with the bleak inference (P), which justifies the lament in S6.

Why alternatives fail
SQRP leads with action before naming the corrupt practices; RSQP starts from attitude, not evidence; PQSR asserts helplessness prematurely without the causal chain.

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