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Para-jumble (mythology narrative): Arrange the events about King Shantanu and the fisher girl into a coherent story arc with cause–effect links. S1 = "Once King Shantnu met a young and beautiful fisher girl." S6 = "Devavrata, the King's son, asked him the reason of his sadness." Between S1 and S6, order the fragments to preserve motivation and consequence: P = "He went to the fisherman and asked him for her hand in marriage." Q = "The King was extremely sad and returned to his palace." R = "He fell in love with the fisher girl." S = "The fisherman agreed to it condition that the son of his daughter should be heir to the throne of Hastinapur." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: RPSQ

Explanation:


Given data

  • S1 introduces the meeting.
  • R states love as the immediate consequence.
  • P follows with the marriage request.
  • S presents the stringent condition.
  • Q shows the King's sadness, setting up S6.


Concept / Approach
Chronological + causal sequencing works best for narratives: encounter → emotion → proposal → condition → reaction.


Step-by-step
S1 + R → love at first sight.… + P → formal proposal.… + S → condition for consent.… + Q → sadness that motivates S6.


Rejecting distractors
PQRS skips the love step; QSPR begins with the reaction before the trigger.


Final Answer
RPSQ

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