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.

Difficulty: Medium

SPRQ
RSQP
SPQR
RSPQ

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 / Approach
Progress from political (outer) restraint → inner response → loss of resistance → transition to cultural (idea-level) domination, which is unconscious by nature (S6).

Step-by-step
S1 + 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 distractors
SPRQ 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 Answer
SPQR

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