2009 · Q28
Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S1) and the final sentence (S6) are given. The middle four sentences (P, Q, R, S) have been jumbled. Find the proper sequence.
S1: Many things about Konarak seem shrouded in mystery.
S6: King Narasimha probably had it built as much as a memorial to himself as he did in honour of the Sun-God.
P: It is, of course, a religious shrine.
Q: But here there also seems to be a great emphasis on purely human grandeur.
R: Why was it built?
S: Long before the temple was built, sometime in the 13th century, Konarak was one of the five holiest places in Orissa.
EnglishOrdering of Sentences
- AR P Q S
- BR P S Q
- CS R P Q
- DS P Q R
Explanation
S gives background; R poses the mystery; P-Q give the two answers resolved in S6.