Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Each sentence is followed by four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d), indicating the rearrangement of the parts. You are required to select the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
P. up to the end of the eighteenth century, not only because it was often fatal,
Q. smallpox was a particularly dreaded disease,
R. but also because those who recovered
S. were permanently disfigured
- APQRS
- BQRSP
- CPRSQ
- DQPRS
Explanation
‘Q’ will be the first part of the given sequence as ‘small pox’ forms the subject. ‘P’ will come next because it states that it was a dreaded disease up to the end of eighteenth century and moreover the pronoun ‘it’ is used in the context of ‘small pox’ referred in ‘Q’. ‘R’ will follow next as ‘not only..but also’ is a correlative conjunction and hence, should be in a single given sentence. ‘S’ will come next as ‘permanently disfigured’ is used in relation to ‘those who recovered’ in R. Hence, QPRS is the correct sequence. Thus, option (d) is correct.