In this section, each item consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are marked as S1 and S6. The four sentences between S1 and S6 have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. This is followed by four options, each suggesting a sequence of sentences. Identify the most appropriate option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: I remember, some years ago, the library of a famous divine and literary critic, who had died, being sold.
S6: : Yet, he was a holy man and preached admirable sermons.
P: Multitudes of the books had the marks of libraries all over the country.
Q: It was a splendid library of rare books, chiefly concerned with seventeenth century writers
R: It was a splendid library of rare books, chiefly concerned with seventeenth century writers. Evidently, he was very possessive about the books he borrowed.
S: He had borrowed them and never found a convenient opportunity of returning them. The proper sequence should be
- ARPQS
- BQPSR
- CSPQR
- DPSRQ
Explanation
‘Q’ will be the first part of the given sequence as the pronoun ‘it’ is used in relation of ‘the library of a famous divine’ in S1. ‘P’ will follow next as ‘multitudes of the books’ is in the context of ‘rare books’ in ‘Q’. ‘S’ will come next because ‘them’ refers to ‘books had the marks or libraries’ in ‘P’. ‘R’ will come next because it gives a reason for not finding an opportunity to return the borrowed books, that is, he is possessive about the books. Hence, QPSR is the correct sequence. Thus, option (b) is correct.