In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find the proper sequence.
S1: The dawn of the information age opened up great opportunities for the beneficial use of data.
S6: To some, in this era of Big Data analytics and automated, algorithm-based processing of zettabytes of information, the fear that their personal data may be unprotected may conjure up visions of a dystopian world in which individual liberties are compromised.
P: But it is the conflict between the massive scope for progress provided by the digital era and the fear of loss of individual autonomy that is foregrounded in any debates about data protection laws.
Q: It also enhanced the perils of unregulated and arbitrary use of personal data.
R: It is against this backdrop that the White Paper made public to elicit views from the public on the shape and substance of a comprehensive data protection law assumes significance.
S: Unauthorised leaks, hacking and other cyber crimes have rendered data-bases vulnerable.
- AS Q R P
- BQ P R S
- CS R P Q
- DQ S P R
Explanation
Q states the peril (unregulated, arbitrary use of personal data) answering S1's "great opportunities"; S gives examples (leaks, hacking); P foregrounds the progress-versus-autonomy conflict; R brings in the White Paper on a data-protection law — leading to S6's fears of a dystopian world. The chain is Q-S-P-R. Hence (D).