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 of the four sentences.
S1: I had spent many nights in the jungle looking for game, but this was the first time I had ever spent a night looking for a man-eater.
S6: It was in this position my men an hour later found me fast asleep; of the tiger I had neither heard nor seen anything.
P: I bitterly regretted the impulse that had induced me to place myself at the man-eater's mercy.
Q: The length of road immediately in front of me was brilliantly lit by the moon, but to right and left the overhanging trees cast dark shadows, and when the night wind agitated the branches and the shadows moved, I saw a dozen tigers advancing on me.
R: As the grey dawn was lighting up the snowy range which I was facing, I rested my head on my drawn-up knees.
S: I lacked the courage to return to the village and admit I was too frightened to carry out my self-imposed task, and with teeth chattering, as as much from fear as from cold, I sat out the long night.
The correct sequence should be
- AQPSR
- BSRPQ
- CPRSQ
- DRPQS
Explanation
S1 sets the night awaiting a man-eater; (Q) the moonlit road and moving shadows suggest tigers; (P) he bitterly regrets the impulse; (S) too frightened to turn back, he sits out the long night; (R) at grey dawn he rests his head on his knees — into S6, found fast asleep by his men. This order alone moves the night forward from dusk to dawn to discovery. The sequence Q-P-S-R is option (A).