Directions: In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
S1 : People of every country think very highly of themselves and consider their country the best or the greatest.
S6 : We should accept whatever good we may find in other countries.
P : And discard what is bad.
Q : No country can be absolutely good, just as no man can be thoroughly good.
R : One must cultivate the ability to discern the good from the bad.
S : We have to keep what is good.
The correct sequence should be:
- AQPRS
- BSPQR
- CQRSP
- DPQRS
Explanation
S1 observes that people of every country consider their own the best, and Q qualifies this with the universal truth that no country can be absolutely good, just as no man can be thoroughly good. R prescribes the correct response: cultivating the ability to discern the good from the bad. S and P then form a natural pair of imperatives, keep what is good and discard what is bad, with S logically preceding P. S6 applies this discernment outward, urging acceptance of whatever good is found in other countries. The principle-to-prescription-to-application movement confirms QRSP.