Directions: In this section each item consists of six sentences that comprise a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The sequence of the middle four sentences has 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: For much of history, surnames, or last names, were not considered necessary.
S6: These two pieces of medieval bureaucracy meant that virtually everyone had to settle on a definite and fixed surname.
P: The other was the enactment of the Statute of Additions in 1413, which required that all legal documents to contain not just the person's given name, but also his or her occupation and place of abode.
Q: One was the introduction of a poll tax in 1379, which led the government to collect the name of every person aged sixteen or over.
R: But sometimes, the process was accelerated such as in England where two events gave a boost to the adoption of surnames.
S: The business of acquiring surnames was a long one that evolved over centuries rather than years.
- AR S P Q
- BQ P R S
- CR S Q P
- DS R Q P
Explanation
The correct order is S R Q P. S1 notes surnames were once unnecessary; S states surname adoption was a centuries-long process; R says it was accelerated in England by two events; Q names the first (the 1379 poll tax); P names the other (the 1413 Statute of Additions); S6 concludes that both forced fixed surnames. “One” in Q and “the other” in P lock the Q–P sequence. This is option (d).