Multiple choice

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first & six sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : You know my wife, Madhavi, always urged me to give up smoking. S6 : Poor girl! P : I really gave it up. Q : And so when I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason than of being self - reliant. R : When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph! S : But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes. The proper sequence should be:

  1. PSRQ

  2. SPRQ

  3. QPRS

  4. RSPQ

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct sequence QPRS creates a logical narrative: Q establishes the decision to quit smoking in jail, P confirms the action was taken, R expresses the desire to share this triumph with the wife, and S reveals the ironic twist that the wife herself had taken up smoking. This flows naturally from resolution to achievement to attempted celebration to disappointment.