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 : The Hound of Baskervilles was feared by the people of the area. S6 : The Hound of Baskervilles remains an unsolved mystery. P : Some people spoke of seeing a huge, shadowy form of a hound at midnight on the moor. Q : But they spoke of it in tones of horror . R : Nobody had actually seen the hound . S : This shadowy form did not reveal any details about the animal The proper sequence should be :

  1. SPQR

  2. SPRQ

  3. PSRQ

  4. PQRS
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct sequence PSRQ follows a logical progression: P states that some people claimed to see the hound, S adds that the sightings were shadowy and revealed no details, R clarifies that nobody actually saw the hound definitively, and Q explains that despite lack of evidence, people spoke of it with horror. This creates the atmosphere of fear and mystery that leads to S6 about the unsolved nature of the legend.

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