Multiple choice

Directions: In the following sentence, the parts marked P, Q, R and S have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts in the right sequence to produce a correct sentence. Choose the option that shows the correct sequence of the parts.

An astrologer once told a certain king that he would die very soon.

P. His minister asked when the astrologer himself would die. Q. He sensed danger to his own life. R. The king became very sad. S. The astrologer became very panicky.

The astrologer replied that he would die exactly three days before the king.

  1. PSRQ

  2. SRPQ

  3. RPSQ

  4. QRSP
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The astrologer's prediction made the king sad. The minister obviously threatened the astrologer about his own (the astrolger's) death. So, the astrologer found a clever way out. If he is killed today, the king would die after three days. The message for the minister was: Keep the astrolger alive so as to keep the king alive. 

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