Direction: The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences in which…
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Direction: The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences in which first and the last sentence is given. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
S1- Reading books has a lot of psychological benefits.
P- It is helpful for gaining lots of knowledge and information but reading a good book is healthier for our brain and a completely different experience.
Q- When it comes to reading, most of us these days are addicted to reading online blogs, articles, stories and tweets.
R- Those who have a habit of reading are aware of the pleasure and value of reading books then.
S- They know its magic and power that renders knowledge and makes one wiser.
S6- It does wonder for our brains as it is the activity that helps us focus. Reading is the best exercise for your brains.
- A.
QRSP
- B.
SQRP
- C.
RSQP
- D.
None of these
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Correct answer: C
Concept: In a sentence-rearrangement (para-jumble) question, the correct order is fixed by the paragraph's own cohesion devices — a pronoun such as 'they' or 'it' must appear only after the sentence that introduces the noun it stands for, a contrast word (like 'these days') must connect to something already established, and the whole sequence must flow logically from the given opening sentence to the given closing sentence.
R comes first among the middle four sentences: it introduces the specific group under discussion — those who have a habit of reading — continuing directly from the opening line about reading's psychological benefits.
S comes next because its pronoun 'They' needs an antecedent, and R is the only sentence that supplies one (‘those who have a habit of reading’).
Q comes third: its phrase 'these days' pivots into a contrast with the habitual readers just described, introducing the modern trend of reading online blogs, articles, stories and tweets instead.
P comes last among the four: its pronoun 'It' refers back to the online reading just introduced in Q, and P's contrast between online reading and 'a good book' leads directly into the closing sentence's claim that reading is the best exercise for the brain.
Cross-check: opening with S instead of R leaves the pronoun 'They' with no established antecedent at all. Opening with Q instead is subtler — R can still precede S later, so 'They' gets an antecedent, but the two sentences about habitual book-readers then sit between Q and P, so by the time P's pronoun 'It' arrives to refer back to the online reading Q introduced, that reference is no longer immediate and the intended online-versus-books comparison loses its footing. Only the given order keeps both the 'They' and 'It' references immediately anchored.
So the coherent order of the four sentences is R, S, Q, P — matching the answer RSQP.