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In the following question, the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct. 1. Gandhi was appalled by the discrimination he experienced as an Indian immigrant in South Africa. P. He was thrown out of a first-class railway compartment and beaten up by a white stagecoach driver. Q. Once, a European magistrate in Durban asked him to take off his turban. R. He refused and left the courtroom. S. He was on a train voyage to Pretoria. 6. This was because he refused to give up his seat for a European passenger.

In the following question, the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct. 1. Gandhi was appalled by the discrimination he experienced as an Indian immigrant in South Africa. P. He was thrown out of a first-class railway compartment and beaten up by a white stagecoach driver. Q. Once, a European magistrate in Durban asked him to take off his turban. R. He refused and left the courtroom. S. He was on a train voyage to Pretoria. 6. This was because he refused to give up his seat for a European passenger. Correct Answer QRSP

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. QRSP.

  •  While arranging the parts of the sentence given in options, we have to find some grammatical or contextual connections between them-
    • Q follows sentence 1 as it gives an incident of the discrimination he faced.
    • Next is R as it tells what Gandhi did as a result of what he was told.
    • S follows R as it introduces another incident.
    • Last is P as it tells what happened on the train and sentence 6 gives the reason for the same.


Correct order- Gandhi was appalled by the discrimination he experienced as an Indian immigrant in South Africa. Once, a European magistrate in Durban asked him to take off his turban. He refused and left the courtroom. He was on a train voyage to Pretoria. He was thrown out of a first-class railway compartment and beaten up by a white stagecoach driver. This was because he refused to give up his seat for a European passenger.

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