Question

    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. A man and a lion travelled together through the forest.

    P. As they were disputing, they passed a statue carved in stone.

    Q. Seeing it the man said that they were strong and could prevail over even the king of beasts.

    R. It represented a lion strangled by a man.

    S. They soon began to boast of their respective superiority to each other in strength and prowess.

    6. The lion replied that it was erected by a man and if lions knew how to erect statues, a man would have been placed under the paw of a lion.

    A PQRS Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B RPSQ Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C SPRQ Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D QSPR Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here, after 1, S is the correct statement. All other statements follow S. The next statement is P. It talks about what happened while they were having their talk about superiority. It is followed by R, as it mentions what was represented in the stone. Then comes Q and finally 6.

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