Direction: The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from amongst the given choices so as to form a coherent paragraph.
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P : Of course, they have not made the blunders that some others have made, but neither did they grow.
Q : The chief executive had done an excellent job in welding a group of motley and successful companies into one profitable company.
R : It is not surprising that company had been sitting on a cash hoard of about $24 billion year after year without any attempt to use it for growth or development.
S : The chief executive of the General Electric Company in England once told me that he was very happy when there were no problems in any of his many divisions.
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- Q P S R
- S P Q R
- R Q S P
- S Q R P
Correct Option: D
On arranging the correct paragraph formation as :-
S is the opening sentence as it begins the narrative (most of the ‘once told me’ lines are opening line), followed by Q, because it extends the statement with the same noun subject. So , correct order is S Q R P .
