Question

The following are the sentences of a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are in order but the remaining sentences (P, Q, R, and S) may or may not be in the correct order. Find the right order of the sentences.
 1 : Much of our adult behavior and our attitudes are determined by our upbringing.
P : But the process does not stop there.
Q : In particular, we are affected by that small part of society which we call our family.
R : As we grow, we are constantly affected by new forces such as the social pressure of our friends and the larger world of society.
S : Family and early life have a profound effect on our later life.
6 : Physiologists have studied these forces in depth.
A)SRPQ
B)PRSQ
C)QPSR
D)QSPR

Answer 1

Hint: The first and the second sentence give the context of the paragraph. The sentences have to be arranged with respect to the context.

Complete step-by-step answer:

We infer from the hint given to us, that all the sentences need to be arranged chronologically in a manner where the sequence of events is in order, that is, the sequence of events leads from the first sentence to the last sentence.
We observe that the first sentence given to us ends with ‘upbringing’. Thus, we can determine that the sentence which should be following the first sentence should be related to ‘upbringing’, that is, the forces that have affected us while we were growing up. We observe that sentence - Q, mentions those forces. Hence, it should be second in order.
Sentence - Q needs to be continued with something that tells us how these forces affect us. We observe that sentence - S talks about the same. Hence, sentence - S should come third in the order.
Sentence - S requires to be followed by a sentence that adds on to that process. We observe that sentence - P talks about the same. Hence, sentence - P should come fourth in the order.
Sentence - P requires to be followed by a sentence that adds on to that process. We observe that sentence - R fits the context correctly. We also observe that the last sentence correctly succeeds sentence - R. Thus, sentence - R should come fifth in order.
We can now conclude that option ‘d’ is the correct answer. Rest are wrong, as they do not follow the same order.

Note: It is important that we observe and analyze each sentence in order to correctly arrange them in a correct sequence.