S1: Rammohan Roy was associated with several newspapers. P: Many educationists protested vigorously against these measures. Q: But this came to grief soon after the enactment in 1823, of new measures for the control of the press. R: He brought out a bilingual, Bengali-English magazine. S: Later, desiring an all-India circulation, he published a weekly in Persian, which was recognised then as the language of the cultured classes all over India. S6: Rammohan Roy even addressed a petition to the King-in-Council in England. The Proper sequence should be: A. QPRS B. RQPS C. RSPQ D. RSQP

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The correct answer is: C. RSPQ

The following is a brief explanation of each option:

• QPRS is incorrect because it does not follow the chronological order of events. Rammohan Roy brought out a bilingual, Bengali-English magazine before he published a weekly in Persian.
• RQPS is incorrect because it does not follow the chronological order of events. Rammohan Roy brought out a bilingual, Bengali-English magazine before he addressed a petition to the King-in-Council in England.
• RSPQ is incorrect because it does not follow the chronological order of events. Rammohan Roy brought out a bilingual, Bengali-English magazine before he desired an all-India circulation.
• RSQP is the correct answer because it follows the chronological order of events. Rammohan Roy brought out a bilingual, Bengali-English magazine. Later, desiring an all-India circulation, he published a weekly in Persian. But this came to grief soon after the enactment in 1823, of new measures for the control of the press. Many educationists protested vigorously against these measures. Rammohan Roy even addressed a petition to the King-in-Council in England.