S1: Films developed from the silent stage to the talkie stage with a tremendous mass appeal. P: Film makers of those days used film media to portray our struggle for freedom. Q: The thirties and forties were decades of tremendous social, political and cultural upheavals. R: That is what ‘Alam Ara’ did to the delirious delight of the audience and thus triggered off a revolution. S: In the turbulent thirties, the silent Indian films began to talk, sing and dance. S6: Extolling the virtues of bravery and making patriotic films was the order of the day. The Proper sequence should be: A. PSQR B. QSRP C. SRQP D. RPSQ

The correct answer is: C. SRQP

The following is a brief explanation of each option:

• A. PSQR
  This option is incorrect because it does not follow the chronological order of events. The first event that happened was the development of films from the silent stage to the talkie stage. This was followed by the turbulent thirties, when the silent Indian films began to talk, sing and dance. The thirties and forties were also decades of tremendous social, political and cultural upheavals. Film makers of those days used film media to portray our struggle for freedom. That is what ‘Alam Ara’ did to the delirious delight of the audience and thus triggered off a revolution.

• B. QSRP
  This option is incorrect because it does not follow the chronological order of events. The first event that happened was the development of films from the silent stage to the talkie stage. This was followed by the turbulent thirties, when the silent Indian films began to talk, sing and dance. The thirties and forties were also decades of tremendous social, political and cultural upheavals. Extolling the virtues of bravery and making patriotic films was the order of the day. Film makers of those days used film media to portray our struggle for freedom. That is what ‘Alam Ara’ did to the delirious delight of the audience and thus triggered off a revolution.

• C. SRQP
  This option is correct because it follows the chronological order of events. The first event that happened was the development of films from the silent stage to the talkie stage. This was followed by the turbulent thirties, when the silent Indian films began to talk, sing and dance. The thirties and forties were also decades of tremendous social, political and cultural upheavals. Extolling the virtues of bravery and making patriotic films was the order of the day. Film makers of those days used film media to portray our struggle for freedom. That is what ‘Alam Ara’ did to the delirious delight of the audience and thus triggered off a revolution.

• D. RPSQ
  This option is incorrect because it does not follow the chronological order of events. The first event that happened was the development of films from the silent stage to the talkie stage. This was followed by the turbulent thirties, when the silent Indian films began to talk, sing and dance. The thirties and forties were also decades of tremendous social, political and cultural upheavals. Extolling the virtues of bravery and making patriotic films was the order of the day. Film makers of those days used film media to portray our struggle for freedom. That is what ‘Alam Ara’ did to the delirious delight of the audience and thus triggered off a revolution.