[amp_mcq option1=”PQRS” option2=”QSPR” option3=”RSPQ” option4=”SQRP” correct=”option1″]
The correct answer is: A. PQRS
The sentence is about Moncure Conway’s devotion to freedom of thought and freedom of the individual. It states that something has been gained in regard to both these objects since his time, but that there are now dangers, somewhat different in form from those of the past ages, that threaten both kinds of freedom. It concludes by stating that unless a vigorous and vigilant public opinion can be aroused in defence of them, there will be much less of both a hundred years hence than there is now.
The sentence is best sequenced as follows:
- Moncure Conway devoted his life to two great objects: freedom of thought, and freedom of the individual.
- In regard to both these objects, something has been gained since his time.
- But something also has been lost.
- There are now dangers, somewhat different in form from those of the past ages, that threaten both kinds of freedom.
- Unless a vigorous and vigilant public opinion can be aroused in defence of them, there will be much less of both a hundred years hence than there is now.
Option A, PQRS, is the correct sequence. Option B, QSPR, is incorrect because it places the sentence about the dangers to freedom before the sentence about the gains that have been made in regard to freedom. Option C, RSPQ, is incorrect because it places the sentence about the dangers to freedom after the sentence about the losses that have been made in regard to freedom. Option D, SQRP, is incorrect because it places the sentence about the dangers to freedom after the sentence about the need for a vigorous and vigilant public opinion.