[amp_mcq option1=”PQRS” option2=”PRQS” option3=”RPSQ” option4=”RSPQ” correct=”option4″]
The correct answer is D. RSPQ.
The correct sequence of the sentences is:
D. RSPQ
- There was presumably, some defect in the reversal handle of the tram and its main switch had not been put off.
- As a result, when the power supply was restored in the early morning the tram began to move.
- In the early morning of 19 January it suddenly started backing out of the depot on its own.
- Tramways sources explained that power supply to the overhead wires at the siding had been switched off for some repair work.
- It went up a quarter mile away, crashed into state bus which caught fire went it smashed into an electric feeder box and a water tap.
The first sentence introduces the main idea of the paragraph, which is that a tram went on a trip all by itself and ended up in a disaster. The second sentence explains how the tram was able to move, even though the power supply had been switched off. The third sentence provides more details about the tram’s journey, including the fact that it crashed into a bus. The fourth sentence provides more information about the power outage, and the fifth sentence describes the aftermath of the crash.
The other options are incorrect because they do not follow the logical order of events. For example, option A (PQRS) puts the sentence about the power outage before the sentence about the tram’s journey. This is not possible, because the tram could not have moved if the power supply had not been restored. Option B (PRQS) puts the sentence about the tram’s journey before the sentence about the power outage. This is also not possible, because the tram could not have crashed into the bus if it had not been moving. Option C (RQSP) puts the sentence about the tram’s journey before the sentence about the defect in the reversal handle. This is not possible, because the defect in the reversal handle was the reason why the tram was able to move.