Question : Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
The immediate context of the Dunkirk evacuation was Germany's invasion of the Low Countries and northern France in May 1940.
P. The Dutch defenders fell back westward, and by noon on May 12 German tanks were on the outskirts of Rotterdam.
Q. Queen Wilhelmina and her government left the country for England on May 13, and the next day the Dutch army surrendered to the Germans.
R. On May 10 the German blitzkrieg attack on the Netherlands began with the capture by parachutists of key bridges deep within the country, with the aim of opening the way for mobile ground forces.
S. The invasion of Belgium also began on May 10, when German airborne troops landed on the fortress of Eben Emael, immediately opposite Maastricht, and on bridges over the Albert Canal.
On May 11 the Belgian front was broken, and German tanks ran on westward while Belgian, French, and British divisions fell back to a line between Antwerp and Namur.
Option 1: QPRS
Option 2: PRSQ
Option 3: PSRQ
Option 4: RPQS
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Correct Answer: RPQS
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option .
The context helps identify that the paragraph is about the German invasion of the countries and northern France. Thus, to state the information provided chronologically, we follow the below steps:
- The paragraph starts with sentence R , which states that on May 10, 1940, the attack by Germans began with the capture by parachutists of key bridges that were deep in the country so that they could open a way for mobile ground forces.
- It is followed by sentence P , which tells the reaction of the Dutch defenders who fell back westwards, and by noon on May 12, German tanks were on the outskirts of Rotterdam.
- It is followed by sentence Q , which gives further information that the then-queen Wilhelmina and her government left the country on May 13, followed by the surrender of the Dutch army on May 13.
- The concluding statement of the paragraph is sentence S , which provides additional information on the invasion of Belgium, which also began on May 10.
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