The opening and closing sentences are given. Arrange the sentences between them.
Opening: The first Indian to win an Olympic medal in wrestling was K. D. Jadhav, in 1952.
P. He came from a small village in Maharashtra, where his father was also a wrestler.
Q. In Helsinki, Jadhav won a bronze medal, India's first individual Olympic medal after independence.
R. To pay for his trip to the Olympics in Helsinki, he went from door to door asking for help.
S. The principal of his old college even mortgaged his house to give him money.
Closing: When he returned, his village welcomed him with a procession of a hundred bullock carts.

RPQSCorrect answerYour answerSPQRCorrect answerYour answerPSQRCorrect answerYour answerPRSQCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

After the opening sentence, P gives where "he" came from.
R is how he raised money for Helsinki, S adds that the principal "even" mortgaged his house, and Q is "in Helsinki", which leads to his return in the closing sentence.
So the order is PRSQ.

Worth noting

RPQS has the principal mortgage his house before we know Jadhav needed money.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
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