S1. Louis XVI of the Bourbon family of Kings married the Austrian princess Marie Antoinette in 1770 S6. Remarkably nevertheless, under Louis XVI, France helped the thirteen American colonies to gain their independence from Britain. P. Furthermore, lenders, who gave the state credit, now began to charge 10 per cent interest on loans. Q. The ascension was preceded by a war that added more than a billion livre to a debt that had already risen to more than 2 billion livre. R. In 1774, Louis XVI ascended the throne of France at the age of 20. S. Long years of war had drained the financial resources of France.
Directions: In this section, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P. Q. R, and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of these four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
- A. PQSR
- B. SQRP
- C. RQSP ✓
- D. QPSR
Correct Answer: C. RQSP
Explanation
The correct sequence is RQSP. R follows S1 with his ascension; Q highlights the prior war's debt; S elaborates on the financial drain; and P discusses lenders charging high interest.
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