S1. Montesquieu was a great philosopher of his time. S6. He supported constitutional monarchy in France like the English one. P. He wanted power to be shared between the king, the nobles, and the Third Estate. Q. In his book The Spirit of the Laws, he propagated the theory of separating powers into three branches of government the Legislative, the Executive and the Judiciary. R. To prevent any one of the three classes from becoming too powerful, Montesquieu suggested the making of a new constitution based on checks and balances. S. If this was done, he argued, there would be no tyranny and the liberty of the individual could be safeguarded.

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.

  1. A. PQSR
  2. B. SQRP
  3. C. QPRS ✓
  4. D. RSQP

Correct Answer: C. QPRS

Explanation

The correct sequence is QPRS. Q introduces his book and separation of powers; P specifies how power is shared; R introduces checks and balances; and S gives the result of these checks.

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