The following sentences form a paragraph. The first and the fourth sentences of the paragraph are given. The rest of the sentence are numbered as P, Q, R, S and T. These five parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and choose the alternative that arranges them in the correct order.
1. The Ancient Olympic Games were religious and athletic festivals held every four years at the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, Greece.
P. The truce did allow those religious pilgrims who were travelling to Olympia to pass through warring territories unmolested because they were protected by Zeus.
Q. This cessation of hostilities was known as the Olympic peace or truce.
4. It has been widely written that during the Games, all conflicts among the participating city-states were postponed until the Games were finished.
R. These Games featured mainly athletic but also combat sports such as wrestling and the pankration, horse and chariot racing events.
T. The competition was among representatives of several city-states and kingdoms of Ancient Greece.
The first sentence is given.
T is the second sentence as it says which all states took part in the competition. It is necessary to state who all took part before introducing the type of games.
This is why R is the third sentence.
The 4th sentence is already given. It is followed by Q since it gives us more idea about the postponing of conflicts. 4 and Q are an inseparable pair.
S is next, since the words 'this idea' refers to the cessation of conflicts mentioned in Q. Q and S are an inseparable pair.
This leaves P as the last sentence.
The correct order is 1TR4QSP.
Hence the correct answer is option 4.