S1 The internet and social media were once hailed for creating new opportunities to spread democracy...........

English ( Master) Parajumbles

Direction: In the below question, the 1st and the 6th sentence of a passage are given while the other four sentences are split into four parts and named P, Q, R & S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four sequence is correct.

S1. The internet and social media were once hailed for creating new opportunities to spread democracy and freedom.

P. Social media indeed played a key role in popular uprisings in Iran in 2009, in the Arab world in 2011, and in Ukraine in 2013-2014.

Q. Their fears proved unfounded.

R. But authoritarian regimes soon began cracking down on Internet freedom as they feared it was beyond the reach of their security establishments.

S. Back then, the tweet did at times seem mightier than the sword.

S6. In the event, most social media-enabled popular uprisings failed for want of effective leadership, and traditional political and military organisations retained the upper hand.

PSRQ

PQSR

SPQR

RPQS

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Explanation:

S1 talks about the social media and internet spreading democracy. The next statement should substantiate on this. P is an ideal fit here.

Connectors:

P and S:
P. Social media indeed played a key role in popular uprisings in Iran in 2009, in the Arab world in 2011, and in Ukraine in 2013-2014.
S. Back then, the tweet did at times seem mightier than the sword.

S and R: R introduces a contradictory point-
S. Back then, the tweet did at times seem mightier than the sword.
R. But authoritarian regimes soon began cracking down on Internet freedom as they feared it was beyond the reach of their security establishments.

R and Q:
R. But authoritarian regimes soon began cracking down on Internet freedom as they feared it was beyond the reach of their security establishments.
Q. Their fears proved unfounded.

Q is a perfect fit for S6 as well.

Hence, option A is correct.