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Given below is the body of a letter to the editor with four blanks. Fill those blanks with the options provided in P, Q, R, S, in correct order, to make the letter meaningfully complete.

There is no doubt that the quality of political dis- course in India is on the decline. What should be ____ (I) _____who do not think twice about using un-parliamentary language. Abuse is met with abuse instead of intelligent repartee and quick wit.

For instance, BSP leader Mayawati would have been on surer ground had she chided Dayashankar Singh for ____ (II) _____equally un-parliamentary language. The fact is that we lack mature leaders who are suave and polished even while criticising their opponents. Where are the likes of an______ (III) ____? Our present-day leaders appear to be guided by the short-lived glamour of instant publicity even if it means stooping to the lowest level of discourse. One hopes that ____ (IV) _____the level of discourse. Language must be used with care.

P: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, an Indrajit Gupta and a Jawaharlal Nehru who silenced their detractors with their sharp retorts

Q: our younger leaders, who are also better educated, will be able to turn round

R: a healthy democracy made vibrant by debate and discussion is instead being denigrated by politicians

S: casting aspersions on a 'community' which is compelled to enter the profession he referred to due to social inequities rather than abusing his family using

A)  PRQS

B)  RSPQ

C)  QRSP

D)  SPQR

E)  None of these