‘R’ will be the first part of the given sequence as the words, ‘nonews’ are used in the previous statement and ‘R’ refers back to the sentence with the words, ‘the only news’. ‘P’ will come next as it refers to the subject in ‘R’, that is, ‘These travellers’. ‘S’ and ‘Q’ will follow logically as ‘S’ talks about the traveller’s way in and out of the hills. Hence, RPSQ is the correct sequence. Thus, option (b) is correct.