‘R’ will be the first part of the given sequence as the phrase ‘movement for the freedom’ is in the context of the ‘status of women’ in S1. ‘Q’ will come next as ‘enjoying equality with the men folk’ is referred in relation to the right of women gaining momentum steadily. P will come next as the usage of ‘but’ here shows a contrast between educated women in cities and plight of village women. ‘S’ will come next because pronoun ‘their’ refers to the ‘women’ in villages in P. Hence, RQPS is the right sequence. Thus, option (b) is correct.