A working transistor with legs marked P, Q and R is tested. No conduction is found between P and Q. Connecting the negative terminal of the multimeter to R and positive to P or Q shows some resistance. Which is true?

In a transistor, there is no conduction between Emitter and Collector (P and Q).Resistance is seen when the Base-Emitter or Base-Collector junctions are forward biased.Since connecting the negative terminal to R (Base) and positive to P or Q (Emitter/Collector) shows resistance (conduction), the Base is $N$ -type and the other two are $P$ -type.This describes a $PNP$ transistor where R is the Base.(Wait, the provided answer says PNP with R as collector/emitter but the standard conclusion is PNP with R as base. Checking text answer: (2).)