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1.

S1:The art of growing old is one which the passage of time has forced upon my attention.P :One of these is undue absorption in the past.Q :One's thought must be directed to the future and to things about which there is something to be done.R :Psychologically, there are two dangers to be guarded against in old age.S :It does not do to live in memories, in regrets for the good old days, or in sadness about friend who are dead.S6:This is not always easy one's own past is gradually increasing weight.The Proper sequence should be:

A. RPSQ
B. QSRP
C. RPQS
D. QPRS
Answer» B. QSRP
Discussion
2.

For many years, the settlers had seeked to workship as they pleased.

A. For many years, the settlers had been seeking to workship as they pleased.
B. For many years, the settlers had seeked to workship as they pleased.
C. For many years, the settlers sought to workship as they pleased.
D. For many years, the settlers sought to have workshiped as they pleased.
Answer» B. For many years, the settlers had seeked to workship as they pleased.
Discussion
3.

S1:In the middle of one side of the square sits the Chairman of the committee, the most important person in the room.P :For a committee is not just a mere collection of individuals.Q :On him rests much of the responsibility for the success or failure of the committee.R :While this is happening we have an opportunity to get the 'feel' of this committe.S :As the meeting opens, he runs briskly through a number of formalities.S6:From the moment its members meet, it begins to have a sort nebulous life of its own.The Proper sequence should be:

A. SQPR
B. RSQP
C. PQRS
D. QSRP
Answer» E.
Discussion
4.

S1:A ceiling on urban property.P :No mill-owner could own factories or mills or plants.Q :And mass circulation papersR :Would mean thatS :No press magnate could own printing presses.S6:since their value would exceed the ceiling fixed by the government.The Proper sequence should be:

A. SRPQ
B. QSRP
C. RPSQ
D. QPSR
Answer» D. QPSR
Discussion
5.

S1:A gentleman who lived alone always had two plates placed on the table at dinner time.P :One day just as he sat down to dine, the cat rushed in to the room.Q :One plate was for himself and other was for his cat.R :she drooped a mouse into her own plate and another into her master plate.S :He used to give the cat a piece of meat from his own plate.S6:In this way the cat showed her gratitude to her master.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QRSP
B. QSPR
C. PSRQ
D. RPQS
Answer» C. PSRQ
Discussion
6.

S1:There is only one monkey we can thoroughly recommend as an indoor pet.P :They quickly die from colds and coughs after the first winter fogs.Q :It is beautiful and intelligent Capuchin monkey.R :The lively little Capuchins, however, may be left for years in an English house without the least danger to their health.S :The Marmosets, it is true, are more beautiful than a Capuchins and just as pleasing, but they are too delicate for the English climateS6:Finally let me say that no other monkey has a better temper or winning ways.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QSPR
B. PQRS
C. QRPS
D. RPSQ
Answer» D. RPSQ
Discussion
7.

S1:A father having offered to take the baby out in a perambulator, was tempted by the sunny morning to slip into a pub for a glass of beer.P :Indignant at her husband's behaviour, she decided to teach him a lesson.Q :She wheeled away the pram.R :A little later, his wife came by, where to her horror, she discovered her sleeping baby.S :Leaving the pram outside, he disappeared inside the bar.S6:She waited for him, anticipating the white face and quivering lips which would soon appear with the news that the baby had been stolen.The Proper sequence should be:

A. SPQR
B. SRPQ
C. RQPS
D. PQSR
Answer» C. RQPS
Discussion
8.

S1:Forecasting the weather has always been a difficult business.P :During a period of drought, streams and rivers dried up, the cattle died from thirst and were ruined.Q :Many different things affect the weather and we have to study them carefully to make accurate forecast.R :Ancient Egyptians had no need of weather in the Nile Valley hardly ever changes.S :In early times, when there were no instruments, such as thermometer or the barometer, man looked for tell-tale signs in the sky.S6:He made his forecasts by watching flights of the birds or the way smoke rose from fire.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QRPS
B. PRQS
C. QPRS
D. SPQR
Answer» D. SPQR
Discussion
9.

S1:We speak today of self-determination in politics.P :So long as one is conscious of a restraint, it is possible to resist it or to near it as a necessary evil and to keep free in spirit.Q :Slavery begins when one ceases to feel that restraint and it depends on if the evil is accepted as good.R :There is, however, a subtler domination exercised in the sphere of ideas by one culture to another.S :Political subjection primarily means restraint on the outer life of people.S6:Cultural subjection is ordinarily of an unconscious character and it implies slavery from the very start.The Proper sequence should be:

A. SPQR
B. SPRQ
C. RSQP
D. RSPQ
Answer» B. SPRQ
Discussion
10.

S1:Smoke oozed up between the planks.P :Passengers were told to be ready to quit the ship.Q :The rising gale fanned the smouldering fire.R :Everyone now knew there was fire on board.S :Flames broke out here and there.S6:Most people bore the shock bravely.The Proper sequence should be:

A. RSPQ
B. SRQP
C. QPSR
D. QSRP
Answer» C. QPSR
Discussion
11.

S1:Most of the universities in the country are now facing financial crisis.P :Cost benefit yardstick thus should not be applied in the case of universities.Q :The current state of affairs cannot be allowed to continue for long.R :Universities cannot be equated with commercial enterprises.S :Proper development of universities and colleges must be ensured.S6:The Government should realise this before it is too late.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QPRS
B. QRSP
C. QSPR
D. QRPS
Answer» E.
Discussion
12.

S1:Moncure Conway devoted his life to two great objects freedom of thought, and freedom of the individual.P :They threaten both kinds of freedom.Q :But something also has been lost.R :There are now dangers, somewhat different in form from those of the past ages.S :In regard to both these objects, something has been gained since his time.S6:Unless a vigorous and vigilant public opinion can be aroused in defence of them, there will be much less of both a hundred years hence then there is now.The Proper sequence should be:

A. SQRP
B. PQRS
C. QSPR
D. RSPQ
Answer» B. PQRS
Discussion
13.

S1:American private lies may seem shallow.P :Students would walk away with books they had not paid for.Q :A Chinese journalist commented on a curious institution: the libraryR :Their public morality, however, impressed visitors.S :But in general they returned them.S6:This would not happen in china, he said.The Proper sequence should be:

A. RQPS
B. PSQR
C. QPSR
D. RPSQ
Answer» D. RPSQ
Discussion
14.

S1:The future beckons to us.P :In fact we have hard work ahead.Q :Where do we go and what shall be our endeavour?R :We shall also have to fight and end poverty, ignorance and disease.S :It will be to bring freedom and oppurtunity to the common man.S6:There is no resting for any one of us till we redeem our pledge in full.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QSRP
B. PSRQ
C. QPSR
D. SRPQ
Answer» B. PSRQ
Discussion
15.

S1:Far away in a little street there is a poor house.P :Her face is thin and worn and her hands are coarse, pricked by a needle, for she is a seam stress.Q :One of the windows is open and through it I can see a poor woman.R :He has a fever and asking for oranges.S :In a bed in a corner of the room her little boy is lying ill.S6:His mother has nothing to give but water, so he is crying.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QPSR
B. SRQP
C. PQSR
D. RSPQ
Answer» B. SRQP
Discussion
16.

S1:But how does a new word get into the dictionary?P :When a new dictionary is being edited, a lexicographer collects all the alphabetically arranged citation slips for a particular word.Q :The dictionary makers notice it and make a note of it on a citation slip.R :The moment new word is coined, it usually enter the spoken language.S :The word then passes from the realm of hearing to the realm of writing.S6:He sorts them according to their grammatical function, and carefully writes a definition.The Proper sequence should be:

A. RQPS
B. PQRS
C. PRSQ
D. RSQP
Answer» C. PRSQ
Discussion
17.

S1:Minnie went shopping one morning.P :Disappointed She turned around and returned to the parking lot.Q :She got out and walked to the nearest shop.R :She drove her car into the parking lot and stopped.S :It was there that she realised that she'd forgotten her purse at home.S6:She drove home with an empty basket.The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQRS
B. RSQP
C. RQSP
D. QPRS
Answer» D. QPRS
Discussion
18.

S1:Once upon atime there lived three young men in a certain town of Hindustan.P :All the people of the neighbourhood were mortally afraid of them.Q :They were so powerful that they could catch growing lions and tear them to pieces.R :Someone told them that they would become immortal if they killed Death.S :The young men believed themselves to be very good friends.S6:All of them set out in search of their foe called Death.The Proper sequence should be:

A. RSQP
B. QPRS
C. SQPR
D. SRPQ
Answer» D. SRPQ
Discussion
19.

S1:For some time in his youth Abraham Lincoln was manager for a shop.P :Then a chance Customer would come.Q :Young Lincoln way of keeping shop was entirely unlike anyone else'sR :Lincoln would jump up and attend to his needs and then revert to his reading.S :He used to lie full length on the counter of the shop eagerly reading a book.S6:Never before had Lincoln had so much time for reading as had then.The Proper sequence should be:

A. SQRP
B. SRQP
C. QSPR
D. QPSR
Answer» D. QPSR
Discussion
20.

S1:Sun birds are among the smallest of Indian birds.P :Though they are functionally similar to the humming birds of the New World, they are totally unrelated.Q :They do eat insects too.R :They are also some of the most brilliantly coloured birds.S :sun birds feed on nectar mostly and helped in pollination.S6:Our common sun birds are the purple sun bird, the glossy black species and purple rumped sun bird, the yellow and maroon species.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QPRS
B. SQPR
C. RPSQ
D. PSRQ
Answer» C. RPSQ
Discussion
21.

S1:The city is almost a slum and stinks most of time.P :The slush on the road did not deter them.Q :The occasional slips and falls were considered a small price to pay for the trip.R :They were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh snow on the roads.S :Even so, it looked beautiful to tourists of various categories.S6:But some visitors came away with the unforgettable sight of young labours scantily clad.The Proper sequence should be:

A. RSQP
B. RQPS
C. QPRS
D. SPQR
Answer» E.
Discussion
22.

S1:This weather-vane often tops a church spire, tower or high building.P :They are only wind-vanes.Q :Neither alone can tell us what the weather will be.R :They are designed to point to direction from which the wind is coming.S :Just as the barometer only tells us the pressure of air, the weather-vane tells us the direction of wind.S6:The weather-vane can, however give us some indication of other.The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRSQ
B. PQRS
C. PSRQ
D. SPQR
Answer» E.
Discussion
23.

S1:Duryodhana was a wicked prince.P :one day Bhima made Duryodhana fall from a tree from which Duryodhana was stealing fruits.Q :He did not like that Pandavas should be loved and respected by the people of HastinapurR :Duryodhana specially hated Bhima.S :Among the Pandavas, Bhima was extraordinary strong and powerfulS6:This enraged Duryodhana so much that he began to think of removing Bhima from his way.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QSPR
B. PSQR
C. QPRS
D. PSRQ
Answer» B. PSQR
Discussion
24.

S1:While talking to a group, one should feel self-confident and courageous.P :Nor is it a gift bestowed by providence on only a few.Q :One should also learn how to think calmly and clearly.R :It is like the ability to play golf.S :It is not as difficult as most men imagine.S6:Any man can develop his capacity if he has the desire to do so.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QRSP
B. SQPR
C. QSPR
D. RSQP
Answer» D. RSQP
Discussion
25.

S1:The dictionary is the best friend of you task.P :That may not be possible always.Q :It is wise to look it up immediately.R :Then it must be firmly written on the memory and traced at the first opportunity.S :Never allow a strange word to pass unchallenged.S6:soon you will realize that this is an exciting task.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QRPS
B. PQRS
C. SPQR
D. SQPR
Answer» E.
Discussion
26.

S1:And then Gandhi came.P :Get off the backs of these peasants and workers, he told us, all you who live by their exploitation.Q :He was like a powerful current of fresh air, like a beam of light, like a whirlwind that upset many things.R :He spoke their language and constantly dre their attention to their appalling conditions.S :He didn't descent from the top, he seemed to emerge from the masses of India.S6:Political freedom took new shape and then acquired a new content.The Proper sequence should be:

A. RSQP
B. QSRP
C. SRQP
D. PRSQ
Answer» D. PRSQ
Discussion
27.

S1:Venice is a strange and beautiful city in the north of Italy.P :There are about four hundred old stone bridges joining the island of Venice.Q :In this city there are no motor cars, no horses, no buses.R :These small islands are near one another.S :It is not an island but a hundred and seventeen islands.S6:This is because Venice has no streets.The Proper sequence should be:

A. SRPQ
B. PQRS
C. PRQS
D. PQSR
Answer» B. PQRS
Discussion
28.

S1:The December dance and music season in Madras is like the annual tropical cyclone.P :A few among the new aspirants dazzle witht he colour of youth, like fresh saplings.Q :It rains an abundance of music for over a fortnight.R :Thick clouds expectation charge the atmosphere with voluminous advertisements.S :At the end of it one is left with the feeling that the music of only those artists seasoned by careful nurturing, stands tall like well-routed trees.S6:Many a hastily planed shrub gets washed away in the storm.The Proper sequence should be:

A. RQSP
B. RQPS
C. QRPS
D. QRSP
Answer» D. QRSP
Discussion
29.

S1:Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad on 14 Nov 1889.P :Nehru meet Mahatma Gandhi in February 1920.Q :In 1905 he was sent to London to study at a school called Haroow.R :He became the first Prime Minister of Independent India on 15 August 1947.S :He married Kamla Kaul in 1915.S6:He died on 27 May 1964.The Proper sequence should be:

A. RPQS
B. QRPS
C. QSPR
D. SQRP
Answer» D. SQRP
Discussion
30.

S1:Payment for imports and exports is made through a system called foreign exchange.P :The value of the money of one country in relation to the money of other countries is agreed upon.Q :These rates of exchange vary from time to time.R :For instance, an American dollar or a British pound sterling is worth certain amounts in the money of other countries.S :Sometimes a United States dollar is worth 12 pesos in Mexico.S6:Another time it may be worth eight pesos.The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRQS
B. PQRS
C. QPRS
D. RPQS
Answer» B. PQRS
Discussion
31.

S1:A noise started above their heads.P :But people did not take it seriously.Q :That was to show everyone that there was something wrongR :It was a dangerous thing to do.S :For, within minutes the ship began to sink.S6:Nearly 200 lives were lost on the fateful day.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QPRS
B. PQSR
C. PRQS
D. QPSR
Answer» B. PQSR
Discussion
32.

S1:Ms. Parasuram started a Petrol Pump in Madras.P :A total to 12 girls now work at the pump.Q :She advertised in newspapers for women staff.R :They operate in 2 shifts.S :The response was good.S6:Thus she has shown the way for many others.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QSPR
B. PQSR
C. SQPR
D. PQRS
Answer» B. PQSR
Discussion
33.

S1:As he passed beneath her he heard the swish of her wings.P :He was not falling head long now.Q :The monstrous terror seized him.R :But it only lasted a minute.S :He could hear nothing.S6:The next moment he felt his wings spread outwards.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QSRP
B. PSQR
C. QSPR
D. PRQS
Answer» B. PSQR
Discussion
34.

S1:Biological evolution has not fitted man to any specific environment.P :It is by no means a biological evolution, but it is a cultural one.Q :His imagination, his reason, his emotional subtlety and toughness, makes it possible for him not to accept the environment but to change.R :And that series of inventions by which man from age by age has reshaped his environment is a different kind of evolution.S :Among the multitude of animals which scamper, burrow swim around us he is in the only one who is not locked in to his environment.S6:That brilliant sequence of cultural peaks can most appropriately be termed the ascent of man.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QRSP
B. QPRS
C. SRQP
D. SQRP
Answer» B. QPRS
Discussion
35.

S1:A black haired, young woman came tripping along.P :She was leading a young woman wearing a hat.Q :The woman swept it off and tossed it in the air.R :The child jumped up to catch the hat.S :The young man tossed his head to shake the hat back.S6:Both disappeared from view.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QRPS
B. PSQR
C. RPSQ
D. SQRP
Answer» C. RPSQ
Discussion
36.

S1:I took cigarettes from my case.P :But when the fit of coughing was over, he replaced it between his lips.Q :I lit one of them and placed it between the lips.R :Then with a feeble hand he removed the cigarette.S :Slowly he took a pull at it and coughed violently.S6:Then he continues to draw on it.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QSRP
B. PSQR
C. QPSR
D. SRPQ
Answer» B. PSQR
Discussion
37.

S1:An elderly lady suddenly became blind.P :The doctor called daily and every time he took away some of her furniture he liked.Q :At last she was cured and the doctor demanded his fee.R :She agreed to pay a large fee to the doctor who would cure herS :On being refused, the doctor wanted to know the reason.S6:The lady said that she had not been properly cured because she could not see all his furniture.The Proper sequence should be:

A. RSPQ
B. PQRS
C. RPQS
D. RQPS
Answer» D. RQPS
Discussion
38.

S1:It is regrettable that there is widespread corruption in the country at all levels.P :So there is hardly anything that the government can do about it now.Q :And there are graft and other malpractices too.R :The impression that corruption is universal phenomenon persists and the people not cooperate in checking this evil.S :Recently several offenders were brought to book, but they were not given deterrent punishment.S6:This is indeed a tragedy of great magnitude.The Proper sequence should be:

A. RSQP
B. QSRP
C. SQRP
D. PQSR
Answer» C. SQRP
Discussion
39.

S1:When a satellite is launched, the rocket begins by going slowly upwards through the air.P :However, the higher it goes, the less air it meets.Q :As the rocket goes higher, it travels faster.R :For the atmosphere becomes thinner.S :As a result there is less friction.S6:Consequently, the rocket still does not become too hot.The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQRS
B. QPRS
C. QSPR
D. PQSR
Answer» C. QSPR
Discussion
40.

S1:The path of Venus lies inside the path of the Earth.P :When at its farthest from the Earth, Venus is 160 million awayQ :With such a wide range between its greatest and leat distances it is natural that at sometimes Venus appears much brighter than at others.R :No other body ever comes so near the Earth, with the exception of the Moon and occasional comet or asteroid.S :When Venus is at its nearest to the earth it is only 26 million miles away.S6:When at its brightest, it is easily seen with the naked eye in broad daylight.The Proper sequence should be:

A. PSQR
B. SRPQ
C. SQRP
D. QPRS
Answer» C. SQRP
Discussion
41.

S1:Throughout history man has used energy from the sun.P :Today, when we burn wood or use electric current we are drawing an energy.Q :However we now have a new supply of energy.R :All our ordinary life depends on sun.S :This has come from the sun.S6:This energy comes from inside atoms.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QSRP
B. SQPR
C. RQPS
D. PSRQ
Answer» E.
Discussion
42.

S1:Ants eat worms, centipedes and spiders.P :They are usually much quicker than the ant itself.Q :Nevertheless, these animals do not make easy game for ants.R :Besides, they have an extraordinary number of ways of escaping.S :They also eat larvae and insect adults such as flies, moths and spring tails.S6:Some jump, and some give out a pungent repellent substance.The Proper sequence should be:

A. SQRP
B. SQPR
C. SPRQ
D. SRQP
Answer» C. SPRQ
Discussion
43.

S1:Once upon a time an ant lived on the bank of river.P :The dove saw the ant struggling in water in a helpless condition.Q :All its efforts to come up is failed.R :One day it suddenly slipped in to water.S :A dove lived in the tree on the bank not far from the spot.S6:She was touched.The Proper sequence should be:

A. SRPQ
B. RQSP
C. QRPS
D. PQRS
Answer» C. QRPS
Discussion
44.

S1:Politeness is not a quality possessed by only one nation or race.P :One may observe that a man of one nation will remove his hat or fold his hands by way of greetings when he meets someone he knows.Q :A man of another country will not to do so.R :It is a quality to be found among all peoples and nations in every corner of the earth.S :Obviously, each person follows the custom of his particular country.S6:In any case, we should not mock at others habits.The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRQS
B. RPQS
C. RPSQ
D. QPRS
Answer» D. QPRS
Discussion
45.

S1: As a dramatist Rabindranath was not what might be called a success.P :His dramas were moulded on the lines of the traditional Indian village dramas than the dramas of modern world.Q :His plays were more a catalogue of ideas than a vehicle of the expression of action.R :Actually the drama has always been the life of Indian people, as it deals with legends of gods and goddesses.S :Although in his short stories and novels he was able to create living and well defined characters, he did not seem to be able to do so in dramasS6:Therefor, drama forms the essential part of the traditional Indian Culture.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QSPR
B. SRQP
C. QPSR
D. RSQP
Answer» B. SRQP
Discussion
46.

S1:A man can be physically confined within stone walls.P :But his mind and spirit will still be free.Q :Thus his freedom of action may be restricted.R :His hopes and aspiration still remain with him.S :Hence, he will be free spiritually if not physically.S6:No tyranny can intimidate a lover of liberty.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QPRS
B. PQRS
C. SRQP
D. QPSR
Answer» C. SRQP
Discussion
47.

S1:There is difference between Gandhiji's concept of secularism and that of Nehru's.P :Nehru's idea of secularism was equal indifference to all religions and bothering about none of them.Q :According to Gandhiji, all religions are equally true and each scripture is worthy of respect.R :Such secularism which means the rejection of all religions is contrary to our culture and tradition.S :In Gandhiji's view, secularism stands for equal respect for all religions.S6:Instead of doing any good, such secularism can do harm instead of good.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QSPR
B. SQPR
C. PSQR
D. PRSQ
Answer» C. PSQR
Discussion
48.

S1:Reliogion is not a matter of mere dogmatic conformity.P :It is not merely going through the ritual prescribed to us.Q :It is not a question of ceremonial piety.R :Unless that kind of transformation occurs, you are not an authentically religious man.S :It is the remarking of your own self, the transformation of your nature.S6:A man of that character is free from fear, free from hatred.The Proper sequence should be:

A. PSRQ
B. SPRQ
C. QPSR
D. SPQR
Answer» D. SPQR
Discussion
49.

S1:All the land was covered by the ocean.P :The leading god fought the monster, killed it and chopped its body in to two halves.Q :A terrible monster prevented the gods from separating the land from the water.R :The god made the sky out of the upper part of the body and ornamented it with stars.S :The god created the earth from the lower part, grew plants on it and populated it with animals.S6:The god moulded the first people out of clay according to his own image and mind.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QPSR
B. PQRS
C. PQSR
D. QPRS
Answer» E.
Discussion
50.

S1:Once King Shantnu met a young and beautiful fisher girl.P :He went to the fisherman and asked him for her asked him for her hand in marriage.Q :The King was extremely sad and returned to his palace.R :He fell in love with the fisher girl.S :The fisherman agreed to it condition that the son of his daughter should be heir to the throne of Hastinapur.S6:Devavrata, the King's son, asked him the reason of his sadness.The Proper sequence should be:

A. QSPR
B. PQRS
C. RPSQ
D. PSQR
Answer» D. PSQR
Discussion