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| 1. |
S1: The art of growing old is one which the passage of time has forced upon my attention.nP : One of these is undue absorption in the past.nQ : One's thought must be directed to the future and to things about which there is something to be done.nR : Psychologically, there are two dangers to be guarded against in old age.nS : It does not do to live in memories, in regrets for the good old days, or in sadness about friend who are dead.nS6: This is not always easy one's own past is gradually increasing weight.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QSRP |
| B. | RPQS |
| C. | RPSQ |
| D. | QPRS |
| Answer» D. QPRS | |
| 2. |
S1: Reliogion is not a matter of mere dogmatic conformity.nP : It is not merely going through the ritual prescribed to us.nQ : It is not a question of ceremonial piety.nR : Unless that kind of transformation occurs, you are not an authentically religious man.nS : It is the remarking of your own self, the transformation of your nature.nS6: A man of that character is free from fear, free from hatred.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SPRQ |
| B. | QPSR |
| C. | PSRQ |
| D. | SPQR |
| Answer» C. PSRQ | |
| 3. |
S1: Once upon a time an ant lived on the bank of river.nP : The dove saw the ant struggling in water in a helpless condition.nQ : All its efforts to come up is failed.nR : One day it suddenly slipped in to water.nS : A dove lived in the tree on the bank not far from the spot.nS6: She was touched.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RQSP |
| B. | QRPS |
| C. | SRPQ |
| D. | PQRS |
| Answer» B. QRPS | |
| 4. |
S1: We speak today of self-determination in politics.nP : 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.nQ : Slavery begins when one ceases to feel that restraint and it depends on if the evil is accepted as good.nR : There is, however, a subtler domination exercised in the sphere of ideas by one culture to another.nS : Political subjection primarily means restraint on the outer life of people.nS6: Cultural subjection is ordinarily of an unconscious character and it implies slavery from the very start.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SPRQ |
| B. | RSQP |
| C. | SPQR |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» D. RSPQ | |
| 5. |
S1: I keep on flapping my big ears all day.nP : They also fear that I will flip them all away.nQ : But children wonder why I flap them so.nR : I flap them so to make sure they are safely there on either side of my head.nS : But I know what I am doing.nS6: Am I not a smart, intelligent elephant?nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SRQP |
| B. | QPSR |
| C. | QPRS |
| D. | PSRQ |
| Answer» C. QPRS | |
| 6. |
S1: A ceiling on urban property.nP : No mill-owner could own factories or mills or plants.nQ : And mass circulation papersnR : Would mean thatnS : No press magnate could own printing presses.nS6: since their value would exceed the ceiling fixed by the government.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QSRP |
| B. | RPSQ |
| C. | SRPQ |
| D. | QPSR |
| Answer» C. SRPQ | |
| 7. |
S1: The future beckons to us.nP : In fact we have hard work ahead.nQ : Where do we go and what shall be our endeavour?nR : We shall also have to fight and end poverty, ignorance and disease.nS : It will be to bring freedom and oppurtunity to the common man.nS6: There is no resting for any one of us till we redeem our pledge in full.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSRQ |
| B. | QPSR |
| C. | QSRP |
| D. | SRPQ |
| Answer» D. SRPQ | |
| 8. |
S1: While talking to a group, one should feel self-confident and courageous.nP : Nor is it a gift bestowed by providence on only a few.nQ : One should also learn how to think calmly and clearly.nR : It is like the ability to play golf.nS : It is not as difficult as most men imagine.nS6: Any man can develop his capacity if he has the desire to do so.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SQPR |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | QRSP |
| D. | RSQP |
| Answer» C. QRSP | |
| 9. |
S1: Most of the universities in the country are now facing financial crisis.nP : Cost benefit yardstick thus should not be applied in the case of universities.nQ : The current state of affairs cannot be allowed to continue for long.nR : Universities cannot be equated with commercial enterprises.nS : Proper development of universities and colleges must be ensured.nS6: The Government should realise this before it is too late.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QRPS |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | QRSP |
| D. | QPRS |
| Answer» B. QSPR | |
| 10. |
S1: I usually sleep quite well in the train, but this time I slept only a little.nP : Most people wanted it shut and I wanted it open.nQ : As usual, I got angry about the window.nR : The quarrel left me completely upset.nS : There were too many people too much huge luggage all around.nS6: It was shut all night, as usualnThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RSQP |
| B. | SQPR |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» C. SQRP | |
| 11. |
S1: The Bhagavadgita recognises the nature of man and the needs of man.nP : All these three aspects constitute the nature of man.nQ : It shows how the human being is rational one, an ethical one and a spiritual one.nR : More than all, it must be a spiritual experience.nS : Nothing can give him fulfilment unless it satisfies his reason, his ethical conscience.nS6: A man whom does not harmonise them, is not truly human.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSRQ |
| B. | RSPQ |
| C. | QPSR |
| D. | PSQR |
| Answer» D. PSQR | |
| 12. |
S1: Biological evolution has not fitted man to any specific environment.nP : It is by no means a biological evolution, but it is a cultural one.nQ : His imagination, his reason, his emotional subtlety and toughness, makes it possible for him not to accept the environment but to change.nR : And that series of inventions by which man from age by age has reshaped his environment is a different kind of evolution.nS : 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.nS6: That brilliant sequence of cultural peaks can most appropriately be termed the ascent of man.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QPRS |
| B. | SRQP |
| C. | QRSP |
| D. | SQRP |
| Answer» D. SQRP | |
| 13. |
S1: The dictionary is the best friend of you task.nP : That may not be possible always.nQ : It is wise to look it up immediately.nR : Then it must be firmly written on the memory and traced at the first opportunity.nS : Never allow a strange word to pass unchallenged.nS6: soon you will realize that this is an exciting task.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | QRPS |
| D. | SQPR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
S1: Hungary, with a population of about 10 million, lies between Czechoslovakia to the north and Yugoslavia to the south.nP : Here a great deal of grain is grown.nQ : In recent years, however, progress has been made also in the field of industrialisation.nR : Most of this country consists of an extremely fertile plain, through which the river Danube flows.nS : In addition to grain, the plain produces potatoes, sugar, wine and livestock.nS6: The new industries derive mainly from agricultural production.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QRSP |
| B. | RPSQ |
| C. | PRSQ |
| D. | RQSP |
| Answer» C. PRSQ | |
| 15. |
S1: Satyajit Ray made several films for children.nP : Later film makers have followed his lead.nQ : Today other nations are making the children's film in a big way.nR : This was at a time when no director considered children as potential audience.nS : Ray was, thus, a pioneer in the field.nS6: But today few think of Ray as a maker of children's films.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSRQ |
| B. | RSQP |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | SQRP |
| Answer» D. SQRP | |
| 16. |
S1: A gentleman who lived alone always had two plates placed on the table at dinner time.nP : One day just as he sat down to dine, the cat rushed in to the room.nQ : One plate was for himself and other was for his cat.nR : she drooped a mouse into her own plate and another into her master plate.nS : He used to give the cat a piece of meat from his own plate.nS6: In this way the cat showed her gratitude to her master.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QSPR |
| B. | PSRQ |
| C. | QRSP |
| D. | RPQS |
| Answer» B. PSRQ | |
| 17. |
S1: And then Gandhi came.nP : Get off the backs of these peasants and workers, he told us, all you who live by their exploitation.nQ : He was like a powerful current of fresh air, like a beam of light, like a whirlwind that upset many things.nR : He spoke their language and constantly dre their attention to their appalling conditions.nS : He didn't descent from the top, he seemed to emerge from the masses of India.nS6: Political freedom took new shape and then acquired a new content.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QSRP |
| B. | SRQP |
| C. | RSQP |
| D. | PRSQ |
| Answer» C. RSQP | |
| 18. |
S1: Ants eat worms, centipedes and spiders.nP : They are usually much quicker than the ant itself.nQ : Nevertheless, these animals do not make easy game for ants.nR : Besides, they have an extraordinary number of ways of escaping.nS : They also eat larvae and insect adults such as flies, moths and spring tails.nS6: Some jump, and some give out a pungent repellent substance.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SQPR |
| B. | SPRQ |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | SRQP |
| Answer» B. SPRQ | |
| 19. |
S1: Palaeobotany is the study of fossil plants preserved in rocks dating back in millions of years.nP : Records of the history of the world are contained in fossils.nQ : Through the ages, plants have evolved from simple to more complex forms.nR : First there were water plants then land plants appeared during the Paleozoic era.nS : But since the fossil remains appear locked in rock layers, they are closely related to the geologist area of investigation.nS6: The fossil plants indicate the age of the rock, and also point to facts regarding climate, temperature and topography.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RQSP |
| B. | SQRP |
| C. | PSQR |
| D. | QRPS |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
S1: Venice is a strange and beautiful city in the north of Italy.nP : There are about four hundred old stone bridges joining the island of Venice.nQ : In this city there are no motor cars, no horses, no buses.nR : These small islands are near one another.nS : It is not an island but a hundred and seventeen islands.nS6: This is because Venice has no streets.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | PRQS |
| C. | SRPQ |
| D. | PQSR |
| Answer» D. PQSR | |
| 21. |
S1: The Hound of Baskervilles was feared by the people of the area.nP : Some people spoke of seeing a huge, shadowy form a Hound at midnight on the moor.nQ : But they spoke of it in tones of horror.nR : Nobody had actually seen the hound.nS : This shadowy form did not reveal any details about the animal.nS6: The Hound of Baskervilles remains an unsolved mystery.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SPQR |
| B. | SPRQ |
| C. | PSRQ |
| D. | PQRS |
| Answer» D. PQRS | |
| 22. |
S1: You know my wife, Madhavi, always urged me to give up smoking.nP : I really gave it up.nQ : And so When I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason than of being self-reliant.nR : When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph.nS : But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes.nS6: poor girl!.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSRQ |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | QPRS |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» D. RSPQ | |
| 23. |
S1: All the land was covered by the ocean.nP : The leading god fought the monster, killed it and chopped its body in to two halves.nQ : A terrible monster prevented the gods from separating the land from the water.nR : The god made the sky out of the upper part of the body and ornamented it with stars.nS : The god created the earth from the lower part, grew plants on it and populated it with animals.nS6: The god moulded the first people out of clay according to his own image and mind.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | PQSR |
| C. | QPSR |
| D. | QPRS |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
S1: When a satellite is launched, the rocket begins by going slowly upwards through the air.nP : However, the higher it goes, the less air it meets.nQ : As the rocket goes higher, it travels faster.nR : For the atmosphere becomes thinner.nS : As a result there is less friction.nS6: Consequently, the rocket still does not become too hot.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QPRS |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | PQRS |
| D. | PQSR |
| Answer» B. QSPR | |
| 25. |
S1: Calcutta unlike other cities kepts its trams.nP : As a result there horrendous congestion.nQ : It was going to be the first in South Asia.nR : They run down the centre of the roadnS : To ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line.nS6: The foundation stone was laid in 1972.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PRSQ |
| B. | PSQR |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | RPSQ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
S1: The city is almost a slum and stinks most of time.nP : The slush on the road did not deter them.nQ : The occasional slips and falls were considered a small price to pay for the trip.nR : They were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh snow on the roads.nS : Even so, it looked beautiful to tourists of various categories.nS6: But some visitors came away with the unforgettable sight of young labours scantily clad.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RQPS |
| B. | QPRS |
| C. | RSQP |
| D. | SPQR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
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.nP : Indignant at her husband's behaviour, she decided to teach him a lesson.nQ : She wheeled away the pram.nR : A little later, his wife came by, where to her horror, she discovered her sleeping baby.nS : Leaving the pram outside, he disappeared inside the bar.nS6: She waited for him, anticipating the white face and quivering lips which would soon appear with the news that the baby had been stolen.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SRPQ |
| B. | RQPS |
| C. | SPQR |
| D. | PQSR |
| Answer» B. RQPS | |
| 28. |
S1: For some time in his youth Abraham Lincoln was manager for a shop.nP : Then a chance Customer would come.nQ : Young Lincoln way of keeping shop was entirely unlike anyone else'snR : Lincoln would jump up and attend to his needs and then revert to his reading.nS : He used to lie full length on the counter of the shop eagerly reading a book.nS6: Never before had Lincoln had so much time for reading as had then.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SRQP |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | QPSR |
| Answer» C. SQRP | |
| 29. |
S1: Smoke oozed up between the planks.nP : Passengers were told to be ready to quit the ship.nQ : The rising gale fanned the smouldering fire.nR : Everyone now knew there was fire on board.nS : Flames broke out here and there.nS6: Most people bore the shock bravely.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SRQP |
| B. | QPSR |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | QSRP |
| Answer» B. QPSR | |
| 30. |
S1: In the middle of one side of the square sits the Chairman of the committee, the most important person in the room.nP : For a committee is not just a mere collection of individuals.nQ : On him rests much of the responsibility for the success or failure of the committee.nR : While this is happening we have an opportunity to get the 'feel' of this committe.nS : As the meeting opens, he runs briskly through a number of formalities.nS6: From the moment its members meet, it begins to have a sort nebulous life of its own.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RSQP |
| B. | PQRS |
| C. | SQPR |
| D. | QSRP |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
S1: A force of exists between everybody in the universe.nP : Normally it is very small but when the one of the bodies is a planet, like earth, the force is considerable.nQ : It has been investigated by many scientists including Galileo and Newton.nR : Everything on or near the surface of the earth is attracted by the mass of earth.nS : This gravitational force depends on the mass of the bodies involved.nS6: The greater the mass, the greater is the earth's force of attraction on it. We can call this force of attraction gravity.nThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PRQS |
| B. | PRSQ |
| C. | QSRP |
| D. | QSPR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
he food in this hotel is no match to what were forced at late hours in Hotel Kohinoor means ...... |
| A. | The food in this hotel is quite good compared to what we ate at kohinoor |
| B. | Hotel kohinoor served us good quality food than what we get here |
| C. | Both hotels have maintained good quality of food |
| D. | Both hotels serve poor quality of food |
| Answer» C. Both hotels have maintained good quality of food | |
| 33. |
P: We must readnP : if we want to absorb the fruits of great literaturenQ : but with concentrationnR : them not as we do cricket storiesnS : undefinednThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QPSR |
| B. | PSQR |
| C. | PRSQ |
| D. | PRQS |
| Answer» B. PSQR | |
| 34. |
The masternP : who was very loyal to himnQ : punished the servantnR : without giving any valid reasonnS : when he left the work unfinishednThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RQPS |
| B. | RQSP |
| C. | QPSR |
| D. | QRPS |
| Answer» D. QRPS | |
| 35. |
With her bodynP : dragging her unwilling feetnQ : weak and infirmnR : doubled with agenS : she persisted in her missionnThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | QPRS |
| C. | RQPS |
| D. | SRPQ |
| Answer» D. SRPQ | |
| 36. |
It wasnP : in keeping with my moodnQ : a soft summer eveningnR : as I walked sedatelynS : in the direction of new housenThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SRPQ |
| B. | QRPS |
| C. | QPRS |
| D. | SQPR |
| Answer» D. SQPR | |
| 37. |
All such studentsnP : get successnQ : who are honest and hard-workingnR : and recognitionnS : in very walk of lifenThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SPRQ |
| B. | PRQS |
| C. | QPRS |
| D. | PSRQ |
| Answer» D. PSRQ | |
| 38. |
I enclosenP : and the postagenQ : a postal ordernR : the price of booksnS : which will covernThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RPSQ |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | QSRP |
| D. | QPSR |
| Answer» D. QPSR | |
| 39. |
I don't remembernP : I saw a man dying in front of a hospitalnQ : but when I left lucknow in 1984nR : hit apparently by a fast moving carnS : the exact datenThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SQRP |
| B. | SQPR |
| C. | QRPS |
| D. | SPRQ |
| Answer» C. QRPS | |
| 40. |
He satnP : through the Town Hall ParknQ : which flanked a path runningnR : under the boughsnS : of a spreading tamarind treenThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQSR |
| B. | RSQP |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | PRSQ |
| Answer» C. RSPQ | |
| 41. |
WomennP : till the other daynQ : who were content being housewivesnR : about spending their time cookingnS : now sound apologeticnThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | RSPQ |
| C. | QPSR |
| D. | RQPS |
| Answer» D. RQPS | |
| 42. |
By this timenP : at the railway stationnQ : reported mass lootingnR : reports of violence were flooding innS : which police dispatchesnThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RSPQ |
| B. | SPRQ |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | RSQP |
| Answer» D. RSQP | |
| 43. |
The appearancenP : this dinosaurs were at their peaknQ : of the first mammals on the earthnR : at the time whennS : went almost unnoticednThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SRPQ |
| B. | QSRP |
| C. | QRPS |
| D. | RPQS |
| Answer» D. RPQS | |
| 44. |
work is the one thingnP : and without itnQ : that is necessarynR : to keep the world goingnS : we should all dienThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QPSR |
| B. | RPQS |
| C. | SRPQ |
| D. | QRPS |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
He saidnP : here is the catnQ : throughout the nightnR : which had been paying havoc with thingsnS : that ate the ratnThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSQR |
| B. | PSRQ |
| C. | QPRS |
| D. | QRPS |
| Answer» C. QPRS | |
| 46. |
Though he dialled frequentlynP : on telephonenQ : my brother could not contact menR : and had left no informationnS : as I had gone out of officenThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QPRS |
| B. | SQRP |
| C. | QPSR |
| D. | SPQR |
| Answer» D. SPQR | |
| 47. |
Then the womennP : lamenting their evil desirenQ : that had broughtnR : wept loudlynS : this sorrow upon themnThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RPQS |
| B. | RQPS |
| C. | PQSR |
| D. | PRQS |
| Answer» B. RQPS | |
| 48. |
I wasnP : and stay fro few days in DelhinQ : when my father told menR : very excitednS : that I could go with himnThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | RQSP |
| C. | QRSP |
| D. | SPQR |
| Answer» C. QRSP | |
| 49. |
I saw thatnP : but seeing my host in this moodnQ : I deemed it proper to take leavenR : as I had frequently done beforenS : it had been my intention to pass the night therenThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QPSR |
| B. | QRPS |
| C. | SPQR |
| D. | SRPQ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
There wasnP : needed for it everyday lifenQ : a time when each familynR : for itself most of the things itnS : actually producednThe Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QRSP |
| B. | RQPS |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | QSRP |
| Answer» E. | |