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This section includes 75 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Competitive English knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
S1: The Hound of Baskervilles was feared by the people of the area.P : Some people spoke of seeing a huge, shadowy form a Hound at midnight on the moor.Q : But they spoke of it in tones of horror.R : Nobody had actually seen the hound.S : This shadowy form did not reveal any details about the animal.S6: The Hound of Baskervilles remains an unsolved mystery.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SPQR |
| B. | SPRQ |
| C. | PSRQ |
| D. | PQRS |
| Answer» B. SPRQ | |
| 52. |
S1: The study of speech disorders due to brain injury suggests that patients can think without having adequate control over their language.P : But they succeed in playing games of chess.Q : Some patients, for example fail to find the names of objects presented to them.R : They can even use the concepts needed for chess playing, though they are unable to express many of the concepts in ordinary language.S : They even find it difficult to interpret long written notices.S6: How they manage to do this we do not know.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSQR |
| B. | RPSQ |
| C. | QSPR |
| D. | SRPQ |
| Answer» D. SRPQ | |
| 53. |
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 her.S : 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. | PQRS |
| B. | RPQS |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | RQPS |
| Answer» C. RSPQ | |
| 54. |
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 climate.S6: Finally let me say that no other monkey has a better temper or winning ways.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | QRPS |
| C. | QSPR |
| D. | RPSQ |
| Answer» C. QSPR | |
| 55. |
S1: You know my wife, Madhavi, always urged me to give up smoking.P : I really gave it up.Q : 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.R : When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph.S : But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes.S6: poor girl!.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSRQ |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | QPRS |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» D. RSPQ | |
| 56. |
S1: Several sub-cities have been planned around capital.P : Dwarga is the first among them.Q : They are expected to alleviate the problem of housing.R : It is coming up in the south west of capital.S : It will cater to over one million people when completed.S6: Hopefully the housing problem will not be as acute at present after these sub-cities are built.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QPRS |
| B. | PRSQ |
| C. | PQRS |
| D. | QRSP |
| Answer» B. PRSQ | |
| 57. |
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 wrong.R : 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. | PQSR |
| B. | PRQS |
| C. | QPRS |
| D. | QPSR |
| Answer» D. QPSR | |
| 58. |
S1: A force of exists between everybody in the universe.P : Normally it is very small but when the one of the bodies is a planet, like earth, the force is considerable.Q : It has been investigated by many scientists including Galileo and Newton.R : Everything on or near the surface of the earth is attracted by the mass of earth.S : This gravitational force depends on the mass of the bodies involved.S6: The greater the mass, the greater is the earth's force of attraction on it. We can call this force of attraction gravity.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PRQS |
| B. | PRSQ |
| C. | QSRP |
| D. | QSPR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
S1: Jawaharlal Nehru was the greatest plan-enthusiast.P : Under Nehru's advice, the pre-Independent congress set up National Planning Commission in 1938.Q : But he forgot that what could be achieved by force under the communist dictatorship of Russia was not possible under the democratic set up of India.R : He took the idea from Russia where Five year plans transformed a very backward country into a top power of the world.S : No free government can call for compulsory sacrifice and suffering from the whole people.S6: Nehru himself became the chairman of the commission.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSQR |
| B. | SRQP |
| C. | QPRS |
| D. | RQSP |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
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. | RPQS |
| B. | RPSQ |
| C. | PRQS |
| D. | QPRS |
| Answer» C. PRQS | |
| 61. |
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. | SPRQ |
| B. | QPSR |
| C. | PSRQ |
| D. | SPQR |
| Answer» C. PSRQ | |
| 62. |
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. | SQPR |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | QRSP |
| D. | RSQP |
| Answer» C. QRSP | |
| 63. |
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. | PQRS |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | QRPS |
| D. | SQPR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 64. |
S1: Hungary, with a population of about 10 million, lies between Czechoslovakia to the north and Yugoslavia to the south.P : Here a great deal of grain is grown.Q : In recent years, however, progress has been made also in the field of industrialisation.R : Most of this country consists of an extremely fertile plain, through which the river Danube flows.S : In addition to grain, the plain produces potatoes, sugar, wine and livestock.S6: The new industries derive mainly from agricultural production.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QRSP |
| B. | RPSQ |
| C. | PRSQ |
| D. | RQSP |
| Answer» C. PRSQ | |
| 65. |
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. | PQRS |
| B. | PRQS |
| C. | SRPQ |
| D. | PQSR |
| Answer» D. PQSR | |
| 66. |
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. | PQRS |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» D. RSPQ | |
| 67. |
S1: Since the sixties there has been an increasing interest in neurophysiology, which deals with the neural bases of mental activity and behaviour.P : It has format which is very similar to that of Brain and Language, a sister journal.Q : Since then, a number of journals devoted entirely to this area of research have appeared.R : Before the 1960's when this field was the concern of a small number of investigators, research articles were scattered in various neurological journals.S : Brain and cognition is one such journal.S6: So far the journal has published the mixture of articles including reports and investigations.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RQSP |
| B. | QRSP |
| C. | QSPR |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» B. QRSP | |
| 68. |
S1: I had halted on the road.P : As soon as I saw the elephant I knew I should not shoot him.Q : It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant.R : I knew that his 'must' was already passing off.S : The elephant was standing 8 yards from the road.S6: I decided to watch him for a while and then go home.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SPQR |
| B. | PQSR |
| C. | RQPS |
| D. | SRPQ |
| Answer» C. RQPS | |
| 69. |
S1: She said on the phone that she would report for duty next day.P : We waited for few days then we decided to go to her place.Q : But she did not.R : we found it locked.S : Even after that we waited for her quite a few days.S6: Eventually we reported to the police.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PRSQ |
| B. | QPSR |
| C. | QPRS |
| D. | SQPR |
| Answer» D. SQPR | |
| 70. |
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. | SRQP |
| B. | PQSR |
| C. | QPSR |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» D. RSPQ | |
| 71. |
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. | RSQP |
| B. | PQRS |
| C. | SQPR |
| D. | QSRP |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
S1: Growing up means not only getting larger, but also using our sense and our brain is to become more aware of things around us.P : Not only does he have a memory but he is able to think and reason.Q : In this, man differs from all other animals.R : Before we spray our roadside plants or turn sewage in to our rivers, we should pause to think what the results of our action are likely to do.S : This is to say, he is able to plan what he is is going to do in the light of his experience before he does it.S6: In other words, we must develop and use our ability to reason, because the destruction or the preservation of the places in which we live depend on us.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QRSP |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | SPRQ |
| D. | QPSR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
S1: There is a touching story of Professor Hardy visiting Ramanujan as he lay desperately ill in hospital at Putney.P : 'No Hardy, that is not a dull number in the very least.Q : Hardy, who was a very shy man, could not find the words for his distress.R : It was 1729.S : The best he could do, as he got to the beside was "I say Ramanujan, I thought the number of taxi I came down in was a very dull number".S6: It is the lowest number that can be expressed in two different ways as the sum of two cubes.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RPQS |
| B. | RPSQ |
| C. | PRQS |
| D. | QPRS |
| Answer» C. PRQS | |
| 74. |
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. | PQRS |
| B. | RPSQ |
| C. | QSPR |
| D. | PSQR |
| Answer» C. QSPR | |
| 75. |
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. | QRPS |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | QRSP |
| D. | QPRS |
| Answer» B. QSPR | |