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251. |
S1: On vacation in Tangier, Morocco, my friend and I sat down at a street cafe.P : At one point, he bent over with a big smile, showing me, a single gold tooth and a dingy fez.Q : soon I felt the presence of someone standing alongside me.R : But this one wouldn't budge.S : We had been cautioned about beggars and were told to ignore them.S6: Finally a man walked over to me and whispered, "Hey buddy this guy is your waiter and he wants your order".The Proper sequence should be: |
A. | QRP |
B. | QPR |
C. | SRP |
D. | SPR |
Answer» D. SPR | |
252. |
S1: In India marriages are usually arranged by parents.P : Sometimes boys and girls do not like th idea of arranged marriages.Q : Most young people accepts the state of affairs.R : Shanta was like that.S : They assume their parents can make good choices.S6: She felt she was a modern girl and not subject for bargaining.The Proper sequence should be: |
A. | PRQ |
B. | SRQ |
C. | SPR |
D. | QPS |
Answer» D. QPS | |
253. |
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 library.R : 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. | SQR |
B. | PSR |
C. | QPS |
D. | PSQ |
Answer» C. QPS | |
254. |
S1: We now know that the oceans are very deep.P : For example, the Indian ocean has a range called the Indian Ridge.Q : Much of it is fairly flat.R : However, there are great mountain ranges as well.S : On average the bottom is 2.5 miles to 3.5 miles down.S6: This reaches from the India to the Antarctic.The Proper sequence should be: |
A. | QPR |
B. | QSR |
C. | SQP |
D. | PRS |
Answer» B. QSR | |
255. |
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. | PRS |
B. | QPR |
C. | SQP |
D. | RPQ |
Answer» C. SQP | |
256. |
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's.R : 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. | RQP |
B. | SPR |
C. | QRP |
D. | PSR |
Answer» C. QRP | |
257. |
S1: Calcutta unlike other cities kepts its trams.P : As a result there horrendous congestion.Q : It was going to be the first in South Asia.R : They run down the centre of the road.S : To ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line.S6: The foundation stone was laid in 1972.The Proper sequence should be: |
A. | RSQ |
B. | SQR |
C. | QRP |
D. | PSQ |
Answer» E. | |
258. |
S1: On vacation in Tangier, Morocco, my friend and I sat down at a street cafe.P : At one point, he bent over with a big smile, showing me, a single gold tooth and a dingy fez.Q : soon I felt the presence of someone standing alongside me.R : But this one wouldn't budge.S : We had been cautioned about beggars and were told to ignore them.S6: Finally a man walked over to me and whispered, "Hey buddy this guy is your waiter and he wants your order"The Proper sequence should be: |
A. | SQRP |
B. | SQPR |
C. | QSRP |
D. | QSPR |
Answer» D. QSPR | |
259. |
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. | |
260. |
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. | QRPS |
B. | QSPR |
C. | RPQS |
D. | SQRP |
Answer» C. RPQS | |
261. |
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. | RSQP |
B. | PQRS |
C. | SQPR |
D. | QSRP |
Answer» E. | |
262. |
S1: I keep on flapping my big ears all day.P : They also fear that I will flip them all away.Q : But children wonder why I flap them so.R : I flap them so to make sure they are safely there on either side of my head.S : But I know what I am doing.S6: Am I not a smart, intelligent elephant?The Proper sequence should be: |
A. | SRQP |
B. | QPSR |
C. | QPRS |
D. | PSRQ |
Answer» C. QPRS | |
263. |
S1: Palaeobotany is the study of fossil plants preserved in rocks dating back in millions of years.P : Records of the history of the world are contained in fossils.Q : Through the ages, plants have evolved from simple to more complex forms.R : First there were water plants then land plants appeared during the Paleozoic era.S : But since the fossil remains appear locked in rock layers, they are closely related to the geologist area of investigation.S6: The fossil plants indicate the age of the rock, and also point to facts regarding climate, temperature and topography.The Proper sequence should be: |
A. | RQSP |
B. | SQRP |
C. | PSQR |
D. | QRPS |
Answer» E. | |
264. |
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. | QSPR |
B. | PSRQ |
C. | QRSP |
D. | RPQS |
Answer» B. PSRQ | |
265. |
S1: Once upon a time 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. | QPRS |
B. | SQPR |
C. | RSQP |
D. | SRPQ |
Answer» C. RSQP | |
266. |
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. | PQRS |
B. | RPQS |
C. | RSPQ |
D. | RQPS |
Answer» C. RSPQ | |
267. |
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. | PSQR |
B. | QPSR |
C. | RQPS |
D. | RPSQ |
Answer» C. RQPS | |
268. |
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. | RSQP |
B. | RQSP |
C. | PQRS |
D. | QPRS |
Answer» C. PQRS | |
269. |
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. | PSQR |
B. | QSPR |
C. | QSRP |
D. | PRQS |
Answer» D. PRQS | |
270. |
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. | QPRS |
B. | QSPR |
C. | PQRS |
D. | PQSR |
Answer» B. QSPR | |
271. |
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. | SRPQ |
B. | RQPS |
C. | SPQR |
D. | PQSR |
Answer» B. RQPS | |
272. |
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 | |
273. |
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 | |
274. |
S1: We now know that the oceans are very deep.P : For example, the Indian ocean has a range called the Indian Ridge.Q : Much of it is fairly flat.R : However, there are great mountain ranges as well.S : On average the bottom is 2.5 miles to 3.5 miles downS6: This reaches from the India to the Antarctic.The Proper sequence should be: |
A. | SQPR |
B. | PQSR |
C. | RSQP |
D. | QPRS |
Answer» B. PQSR | |
275. |
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 | |
276. |
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 | |
277. |
S1: In India marriages are usually arranged by parentsP : Sometimes boys and girls do not like th idea of arranged marriages.Q : Most young people accepts the state of affairs.R : Shanta was like that.S : They assume their parents can make good choices.S6: She felt she was a modern girl and not subject for bargaining.The Proper sequence should be: |
A. | SPRQ |
B. | PSRQ |
C. | QSPR |
D. | RQPS |
Answer» D. RQPS | |
278. |
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. | PSQR |
B. | QPSR |
C. | QSRP |
D. | SRPQ |
Answer» D. SRPQ | |
279. |
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. | PQRS |
B. | PQSR |
C. | QPSR |
D. | QPRS |
Answer» E. | |
280. |
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. | PSQR |
B. | QPRS |
C. | QSPR |
D. | PSRQ |
Answer» D. PSRQ | |
281. |
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 | |
282. |
S1: The heart is pump of life.P : They have even succeeded in heart transplants.Q : Nowadays surgeons are able to stop a patients heart and carry out complicated operations.R : A few years ago it was impossible to operate on a patient whose heart was not working properly.S : If heart stops we die in about five minutes.S6: All this was made possible by the invention of heart-lung machine.The Proper sequence should be: |
A. | SRQP |
B. | SPRQ |
C. | SQPR |
D. | SRPQ |
Answer» B. SPRQ | |
283. |
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 | |
284. |
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. | PQRS |
B. | SRQP |
C. | QPRS |
D. | QPSR |
Answer» B. SRQP | |
285. |
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. | SRPQ |
B. | SQRP |
C. | PSQR |
D. | QPRS |
Answer» B. SQRP | |
286. |
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 | |
287. |
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 | |
288. |
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. | |
289. |
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. | PRQS |
B. | QPRS |
C. | QRPS |
D. | SPQR |
Answer» C. QRPS | |
290. |
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. | SQPR |
B. | PSQR |
C. | QSPR |
D. | PRSQ |
Answer» B. PSQR | |
291. |
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 | |
292. |
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 | |
293. |
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 | |
294. |
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 | |
295. |
S1: Calcutta unlike other cities kepts its trams.P : As a result there horrendous congestion.Q : It was going to be the first in South Asia.R : They run down the centre of the roadS : To ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line.S6: The foundation stone was laid in 1972.The Proper sequence should be: |
A. | PRSQ |
B. | PSQR |
C. | SQRP |
D. | RPSQ |
Answer» E. | |
296. |
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. | QSRP |
B. | RPSQ |
C. | SRPQ |
D. | QPSR |
Answer» C. SRPQ | |
297. |
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. | SQPR |
B. | RPSQ |
C. | QPRS |
D. | PSRQ |
Answer» B. RPSQ | |
298. |
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. | QSRP |
B. | RPQS |
C. | RPSQ |
D. | QPRS |
Answer» D. QPRS | |
299. |
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. | PQSR |
B. | PRQS |
C. | QPRS |
D. | QPSR |
Answer» D. QPSR | |
300. |
S1: Your letter was big relief.P : How did you exams go?Q : After your result, you must come here for a week.R : You hadn't written for over a month.S : I am sure you will come out with flying colours.S6: But don't forget to bring chocolate for Geetha.The Proper sequence should be: |
A. | PSRQ |
B. | QRPS |
C. | RPSQ |
D. | RSPQ |
Answer» D. RSPQ | |