260 + Mcqs in Ordering of Words in English Skills Ability Page 3 McqOptions

101.	1 : Yesterday, I chanced to meetP : where he livedQ : and asked himR : now in his seventiesS : an old acquaintance,6 : and what he did for his living.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	SRQ
B.	PSR
C.	QPS
D.	RQP
Answer» E.

Discussion

102.	1 : The Reserve Bank of India has taken the riskP : as measured by the Wholesale Price IndexQ : by allowing a large flow of fundsR : when the annual rate of inflationS : into the economy at a time6 : is slowly moving up.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	RQS
B.	SRP
C.	SPQ
D.	QPR
Answer» C. SPQ

Discussion

103.	The idea of the YahoosP : too,Q : in all its devastating implications,R : is one to be exploredS : but not taken as the last word about human natureThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	RQS
B.	QSP
C.	PRQ
D.	RPQ
Answer» B. QSP

Discussion

104.	1 : No part of this publication may beP : without the written permissionQ : reproduced, stored in or transmittedR : of the copyright owner andS : in any form or by any means6 : the publisher of this book.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	QRS
B.	SPR
C.	PSQ
D.	RQP
Answer» C. PSQ

Discussion

105.	1 : What handicapped peopleP : an opportunity to pull their weightQ : but what we are readyR : and do something usefulS : want most of all is6 : to offer is pity.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	QSR
B.	SPR
C.	PQS
D.	PRQ
Answer» E.

Discussion

106.	Dermatologists tell usP : that the skinQ : is a finely laminated coatingR : whose layered natureS : has inspired comparisons with onionsThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	QRS
B.	RQS
C.	RSQ
D.	SRQ
Answer» B. RQS

Discussion

107.	P : it becomes difficultQ : satisfying our desireR : but once we set aboutS : if not impossible to restrain themThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	QRS
B.	RPS
C.	QPS
D.	QSP
Answer» D. QSP

Discussion

108.	1 : The district collectorP : the next of kinQ : would be provided toR : announced that financial assistanceS : of the deceased6 : from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	SRQ
B.	SPR
C.	QPS
D.	QRP
Answer» D. QRP

Discussion

109.	The practice of taking performance boosting drugs among athletesP : but checking it is not going to be easyQ : is generally conceded to be unfairR : of the detection technologyS : for the user is generally one jump aheadThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	PRS
B.	PSR
C.	QPS
D.	QSP
Answer» C. QPS

Discussion

110.	It wouldP : appear from his statementQ : about the policy of the managementR : in dealing with the strikeS : that he was quite in the darkThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	RQS
B.	SQR
C.	PSQ
D.	QPS
Answer» C. PSQ

Discussion

111.	They are plant eatersP : and various kinds of vegetationQ : browsing on grassR : and consumeS : vast quantities of pastureThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	PRS
B.	SRP
C.	SPQ
D.	SQP
Answer» B. SRP

Discussion

112.	1 : The next stopP : lying in the centreQ : of a bayR : was a portS : that our ship halted at6 : in South Wales.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	QRS
B.	SQP
C.	RPQ
D.	RQP
Answer» D. RQP

Discussion

113.	The reporter of the newspaper informs us thatP : Lala Lajpat Rai spentQ : lecturing widely and attracting many American leadersR : to sympathise with the Indian nationalist positionS : almost five years in AmericaThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	SQR
B.	SRQ
C.	PSQ
D.	PQR
Answer» B. SRQ

Discussion

114.	P : I am planning to goQ : to the hill stationR : to spend my vacationS : where an acquaintance of my father livesThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	QRS
B.	SQR
C.	PQS
D.	QPS
Answer» D. QPS

Discussion

115.	1 : The ravine was about ten yards wideP : and as I stepped down into itQ : and four or five feet deepR : on which I hadS : a bird flew off a rock6 : put my hand.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	SRQ
B.	PSR
C.	SQP
D.	RQP
Answer» C. SQP

Discussion

116.	1 : There are peopleP : to be able to sayQ : not because they enjoy the book,R : who read a bookS : but because they want6 : that they have read it.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	SQR
B.	QSP
C.	SPQ
D.	QPR
Answer» C. SPQ

Discussion

117.	Reading booksP : is a habitQ : but also enlarges the mindR : because it not only increases knowledgeS : which must be cultivated by everybodyThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	QSR
B.	QRS
C.	SRQ
D.	RPQ
Answer» D. RPQ

Discussion

118.	1 : He daredP : the forty thievesQ : to fightR : whoS : challenged him6 : to a duelThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	QRS
B.	PRS
C.	SQP
D.	PQR
Answer» C. SQP

Discussion

119.	P : we must readQ : if we want to absorb the fruits of great literatureR : but with concentrationS : them not as we do cricket storiesThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	RQS
B.	RSQ
C.	SQR
D.	PSR
Answer» E.

Discussion

120.	This is a letterP : from a young ladyQ : who was lately wounded in a duelR : written in the most passionate termsS : wherein she laments the misfortune of a gentlemanThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	RQS
B.	RSQ
C.	PQS
D.	PSQ
Answer» C. PQS

Discussion

121.	1 : The establishment of Delhi SultanateP : new features in art and architectureQ : and their diffusion to all parts of the countryR : saw the introduction ofS : leading the growth of6 : India's composite culture.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	RSQ
B.	SQR
C.	PQS
D.	PQR
Answer» D. PQR

Discussion

122.	1 : I have not comeP : even if it means some humiliationQ : but the boy must learnR : to complain, he said,S : to be honest6 : and admit he broke our window pane.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	RQS
B.	SPR
C.	QSP
D.	PRQ
Answer» D. PRQ

Discussion

123.	All religious areP : to advance the cause of peaceQ : in a holy partnershipR : justice and freedomS : bound togetherThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	QRS
B.	RQS
C.	PQR
D.	QPR
Answer» E.

Discussion

124.	It was true thatP : the pet dogQ : would never sleep anywhereR : we once hadS : except on the sofaThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	QSR
B.	RQS
C.	PQS
D.	PQR
Answer» C. PQS

Discussion

125.	1 : What we would like to judgeP : in this comprehension exercise,Q : the difficult words, phrases and sentence fragmentsR : and also the meanings ofS : is your grasp of the content6 : that constitute the paragraph.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	SRQ
B.	PSR
C.	QPS
D.	RQP
Answer» B. PSR

Discussion

126.	1 : If evil consistedP : men would be drawn to virtueQ : but, alas! how many know their dutyR : merely in ignoranceS : as soon as it was explained to them6 : and yet do not do it.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	PQS
B.	PSQ
C.	SPQ
D.	PRQ
Answer» C. SPQ

Discussion

127.	1 : If you are serious aboutP : vocabulary building not a hobby,Q : you will have to makeR : an absorbing interest,S : increasing your vocabulary,6 : or even an obsession.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	QSR
B.	RQS
C.	QPS
D.	QPR
Answer» E.

Discussion

128.	Milton said thatP : those personsQ : would be damnedR : who do not obeyS : God's commandsThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	QRS
B.	RSQ
C.	PRS
D.	SPQ
Answer» B. RSQ

Discussion

129.	A policemanP : to abideQ : if he has to do well,R : by the strict letters of the lawS : cannot affordThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	RQS
B.	SPR
C.	QPS
D.	PRQ
Answer» C. QPS

Discussion

130.	P : early todayQ : at least five persons were killed and 32 injuredR : when a passenger train rammed intoS : a stationary goods trainThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	QRS
B.	RSP
C.	SPQ
D.	SQP
Answer» C. SPQ

Discussion

131.	The boyP : with big blue eyesQ : watched him,R : and he never said a wordS : that had an uncanny cold fire in themThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	QRS
B.	QSR
C.	PSR
D.	RPS
Answer» D. RPS

Discussion

132.	The invasion of IndiaP : is more interesting than any other episode of early Indian historyQ : to most European readersR : by Alexander the Great of MacedoniaS : which occurred during the rule of the NandasThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	QRS
B.	PRS
C.	SPQ
D.	RPQ
Answer» D. RPQ

Discussion

133.	1 : Western civilization isP : in its character thatQ : national culture by affectingR : it is bound to influence everyS : so powerful and so uniform6 : its external way of life.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	RSQ
B.	SRP
C.	QSP
D.	PRQ
Answer» E.

Discussion

134.	1 : There is a continuous demandP : are formed to train humanityQ : for destructive purposes, and world organisationsR : in the art of settling their disputesS : to ban the application of science6 : by peaceful negotiations.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	RSQ
B.	SRP
C.	PQS
D.	QPR
Answer» E.

Discussion

135.	1 : A sub-inspector of police,P : disturbing a public meetingQ : justice to his uniformR : rounded up a group of 18 miscreantsS : bent on doing6 : and marched them to the local jail in Shimoga.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	RSQ
B.	RPS
C.	PSQ
D.	QRP
Answer» E.

Discussion

136.	1 : On reaching the stationP : he first looked aroundQ : and when he could find noneR : he just lifted his luggageS : for a coolie6 : and walked down to the platform.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	SQR
B.	RPS
C.	PSQ
D.	QRP
Answer» B. RPS

Discussion

137.	1 : They're mostly peopleP : and they find the club very convenient,Q : to get a reasonable mealR : who work in the neighbourhoodS : because it enables them6 : without too much trouble.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	QRS
B.	PRS
C.	PSQ
D.	QRP
Answer» D. QRP

Discussion

138.	1 : The little girlP : for the mother to leaveQ : said to her friendR : little children on their ownS : it was not quite right6 : and go to work.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	RQS
B.	SPR
C.	PSQ
D.	QRP
Answer» C. PSQ

Discussion

139.	There wasP : needed for its everyday lifeQ : a time when each familyR : for itself most of the things itS : actually producedThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	RSP
B.	SRP
C.	QPS
D.	SPQ
Answer» C. QPS

Discussion

140.	I have never metP : a friendliness and hospitalityQ : in your city,R : like the oneS : I have met6 : Calcutta.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	QRS
B.	RSQ
C.	SRQ
D.	PRS
Answer» C. SRQ

Discussion

141.	1 : Every bodyP : attracts every otherQ : whether big or small,R : body with the forceS : in the universe6 : of gravitation.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	RSQ
B.	PRS
C.	SPQ
D.	QPR
Answer» E.

Discussion

142.	I wasP : and stay for a few days in DelhiQ : when my father told meR : very excitedS : that I could go with himThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	QRS
B.	RSP
C.	QSP
D.	PQR
Answer» D. PQR

Discussion

143.	1 : At the end of the assignment,P : the field workerQ : submitted his papersR : for the work done by himS : and also bills6 : to the office superintendent.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	QSR
B.	PRS
C.	SRP
D.	SQP
Answer» B. PRS

Discussion

144.	The natives of the CarribeanP : regarded the papayaQ : because of its abilityR : as a magic treeS : to keep them healthyThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	RQS
B.	RSQ
C.	PQS
D.	PSQ
Answer» B. RSQ

Discussion

145.	By this timeP : at the railway stationQ : reported mass lootingR : reports of violence were flooding inS : while police dispatchesThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	SPQ
B.	SQP
C.	PRQ
D.	QRP
Answer» E.

Discussion

146.	The U.S. soyabeanP : in the developing worldQ : and when famine strikesR : is America's singlemost lucrative exportS : American soyabeans are a major source of high protein sustenanceThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	RSQ
B.	SRQ
C.	QPS
D.	QSP
Answer» E.

Discussion

147.	WeP : agreed withQ : the manner in which you said itR : but we objected toS : what you saidThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	SQR
B.	SRQ
C.	PQR
D.	PRQ
Answer» C. PQR

Discussion

148.	The house,P : about half a mile distantQ : that stands in front of us,R : was built of stonesS : which were dug out of its own siteThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	PRS
B.	RPS
C.	RSP
D.	SPR
Answer» B. RPS

Discussion

149.	During hibernationP : they have lost a good deal of weightQ : of course the animals consumeR : and when they awake againS : the fats accumulated in the summerThe Proper sequence should be:
A.	QRS
B.	SRP
C.	QSP
D.	QPR
Answer» C. QSP

Discussion

150.	1 : If the parachutes had failed to openP : the whole of his couch wouldQ : he could have pulled a liver to provide an emergency ejectionR : and special parachutes would have unfoldedS : then have been fired from the cabin6 : to bring him down.The Proper sequence should be:
A.	SRQ
B.	PSR
C.	SQP
D.	QPR
Answer» C. SQP

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in English Skills Ability.

1 : Yesterday, I chanced to meetP : where he livedQ : and asked himR : now in his seventiesS : an old acquaintance,6 : and what he did for his living.The Proper sequence should be:

1 : The Reserve Bank of India has taken the riskP : as measured by the Wholesale Price IndexQ : by allowing a large flow of fundsR : when the annual rate of inflationS : into the economy at a time6 : is slowly moving up.The Proper sequence should be:

The idea of the YahoosP : too,Q : in all its devastating implications,R : is one to be exploredS : but not taken as the last word about human natureThe Proper sequence should be:

1 : No part of this publication may beP : without the written permissionQ : reproduced, stored in or transmittedR : of the copyright owner andS : in any form or by any means6 : the publisher of this book.The Proper sequence should be:

1 : What handicapped peopleP : an opportunity to pull their weightQ : but what we are readyR : and do something usefulS : want most of all is6 : to offer is pity.The Proper sequence should be:

Dermatologists tell usP : that the skinQ : is a finely laminated coatingR : whose layered natureS : has inspired comparisons with onionsThe Proper sequence should be:

P : it becomes difficultQ : satisfying our desireR : but once we set aboutS : if not impossible to restrain themThe Proper sequence should be:

1 : The district collectorP : the next of kinQ : would be provided toR : announced that financial assistanceS : of the deceased6 : from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.The Proper sequence should be:

The practice of taking performance boosting drugs among athletesP : but checking it is not going to be easyQ : is generally conceded to be unfairR : of the detection technologyS : for the user is generally one jump aheadThe Proper sequence should be:

It wouldP : appear from his statementQ : about the policy of the managementR : in dealing with the strikeS : that he was quite in the darkThe Proper sequence should be:

They are plant eatersP : and various kinds of vegetationQ : browsing on grassR : and consumeS : vast quantities of pastureThe Proper sequence should be:

1 : The next stopP : lying in the centreQ : of a bayR : was a portS : that our ship halted at6 : in South Wales.The Proper sequence should be:

The reporter of the newspaper informs us thatP : Lala Lajpat Rai spentQ : lecturing widely and attracting many American leadersR : to sympathise with the Indian nationalist positionS : almost five years in AmericaThe Proper sequence should be:

P : I am planning to goQ : to the hill stationR : to spend my vacationS : where an acquaintance of my father livesThe Proper sequence should be:

1 : The ravine was about ten yards wideP : and as I stepped down into itQ : and four or five feet deepR : on which I hadS : a bird flew off a rock6 : put my hand.The Proper sequence should be:

1 : There are peopleP : to be able to sayQ : not because they enjoy the book,R : who read a bookS : but because they want6 : that they have read it.The Proper sequence should be:

Reading booksP : is a habitQ : but also enlarges the mindR : because it not only increases knowledgeS : which must be cultivated by everybodyThe Proper sequence should be:

1 : He daredP : the forty thievesQ : to fightR : whoS : challenged him6 : to a duelThe Proper sequence should be:

P : we must readQ : if we want to absorb the fruits of great literatureR : but with concentrationS : them not as we do cricket storiesThe Proper sequence should be:

This is a letterP : from a young ladyQ : who was lately wounded in a duelR : written in the most passionate termsS : wherein she laments the misfortune of a gentlemanThe Proper sequence should be:

1 : The establishment of Delhi SultanateP : new features in art and architectureQ : and their diffusion to all parts of the countryR : saw the introduction ofS : leading the growth of6 : India's composite culture.The Proper sequence should be:

1 : I have not comeP : even if it means some humiliationQ : but the boy must learnR : to complain, he said,S : to be honest6 : and admit he broke our window pane.The Proper sequence should be:

All religious areP : to advance the cause of peaceQ : in a holy partnershipR : justice and freedomS : bound togetherThe Proper sequence should be:

It was true thatP : the pet dogQ : would never sleep anywhereR : we once hadS : except on the sofaThe Proper sequence should be:

1 : What we would like to judgeP : in this comprehension exercise,Q : the difficult words, phrases and sentence fragmentsR : and also the meanings ofS : is your grasp of the content6 : that constitute the paragraph.The Proper sequence should be:

1 : If evil consistedP : men would be drawn to virtueQ : but, alas! how many know their dutyR : merely in ignoranceS : as soon as it was explained to them6 : and yet do not do it.The Proper sequence should be:

1 : If you are serious aboutP : vocabulary building not a hobby,Q : you will have to makeR : an absorbing interest,S : increasing your vocabulary,6 : or even an obsession.The Proper sequence should be:

Milton said thatP : those personsQ : would be damnedR : who do not obeyS : God's commandsThe Proper sequence should be:

A policemanP : to abideQ : if he has to do well,R : by the strict letters of the lawS : cannot affordThe Proper sequence should be:

P : early todayQ : at least five persons were killed and 32 injuredR : when a passenger train rammed intoS : a stationary goods trainThe Proper sequence should be:

The boyP : with big blue eyesQ : watched him,R : and he never said a wordS : that had an uncanny cold fire in themThe Proper sequence should be:

The invasion of IndiaP : is more interesting than any other episode of early Indian historyQ : to most European readersR : by Alexander the Great of MacedoniaS : which occurred during the rule of the NandasThe Proper sequence should be:

1 : Western civilization isP : in its character thatQ : national culture by affectingR : it is bound to influence everyS : so powerful and so uniform6 : its external way of life.The Proper sequence should be:

1 : There is a continuous demandP : are formed to train humanityQ : for destructive purposes, and world organisationsR : in the art of settling their disputesS : to ban the application of science6 : by peaceful negotiations.The Proper sequence should be:

1 : A sub-inspector of police,P : disturbing a public meetingQ : justice to his uniformR : rounded up a group of 18 miscreantsS : bent on doing6 : and marched them to the local jail in Shimoga.The Proper sequence should be:

1 : On reaching the stationP : he first looked aroundQ : and when he could find noneR : he just lifted his luggageS : for a coolie6 : and walked down to the platform.The Proper sequence should be:

1 : They're mostly peopleP : and they find the club very convenient,Q : to get a reasonable mealR : who work in the neighbourhoodS : because it enables them6 : without too much trouble.The Proper sequence should be:

1 : The little girlP : for the mother to leaveQ : said to her friendR : little children on their ownS : it was not quite right6 : and go to work.The Proper sequence should be:

There wasP : needed for its everyday lifeQ : a time when each familyR : for itself most of the things itS : actually producedThe Proper sequence should be:

I have never metP : a friendliness and hospitalityQ : in your city,R : like the oneS : I have met6 : Calcutta.The Proper sequence should be:

1 : Every bodyP : attracts every otherQ : whether big or small,R : body with the forceS : in the universe6 : of gravitation.The Proper sequence should be:

I wasP : and stay for a few days in DelhiQ : when my father told meR : very excitedS : that I could go with himThe Proper sequence should be:

1 : At the end of the assignment,P : the field workerQ : submitted his papersR : for the work done by himS : and also bills6 : to the office superintendent.The Proper sequence should be:

The natives of the CarribeanP : regarded the papayaQ : because of its abilityR : as a magic treeS : to keep them healthyThe Proper sequence should be:

By this timeP : at the railway stationQ : reported mass lootingR : reports of violence were flooding inS : while police dispatchesThe Proper sequence should be:

The U.S. soyabeanP : in the developing worldQ : and when famine strikesR : is America's singlemost lucrative exportS : American soyabeans are a major source of high protein sustenanceThe Proper sequence should be:

WeP : agreed withQ : the manner in which you said itR : but we objected toS : what you saidThe Proper sequence should be:

The house,P : about half a mile distantQ : that stands in front of us,R : was built of stonesS : which were dug out of its own siteThe Proper sequence should be:

During hibernationP : they have lost a good deal of weightQ : of course the animals consumeR : and when they awake againS : the fats accumulated in the summerThe Proper sequence should be:

1 : If the parachutes had failed to openP : the whole of his couch wouldQ : he could have pulled a liver to provide an emergency ejectionR : and special parachutes would have unfoldedS : then have been fired from the cabin6 : to bring him down.The Proper sequence should be: