Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Ordering of Sentences

181.

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

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 The monstrous terror seized him. He could hear nothing. But it only lasted a minute. He was not falling head long now.

182.

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

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 Through the ages, plants have evolved from simple to more complex forms. First there were water plants then land plants appeared during the Paleozoic era. Records of the history of the world are contained in fossils. But since the fossil remains appear locked in rock layers, they are closely related to the geologist area of investigation.

183.

S₁: The distinction between state or sovereign and government is developed by Rousseau with utmost exactness and accuracy.
P: While 'state' denotes the community as a whole, created by social pact and manifesting itself in supreme general will, 'government' denotes merely the individual or groups of individuals that is designated by the community to carry into effect the sovereign will.
Q: Government, to Rousseau, means executive power.
R: The individuals, to whom this power is assigned are the officers or the agents of the sovereign.
S: The government is created not by any contract but by a decree of the sovereign, and its function is in no sense to make but only to administer law.
S₆: Collectively, they may be called 'prence' or 'magistracy'.

The Proper sequence should be:

• (A) PSQR
• (B) QSPR
• (C) RPQS
• (D) SQRP

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 Government, to Rousseau, means executive power. The government is created not by any contract but by a decree of the sovereign, and its function is in no sense to make but only to administer law. While 'state' denotes the community as a whole, created by social pact and manifesting itself in supreme general will, 'government' denotes merely the individual or groups of individuals that is designated by the community to carry into effect the sovereign will. The individuals, to whom this power is assigned are the officers or the agents of the sovereign.

184.

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

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 Some patients, for example fail to find the names of objects presented to them. They even find it difficult to interpret long written notices. But they succeed in playing games of chess. They can even use the concepts needed for chess playing, though they are unable to express many of the concepts in ordinary language.

185.

S₁: It was a dark moonless night.
P : He turned over the pages, reading passages here and there.
Q : He heard them on the floor.
R : The poet took down his books of poems from his shelves.
S : Some of them contained his earliest writings which he had almost forgotten.
S₆: They all seemed to him to be poor and ordinary mere childish words.

The Proper sequence should be:

• (A) RPQS
• (B) RQSP
• (C) RSPQ
• (D) RPSQ

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 The poet took down his books of poems from his shelves. He turned over the pages, reading passages here and there. Some of them contained his earliest writings which he had almost forgotten. He heard them on the floor.

186.

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

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 It is a quality to be found among all peoples and nations in every corner of the earth. 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. Obviously, each person follows the custom of his particular country. A man of another country will not do so.

187.

S₁: In ancient Indian history the city of Ujjain was quite famous.
P: Here lived at one time the poet Kalidasa.
Q: He was a famous learned astronomer.
R: And here also worked and visited Rajah Jaysingh of Jaipur.
S: It was always renowned as a seat of learning.
S₆: So one can see what a great love all who care for India must feel for the ancientry of Ujjain.
The Proper sequence should be:

• (A) PSRQ
• (B) QSRP
• (C) SPRQ
• (D) SRPQ

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 It was always renowned as a seat of learning. Here lived at one time the poet Kalidasa. And here also worked and visited Rajah Jaysingh of Jaipur. He was a famous learned astronomer.

188.

S₁: The mail is first collected from different letter boxes.
P: From there it is sent to the head post office.
Q: It is then sorted out at the sorting office.
R: The mail is again sorted out at the head office by the concerned beat postman.
S: The sorted mail is sent to the zonal post office.
S₆: Finally it is delivered to us.

The Proper sequence should be:

• (A) QPRS
• (B) QSPR
• (C) RPQS
• (D) RSQP

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 It is then sorted out at the sorting office. From there it is sent to the head post office. The mail is again sorted out at the head office by the concerned beat postman. The sorted mail is sent to the zonal post office.

189.

S₁: We must learn to depend on ourselves and not look to others for help every time we are in trouble.
P: We should not forget that those who lean too much on others tend to become weak and helpless.
Q: Certainly we want to make friends with the rest of the world.
R: We welcome help and cooperation from every quarter, but we must depend primarily on our own resources.
S: We also seek the goodwill and cooperation of all those who reside in this country, whatever their race or nationality.
S₆: A country's freedom can be preserved only by her own strength and self-reliance.

The Proper sequence should be:

• (A) PQRS
• (B) QPRS
• (C) QSRP
• (D) SRQP

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 We should not forget that those who lean too much on others tend to become weak and helpless. Certainly we want to make friends with the rest of the world. We welcome help and cooperation from every quarter, but we must depend primarily on our own resources. We also seek the goodwill and cooperation of all those who reside in this country, whatever their race or nationality.

190.

S₁: Suddenly it began to climb swiftly, and I knew it was speeding eastward again till it became a speck in the blue morning.
P: I didn't know what force they could command, but I was certain it would be sufficient.
Q: My enemies had located me, and the next thing would be a cordon round me.
R: That made me do some savage thinking.
S: The aeroplane had seen my bicycle, and would conclude that I would try to escape by the road.
S₆: In that case there might be a chance on the moors to the right or left.

The Proper sequence should be:

• (A) PSRQ
• (B) QPSR
• (C) RQPS
• (D) SRQP

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 My enemies had located me, and the next thing would be a cordon round me. I didn't know what force they could command, but I was certain it would be sufficient. The aeroplane had seen my bicycle, and would conclude that I would try to escape by the road. That made me do some savage thinking.