Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Ordering of Sentences

31.

S₁: Work with retarded children, in particular, involves superhuman patience and long-delayed rewards.
P: Another woman faithfully spent two hours a day, five days a week, with a bed-ridden retarded girl.
Q: It was three years before the girl made her first cut in a piece of paper.
R: The girl had never before responded to, or recognised anyone.
S: One woman decided to teach a young brain-damaged girl how to use scissors.
S₆: After five years, the girl finally began to smile, when her foster grandparents entered the room.

The Proper sequence should be:

• (A) PSQR
• (B) QSPR
• (C) RQSP
• (D) SQPR

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 One woman decided to teach a young brain-damaged girl how to use scissors. It was three years before the girl made her first cut in a piece of paper. Another woman faithfully spent two hours a day, five days a week, with a bed-ridden retarded girl. The girl had never before responded to, or recognised anyone.

32.

S₁: Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad on 14 Nov., 1889.
P: Nehru met Mahatma Gandhi in February, 1920.
Q: In 1905 he was sent to London to study at a school called Harrow.
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

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 In 1905 he was sent to London to study at a school called Harrow. He married Kamla Kaul in 1915. Nehru met Mahatma Gandhi in February, 1920. He became the first Prime Minister of Independent India on 15 August, 1947.

33.

S₁: When you meet someone and discover areas of common interest and experience, you gain building blocks to develop a deeper relationship.
P: This gives you and your partner an opportunity to decide if you would like to get to know one another better.
Q: Remember, much of the point of conversation is to discuss different topics and experience in order to find a common bond.
R: So, when you discover a connection, tell your partner right away.
S: If you have enough in common, then hopefully you will want to see each other again to share common interests.
S₆: This creates a sense of familiarity and indicates your interest in discussing the topic further and sharing your ideas.

The Proper sequence should be:

• (A) RPQS
• (B) PQRS
• (C) QPSR
• (D) SRQP

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 Remember, much of the point of conversation is to discuss different topics and experience in order to find a common bond. This gives you and your partner an opportunity to decide if you would like to get to know one another better. If you have enough in common, then hopefully you will want to see each other again to share common interests. So, when you discover a connection, tell your partner right away.

34.

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

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 Q: It is beautiful and intelligent Capuchin monkey. 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. P: They quickly die from colds and coughs after the first winter fogs. R: The lively little Capuchins, however, may be left for years in an English house without the least danger to their health. The proper sequence starts with the introduction of the Capuchin monkey (Q), followed by the comparison with Marmosets (S), then the discussion about their vulnerability (P), and finally, highlighting their suitability as indoor pets (R). So, the correct order is QSPR.

35.

S₁: Gandhiji had a vast amount of daily business to transact.
P: Yet Gandhiji was never too busy to withdraw temporarily from business affairs for recurrent periods of contemplation.
Q: Under present day conditions, that is the fate of any leader of any great movement.
R: In setting apart those times for contemplation gandhiji was being true, not only to himself, but to India.
S: If he had not made this his practice, he would not, I suppose,have been able to go on doing his business, because his spells of contemplation were the source of his inexhaustible strength.
S₆: His practice on this point is something that is characteristic of the Indian tradition.

The Proper sequence should be:

• (A) PRSQ
• (B) QPSR
• (C) RSPQ
• (D) SRPQ

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 Under present day conditions, that is the fate of any leader of any great movement. Yet Gandhiji was never too busy to withdraw temporarily from business affairs for recurrent periods of contemplation. If he had not made this his practice, he would not, I suppose,have been able to go on doing his business, because his spells of contemplation were the source of his inexhaustible strength. In setting apart those times for contemplation gandhiji was being true, not only to himself, but to India.

36.

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

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 One of the windows is open and through it I can see a poor woman. Her face is thin and worn and her hands are coarse, pricked by a needle, for she is a steam stress. In a bed in a corner of the room her little boy is lying ill. He has fever and asking for oranges.

37.

S₁: In a good many cases unnecessary timidity makes the trouble worse than it need be.
P: I am not, of course, thinking of extreme forms of defiance.
Q: If you show that you are afraid of them, you give promise of good hunting, whereas if you show indifference, they begin to doubt their own power and, therefore, tend to let you alone.
R: A dog will bark more loudly and bite more easily when people are afraid of him than when they treat him with contempt, and the human herd has something of this same characteristic.
S: Public opinion is always more tyrannical towards those who obviously fear it than towards those who feel indifferent to it.
S₆: If you hold in Delhi the views that are conventional in Delhi, you much accept the consequences.

The Proper sequence should be:

• (A) QPRS
• (B) RSPQ
• (C) SRPQ
• (D) SRQP

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 A dog will bark more loudly and bite more easily when people are afraid of him than when they treat him with contempt, and the human herd has something of this same characteristic. Public opinion is always more tyrannical towards those who obviously fear it than towards those who feel indifferent to it. I am not, of course, thinking of extreme forms of defiance. If you show that you are afraid of them, you give promise of good hunting, whereas if you show indifference, they begin to doubt their own power and, therefore, tend to let you alone.

38.

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 committee.
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) PQRS
• (B) QSRP
• (C) RSQP
• (D) SQPR

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 On him rests much of the responsibility for the success or failure of the committee. As the meeting opens, he runs briskly through a number of formalities. While this is happening we have an opportunity to get the 'feel' of this committee. For a committee is not just a mere collection of individuals.

39.

S₁: For a conversation to be stimulating and sustained, the participants must be active talkers as well as active listeners.
P: This is usually unnecessary, confusing and even boring to your partner.
Q: Some people feel that they have to give long-winded explanations of their views.
R: Make a point of throwing the conversational ball to the other person after you have presented your ideas in an abridged form.
S: Be sure to do both in conversation.
S₆: It's better to paint the big picture first, and if your partner wants to know more, you can always fill in with details.

The Proper sequence should be:

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

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 Be sure to do both in conversation. Make a point of throwing the conversational ball to the other person after you have presented your ideas in an abridged form. Some people feel that they have to give long-winded explanations of their views. This is usually unnecessary, confusing and even boring to your partner.

40.

S₁: Instantly the full load yanked Gordy towards the side of the bridge.
P: But the pull of the cable was too much.
Q: He could hardly feel the cable, slipping through his fingers, ripping off his gloves, and streaking over the railing like an escaping snake.
R: It smashed his hands hard against the top of the railing, causing a split - second feeling of fierce pain followed by numbness.
S: He held on to the cable; it had been hard work lifting it, and he did not want to have to start over again.
S₆: Feeling a sharp burning sensation where the cable was speeding between his things, Gordy rose on tiptoe and as he did, the slithering coil of cable tightened around his left foot and yanked him over the railing.

The Proper sequence should be:

• (A) PRQS
• (B) QSRP
• (C) RPQS
• (D) SPRQ

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 It smashed his hands hard against the top of the railing, causing a split - second feeling of fierce pain followed by numbness. But the pull of the cable was too much. He could hardly feel the cable, slipping through his fingers, ripping off his gloves, and streaking over the railing like an escaping snake. He held on to the cable; it had been hard work lifting it, and he did not want to have to start over again.