Ordering of Words MCQs : This section focuses on the "Ordering of Words". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Ordering of Words skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
When he P : did not know Q : he was nervous and R : heard the hue and cry at midnight S : what to do The Proper sequence should be:
A. RQPS
B. QSPR
C. SQPR
D. PQRS
Question 2
It has been established that P : Einstein was Q : although a great scientist R : weak in arithmetic S : right from his school days The Proper sequence should be:
A. SRPQ
B. QPRS
C. QPSR
D. RQPS
Question 3
Then P : it struck me Q : of course R : suitable it was S : how eminently The Proper sequence should be:
A. SPQR
B. QSRP
C. PSRQ
D. QPSR
Question 4
I read an advertisement that said P :posh, air-conditioned Q : gentleman of taste R : are available for S : fully furnished rooms The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PSRQ
C. PSQR
D. SRPQ
Question 5
Since the beginning of history P : have managed to catch Q : the Eskimos and Red Indians R :by a very difficulty method S : a few specimens of this aquatic animal The Proper sequence should be:
A. QRPS
B. SQPR
C. SQRP
D. QPSR
Question 6
A French woman P : committed suicide Q : where she had put up R : who had come to Calcutta S : by jumping from the first floor balcony of the hotel The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. QSRP
C. RPSQ
D. SRQP
Question 7
The national unity of a free people P : to make it impracticable Q : for there to be an arbitrary administration R : depends upon a sufficiently even balance of political power S : against a revolutionary opposition that is irreconcilably opposed to it The Proper sequence should be:
A. QRPS
B. QRSP
C. RPQS
D. RSPQ
Question 8
The grocer P : did not listen to the protests of customer Q : who was in the habit of weighing less R : whom he had cheated S : with great audacity The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QSPR
C. QPRS
D. PQSR
Question 9
They felt safer P : to watch the mountain Q : of more than five miles R : as they settled down S : from a distance The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPSQ
B. RSQP
C. PQSR
D. PRSQ
Question 10
People P : at his dispensary Q : went to him R : of all professions S : for medicine and treatment The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. RPQS
C. RQSP
D. QRPS
Question 11
If you need help P : promptly and politely Q : ask for attendants R : to help our customers S : who have instructions The Proper sequence should be:
A. SQPR
B. QPSR
C. QSRP
D. SQRP
Question 12
It is easier P : to venture into space Q : for men R : beneath their feet S : than to explore The Proper sequence should be:
A. QRPS
B. QPSR
C. PSRQ
D. PQSR
Question 13
It was to be P : before their school examination Q : which was due to start R : the last expedition S : in a month's The Proper sequence should be:
A. SRQP
B. RQSP
C. RPQS
D. SPRQ
Question 14
This time P : exactly what he had been told Q : the young man did R : beyond his dreams S : and the plan succeeded The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. QPSR
C. PQSR
D. QSRP
Question 15
In the darkness P : the long, narrow beard Q : was clearly visible with R : the tall stooping figure of the doctor S : and the aquiline nose The Proper sequence should be:
A. RQPS
B. PSQR
C. RSQP
D. QPRS
Question 16
We have to P : as we see it Q : speak the truth R : there is falsehood and weakness S : even if all around us The Proper sequence should be:
A. RQSP
B. QRPS
C. RSQP
D. QPSR
Question 17
When it began to rain suddenly on the first of January P : to celebrate the new year Q : we ran for shelter R : to the neighbouring house S : where many people had gathered The Proper sequence should be:
A. QRPS
B. PSQR
C. PRSQ
D. QRSP
Question 18
He told us that P : and enjoyed it immensely Q : in a prose translation R : he had read Milton S : which he had borrowed from his teacher The Proper sequence should be:
A. RSQP
B. QRPS
C. RQSP
D. RQPS
Question 19
He knew that P : and then to save himself Q : was to save all the lives R : entrusted to his care S : the duty of a captain The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. SQRP
C. SPRQ
D. QSRP
Question 20
It is not, therefore P : that I pay a tribute Q :to conductors as a class R :with any feeling of unfriendliness S : to a particular member of that class The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. RQPS
C. RSPQ
D. PSRQ
Question 21
Of many artists P : those who impressed me the most Q : I was a child R : but those with unique personalities off stage S : were not always the successful ones The Proper sequence should be:
A. SRQP
B. QRSP
C. RSPQ
D. QPSR
Question 22
As a disease P : and breaks up marriages Q : accidents and suicides R : alcoholism leads to S : affecting all ages The Proper sequence should be:
A. SRPQ
B. RPSQ
C. SRQP
D. RQPS
Question 23
It is easy to excuse P : but it is hard Q : in a boy of fourteen R : the mischief of early childhood S : to tolerate even unavoidable faults The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPQS
B. QRSP
C. QRPS
D. RPSQ
Question 24
The majestic mahogany table P : belongs to an old prince Q : which has one leg missing R : who is no impoverished S : but not without some pride The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. QRSP
C. PRSQ
D. QPRS
Question 25
Education is P : of the proper sense of responsibilities Q : the first need R : in a citizen S : for the development The Proper sequence should be:
A. SQPR
B. QSRP
C. QSPR
D. PQRS
Question 26
It would P : appear from his statement Q : about the policy of management R : in dealing with the strike S : that he was quite in the dark The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPSQ
B. PSQR
C. RQPS
D. PRQS
Question 27
He was so kind and generous that P : he not only Q : made others do so R : but also S : helped them himself The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. SPQR
C. PRSQ
D. QPRS
Question 28
We went P : along the railway line Q : and had a right to R : where other people not allowed to go S : but daddy belonged to the railway The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPQS
B. PRSQ
C. RSQP
D. PRQS
Question 29
There was P : needed for it everyday life Q : a time when each family R : for itself most of the things it S : actually produced The Proper sequence should be:
A. QRSP
B. RQPS
C. RSPQ
D. QSRP
Question 30
Little P : that he had been let down Q : stood by all these years R : did he realise S : by a colleague whom he had The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPSQ
B. RSQP
C. QSRP
D. QSPR
Question 31
I saw that P : but seeing my host in this mood Q : I deemed it proper to take leave R : as I had frequently done before S : it had been my intention to pass the night there The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPSR
B. QRPS
C. SPQR
D. SRPQ
Question 32
It is very easy P : a great deal more than one realises Q : may mean R : that a phrase that one does not quite understand S : to persuade oneself The Proper sequence should be:
A. RSQP
B. SPQR
C. SRQP
D. RQPS
Question 33
I was P : and stay fro few days in Delhi Q : when my father told me R : very excited S : that I could go with him The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. RQSP
C. QRSP
D. SPQR
Question 34
work is the one thing P : and without it Q : that is necessary R : to keep the world going S : we should all die The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPSR
B. RPQS
C. SRPQ
D. QRPS
Question 35
The appearance P : this dinosaurs were at their peak Q : of the first mammals on the earth R : at the time when S : went almost unnoticed The Proper sequence should be:
A. SRPQ
B. QSRP
C. QRPS
D. RPQS
Question 36
By this time P : at the railway station Q : reported mass looting R : reports of violence were flooding in S : which police dispatches The Proper sequence should be:
A. RSPQ
B. SPRQ
C. SQRP
D. RSQP
Question 37
Then the women P : lamenting their evil desire Q : that had brought R : wept loudly S : this sorrow upon them The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPQS
B. RQPS
C. PQSR
D. PRQS
Question 38
Women P : till the other day Q : who were content being housewives R : about spending their time cooking S : now sound apologetic The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. RSPQ
C. QPSR
D. RQPS
Question 39
Though he dialled frequently P : on telephone Q : my brother could not contact me R : and had left no information S : as I had gone out of office The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. SQRP
C. QPSR
D. SPQR
Question 40
He said P : here is the cat Q : throughout the night R : which had been paying havoc with things S : that ate the rat The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. PSRQ
C. QPRS
D. QRPS
Question 41
He sat P : through the Town Hall Park Q : which flanked a path running R : under the boughs S : of a spreading tamarind tree The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. RSQP
C. RSPQ
D. PRSQ
Question 42
I don't remember P : I saw a man dying in front of a hospital Q : but when I left lucknow in 1984 R : hit apparently by a fast moving car S : the exact date The Proper sequence should be:
A. SQRP
B. SQPR
C. QRPS
D. SPRQ
Question 43
It was P : in keeping with my mood Q : a soft summer evening R : as I walked sedately S : in the direction of new house The Proper sequence should be:
A. SRPQ
B. QRPS
C. QPRS
D. SQPR
Question 44
All such students P : get success Q : who are honest and hard-working R : and recognition S : in very walk of life The Proper sequence should be:
A. SPRQ
B. PRQS
C. QPRS
D. PSRQ
Question 45
The master P : who was very loyal to him Q : punished the servant R : without giving any valid reason S : when he left the work unfinished The Proper sequence should be:
A. RQPS
B. RQSP
C. QPSR
D. QRPS
Question 46
With her body P : dragging her unwilling feet Q : weak and infirm R : doubled with age S : she persisted in her mission The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QPRS
C. RQPS
D. SRPQ
Question 47
We must read P : if we want to absorb the fruits of great literature Q : but with concentration R : them not as we do cricket stories S : undefined The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPSR
B. PSQR
C. PRSQ
D. PRQS
Question 48
I enclose P : and the postage Q : a postal order R : the price of books S : which will cover The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPSQ
B. QSPR
C. QSRP
D. QPSR
Question 49
When he P : did not know Q : he was nervous and R : heard the hue and cry at midnight S : what to do The Proper sequence should be:
A. RQPS
B. QSPR
C. SQPR
D. PQRS
Question 50
It has been established that P : Einstein was Q : although a great scientist R : weak in arithmetic S : right from his school days The Proper sequence should be:
A. SRPQ
B. QPRS
C. QPSR
D. RQPS
Question 51
Then P : it struck me Q : of course R : suitable it was S : how eminently The Proper sequence should be:
A. SPQR
B. QSRP
C. PSRQ
D. QPSR
Question 52
I read an advertisement that said P : posh, air-conditioned Q : gentleman of taste R : are available for S : fully furnished rooms The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PSRQ
C. PSQR
D. SRPQ
Question 53
Since the beginning of history P : have managed to catch Q : the Eskimos and Red Indians R : by a very difficult method S : a few specimens of this aquatic animal The Proper sequence should be:
A. QRPS
B. SQPR
C. SQRP
D. QPSR
Question 54
A French woman P : committed suicide Q : where she had put up R : who had come to Calcutta S : by jumping from the first floor balcony of the hotel The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. QSRP
C. RPSQ
D. SRQP
Question 55
The national unity of a free people P : to make it impracticable Q : for there to be an arbitrary administration R : depends upon a sufficiently even balance of political power S : against a revolutionary opposition that is irreconcilably opposed to it The Proper sequence should be:
A. QRPS
B. QRSP
C. RPQS
D. RSPQ
Question 56
The grocer P : did not listen to the protests of customer Q : who was in the habit of weighing less R : whom he had cheated S : with great audacity The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QSPR
C. QPRS
D. PQSR
Question 57
They felt safer P : to watch the mountain Q : of more than five miles R : as they settled down S : from a distance The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPSQ
B. RSQP
C. PQSR
D. PRSQ
Question 58
People P : at his dispensary Q : went to him R : of all professions S : for medicine and treatment The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. RPQS
C. RQSP
D. QRPS
Question 59
If you need help P : promptly and politely Q : ask for attendants R : to help our customers S : who have instructions The Proper sequence should be:
A. SQPR
B. QPSR
C. QSRP
D. SQRP
Question 60
It is easier P : to venture into space Q : for men R : beneath their feet S : than to explore The Proper sequence should be:
A. QRPS
B. QPSR
C. PSRQ
D. PQSR
Question 61
It was to be P : before their school examination Q : which was due to start R : the last expedition S : in a month's The Proper sequence should be:
A. SRQP
B. RQSP
C. RPQS
D. SPRQ
Question 62
This time P : exactly what he had been told Q : the young man did R : beyond his dreams S : and the plan succeeded The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. QPSR
C. PQSR
D. QSRP
Question 63
In the darkness P : the long, narrow beard Q : was clearly visible with R : the tall stooping figure of the doctor S : and the aquiline nose The Proper sequence should be:
A. RQPS
B. PSQR
C. RSQP
D. QPRS
Question 64
We have to P : as we see it Q : speak the truth R : there is falsehood and weakness S : even if all around us The Proper sequence should be:
A. RQSP
B. QRPS
C. RSQP
D. QPSR
Question 65
When it began to rain suddenly on the first of January P : to celebrate the new year Q : we ran for shelter R : to the neighbouring house S : where many people had gathered The Proper sequence should be:
A. QRPS
B. PSQR
C. PRSQ
D. QRSP
Question 66
He told us that P : and enjoyed it immensely Q : in a prose translation R : he had read Milton S : which he had borrowed from his teacher The Proper sequence should be:
A. RSQP
B. QRPS
C. RQSP
D. RQPS
Question 67
He knew that P : and then to save himself Q : was to save all the lives R : entrusted to his care S : the duty of a captain The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. SQRP
C. SPRQ
D. QSRP
Question 68
It is not, therefore P : that I pay a tribute Q : to conductors as a class R : with any feeling of unfriendliness S : to a particular member of that class The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. RQPS
C. RSPQ
D. PSRQ
Question 69
Of many artists P : those who impressed me the most Q : when I was a child R : but those with unique personalities off stage S : were not always the successful ones The Proper sequence should be:
A. SRQP
B. QRSP
C. RSPQ
D. QPSR
Question 70
As a disease P : and breaks up marriages Q : accidents and suicides R : alcoholism leads to S : affecting all ages The Proper sequence should be:
A. SRPQ
B. RPSQ
C. SRQP
D. RQPS
Question 71
It is easy to excuse P : but it is hard Q : in a boy of fourteen R : the mischief of early childhood S : to tolerate even unavoidable faults The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPQS
B. QRSP
C. QRPS
D. RPSQ
Question 72
The majestic mahogany table P : belongs to an old prince Q : which has one leg missing R : who is no impoverished S : but not without some pride The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. QRSP
C. PRSQ
D. QPRS
Question 73
Education is P : of the proper sense of responsibilities Q : the first need R : in a citizen S : for the development The Proper sequence should be:
A. SQPR
B. QSRP
C. QSPR
D. PQRS
Question 74
It would P : appear from his statement Q : about the policy of management R : in dealing with the strike S : that he was quite in the dark The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPSQ
B. PSQR
C. RQPS
D. PRQS
Question 75
He was so kind and generous that P : he not only Q : made others do so R : but also S : helped them himself The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. SPQR
C. PRSQ
D. QPRS
Question 76
We went P : along the railway line Q : and had a right to R : where other people not allowed to go S : but daddy belonged to the railway The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPQS
B. PRSQ
C. RSQP
D. PRQS
Question 77
There was P : needed for it everyday life Q : a time when each family R : for itself most of the things it S : actually produced The Proper sequence should be:
A. QRSP
B. RQPS
C. RSPQ
D. QSRP
Question 78
Little P : that he had been let down Q : stood by all these years R : did he realise S : by a colleague whom he had The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPSQ
B. RSQP
C. QSRP
D. QSPR
Question 79
I saw that P : but seeing my host in this mood Q : I deemed it proper to take leave R : as I had frequently done before S : it had been my intention to pass the night there The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPSR
B. QRPS
C. SPQR
D. SRPQ
Question 80
It is very easy P : a great deal more than one realises Q : may mean R : that a phrase that one does not quite understand S : to persuade oneself The Proper sequence should be:
A. RSQP
B. SPQR
C. SRQP
D. RQPS
Question 81
I was P : and stay for few days in Delhi Q : when my father told me R : very excited S : that I could go with him The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. RQSP
C. QRSP
D. SPQR
Question 82
work is the one thing P : and without it Q : that is necessary R : to keep the world going S : we should all die The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPSR
B. RPQS
C. SRPQ
D. QRPS
Question 83
The appearance P : this dinosaurs were at their peak Q : of the first mammals on the earth R : at the time when S : went almost unnoticed The Proper sequence should be:
A. SRPQ
B. QSRP
C. QRPS
D. RPQS
Question 84
By this time P : at the railway station Q : reported mass looting R : reports of violence were flooding in S : which police dispatches The Proper sequence should be:
A. RSPQ
B. SPRQ
C. SQRP
D. RSQP
Question 85
Then the women P : lamenting their evil desire Q : that had brought R : wept loudly S : this sorrow upon them The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPQS
B. RQPS
C. PQSR
D. PRQS
Question 86
Women P : till the other day Q : who were content being housewives R : about spending their time cooking S : now sound apologetic The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. RSPQ
C. QPSR
D. RQPS
Question 87
Though he dialled frequently P : on telephone Q : my brother could not contact me R : and had left no information S : as I had gone out of office The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. SQRP
C. QPSR
D. SPQR
Question 88
He said P : here is the cat Q : throughout the night R : which had been paying havoc with things S : that ate the rat The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. PSRQ
C. QPRS
D. QRPS
Question 89
He sat P : through the Town Hall Park Q : which flanked a path running R : under the boughs S : of a spreading tamarind tree The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. RSQP
C. RSPQ
D. PRSQ
Question 90
I don't remember P : I saw a man dying in front of a hospital Q : but when I left lucknow in 1984 R : hit apparently by a fast moving car S : the exact date The Proper sequence should be:
A. SQRP
B. SQPR
C. QRPS
D. SPRQ
Question 91
It was P : in keeping with my mood Q : a soft summer evening R : as I walked sedately S : in the direction of new house The Proper sequence should be:
A. SRPQ
B. QRPS
C. QPRS
D. SQPR
Question 92
All such students P : get success Q : who are honest and hard-working R : and recognition S : in very walk of life The Proper sequence should be:
A. SPRQ
B. PRQS
C. QPRS
D. PSRQ
Question 93
The master P : who was very loyal to him Q : punished the servant R : without giving any valid reason S : when he left the work unfinished The Proper sequence should be:
A. RQPS
B. RQSP
C. QPSR
D. QRPS
Question 94
With her body P : dragging her unwilling feet Q : weak and infirm R : doubled with age S : she persisted in her mission The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QPRS
C. RQPS
D. SRPQ
Question 95
P: We must read P : if we want to absorb the fruits of great literature Q : but with concentration R : them not as we do cricket stories S : undefined The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPSR
B. PSQR
C. PRSQ
D. PRQS
Question 96
I enclose P : and the postage Q : a postal order R : the price of books S : which will cover The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPSQ
B. QSPR
C. QSRP
D. QPSR
Question 97
When you P : which one is closest in meaning Q : read the four sentences in your text book and decide R : to the statement you have heard S : hear a statement The Proper sequence should be:
A. SRPQ
B. SQPR
C. SPQR
D. QPSR
Question 98
Alexander, P : was a disciple of Aristotle, Q : who was a great conqueror, R : whom the world acknowledge as the greatest philosopher S : the world has ever known The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. QPRS
C. RPQS
D. SPQR
Question 99
1 : According to reports P : were still trapped inside Q : bogies R : the wrecked S : some of the passengers 6 : of the express. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. PSQR
C. RSQP
D. SPRQ
Question 100
1 : Paintings P : have been Q : which were submitted R : totally ruined by rain S : for the exhibition 6 : last night. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PRQS
C. QRPS
D. QSPR
Question 101
1 : The decomposers P : and hence help to clean the environment Q : help in decomposing the R : dead bodies of plants and animals S : and put back various useful elements 6 : into soil, air and water. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. QPRS
C. QRPS
D. SQRP
Question 102
1 : Thick glass may P : which are available Q : of the home bottle-cuttlers R : in many large stores, but any fine S : be cut with one 6 : glass requires personal attention. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. QPSR
C. RQSP
D. SQPR
Question 103
1 : When I reached my office P : to get home early Q : I phoned my mother R : that I wouldn't be able S : to tell her 6 : as I had promised. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QSRP
C. RPQS
D. SQPR
Question 104
1 : Western civilization is P : in its character that Q : national culture by affecting R : it is bound to influence every S : so powerful and so uniform 6 : its external way of life. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QSRP
C. RQSP
D. SPRQ
Question 105
Only P : to make himself Q : by shouting at the top of his voice R : was he able S : heard The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. PSRQ
C. QPRS
D. QRPS
Question 106
1 : A four-year study P : that babies feel more comfortable Q : conducted by the Infant Testing Centre R : around other babies S : clearly suggests 6 : than with strange adults. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QPRS
C. QSPR
D. SPRQ
Question 107
The invasion of India P : is more interesting than any other episode of early Indian history Q : to most European readers R : by Alexander the Great of Macedonia S : which occurred during the rule of the Nandas The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QPRS
C. RSPQ
D. SRPQ
Question 108
P : while some people live Q : to eat and drink and wear R : many have not even enough S : in luxury The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PRQS
C. PSRQ
D. RSQP
Question 109
The boy P : with big blue eyes Q : watched him, R : and he never said a word S : that had an uncanny cold fire in them The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PQSR
C. QPSR
D. QRPS
Question 110
1 : There is a fashion nowadays P : as an evil Q : who is born with a silver spoon R : to bewail poverty S : and to pity the youngman 6 : in his mouth. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. RPSQ
C. RSQP
D. SPRQ
Question 111
1 : What we would like to judge P : in this comprehension exercise, Q : the difficult words, phrases and sentence fragments R : and also the meanings of S : is your grasp of the content 6 : that constitute the paragraph. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. QPSR
C. RQPS
D. SRQP
Question 112
1 : The department has initiated steps P : from the corporate sector Q : to evolve appropriate schemes R : and financial institutions for S : for mobilising investment 6 : the development of wastelands. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QPSR
C. QSPR
D. RPSQ
Question 113
It was true that P : the pet dog Q : would never sleep anywhere R : we once had S : except on the sofa The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. PRQS
C. RPQS
D. SPQR
Question 114
P : One has no right in law Q : of a tenant's room R : to break open the lock S : and take its possession The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PRQS
C. PRSQ
D. SQRP
Question 115
All religious are P : to advance the cause of peace Q : in a holy partnership R : justice and freedom S : bound together The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PRQS
C. SPQR
D. SQPR
Question 116
P : he told the journalists Q : that the government must take firm action R : that the meeting unanimously decided S : after coming out of the Conference Hall The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. PSQR
C. SPQR
D. SPRQ
Question 117
1 : I have not come P : even if it means some humiliation Q : but the boy must learn R : to complain, he said, S : to be honest 6 : and admit he broke our window pane. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. QSPR
C. RQSP
D. SPRQ
Question 118
The claim is not P : of any kind Q : but R : that it is without morality S : that science is actively anti-moral The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. RPQS
C. RQSP
D. SQRP
Question 119
1 : The establishment of Delhi Sultanate P : new features in art and architecture Q : and their diffusion to all parts of the country R : saw the introduction of S : leading the growth of 6 : India's composite culture. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. PSQR
C. RPQS
D. SPQR
Question 120
A typical Prakash Padukone day P : or even a game of tennis Q : starts off R : on some days S : with an early morning The Proper sequence should be:
A. QSPR
B. QSRP
C. RPSQ
D. RSQP
Question 121
P : early today Q : at least five persons were killed and 32 injured R : when a passenger train rammed into S : a stationary goods train The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QRSP
C. RSPQ
D. RSQP
Question 122
Jawaharlal Nehru P : under the Cabinet Mission Scheme Q : was the first to articulate R : long before such an assembly was set up S : the idea of a Constituent Assembly The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. QSRP
C. RPQS
D. SRPQ
Question 123
A policeman P : to abide Q : if he has to do well, R : by the strict letters of the law S : cannot afford The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. QSPR
C. RQPS
D. SPRQ
Question 124
When he P : did not know Q : he was nervous and R : heard the hue and cry at midnight S : what to do The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QSPR
C. RQPS
D. SQPR
Question 125
Milton said that P : those persons Q : would be damned R : who do not obey S : God's commands The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PRSQ
C. QPRS
D. RSPQ
Question 126
Work is the one thing P : and without it Q : that is necessary R : to keep the world going S : we all should die The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPSR
B. QRPS
C. RPQS
D. SRPQ
Question 127
1 : Though Indian sportsmen P : who accompanied them Q : the large number of R : did not set many records in Seoul Asiad, S : officials and politicians 6 : did set a record of sorts. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. QSRP
C. PRQS
D. SPRQ
Question 128
1 : If you are serious about P : vocabulary building not a hobby, Q : you will have to make R : an absorbing interest, S : increasing your vocabulary, 6 : or even an obsession. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. PRQS
C. RQPS
D. SQPR
Question 129
1 : Long, long, time ago P : who lived with his virtuous wife Q : in a country called Chinchinchoo R : there ruled a noble king S : and seven daughters 6 : pretty, graceful and well-versed in fine arts. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. QRPS
C. RPSQ
D. SQRP
Question 130
1 : If evil consisted P : men would be drawn to virtue Q : but, alas! how many know their duty R : merely in ignorance S : as soon as it was explained to them 6 : and yet do not do it. The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPQS
B. RPSQ
C. RSPQ
D. SPRQ
Question 131
This is a letter P : from a young lady Q : who was lately wounded in a duel R : written in the most passionate terms S : wherein she laments the misfortune of a gentleman The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. PRSQ
C. RPQS
D. RPSQ
Question 132
P : when a chemical substance Q : the food poisoning occurred R : in the food preparations S : was mistaken for salt and used The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. QPSR
C. RQPS
D. SRQP
Question 133
P : we must read Q : if we want to absorb the fruits of great literature R : but with concentration S : them not as we do cricket stories The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. PRSQ
C. PSQR
D. QPSR
Question 134
1 : A number of measures P : the financial conditions Q : for mobilisation of resources R : in order to improve S : are being taken by the State Governments 6 : of the Municipal Corporations. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. QRSP
C. RSQP
D. SQRP
Question 135
1 : He dared P : the forty thieves Q : to fight R : who S : challenged him 6 : to a duel The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QPRS
C. RSQP
D. SPQR
Question 136
The man P : is generally the one Q : who can work very hard R : when he must work S : who can play most heartily when he has the chance of playing The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. QRPS
C. QRSP
D. SPQR
Question 137
Reading books P : is a habit Q : but also enlarges the mind R : because it not only increases knowledge S : which must be cultivated by everybody The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. PQRS
C. PSRQ
D. SRPQ
Question 138
He reached his office at 10.00 a.m. and P : no sooner Q : than there was a huge explosion R : had he got out of the car S : and it went up in flames The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PRQS
C. RPQS
D. RPSQ
Question 139
1 : There are people P : to be able to say Q : not because they enjoy the book, R : who read a book S : but because they want 6 : that they have read it. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. RQSP
C. RSPQ
D. SQPR
Question 140
1 : The ravine was about ten yards wide P : and as I stepped down into it Q : and four or five feet deep R : on which I had S : a bird flew off a rock 6 : put my hand. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. QPSR
C. RSQP
D. SRQP
Question 141
1 : Those who P : expect others Q : cannot treat R : should not S : others well 6 : to treat them well. The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. QSRP
C. RPQS
D. SRPQ
Question 142
P : I am planning to go Q : to the hill station R : to spend my vacation S : where an acquaintance of my father lives The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PSQR
C. RPQS
D. RQPS
Question 143
If P : a foreigner wishes to Q : learn standard English R : learn English S : he will, of course, The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. PRQS
C. PRSQ
D. SRQP
Question 144
The reporter of the newspaper informs us that P : Lala Lajpat Rai spent Q : lecturing widely and attracting many American leaders R : to sympathise with the Indian nationalist position S : almost five years in America The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. PSRQ
C. RPSQ
D. SPQR
Question 145
By this time P : at the railway station Q : reported mass looting R : reports of violence were flooding in S : while police dispatches The Proper sequence should be:
A. RSPQ
B. RSQP
C. SPRQ
D. SQRP
Question 146
1 : The next stop P : lying in the centre Q : of a bay R : was a port S : that our ship halted at 6 : in South Wales. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. RSQP
C. SRPQ
D. SRQP
Question 147
The natives of the Carribean P : regarded the papaya Q : because of its ability R : as a magic tree S : to keep them healthy The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. PRSQ
C. RPQS
D. RPSQ
Question 148
They are plant eaters P : and various kinds of vegetation Q : browsing on grass R : and consume S : vast quantities of pasture The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. QSRP
C. RSPQ
D. RSQP
Question 149
1 : At the end of the assignment, P : the field worker Q : submitted his papers R : for the work done by him S : and also bills 6 : to the office superintendent. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. QPRS
C. QSRP
D. RSQP
Question 150
It would P : appear from his statement Q : about the policy of the management R : in dealing with the strike S : that he was quite in the dark The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. PSQR
C. RPSQ
D. RQPS
Question 151
I was P : and stay for a few days in Delhi Q : when my father told me R : very excited S : that I could go with him The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QRSP
C. RQSP
D. SPQR
Question 152
The practice of taking performance boosting drugs among athletes P : but checking it is not going to be easy Q : is generally conceded to be unfair R : of the detection technology S : for the user is generally one jump ahead The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. QPSR
C. RQPS
D. RQSP
Question 153
1 : Every body P : attracts every other Q : whether big or small, R : body with the force S : in the universe 6 : of gravitation. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QPRS
C. RSPQ
D. SQPR
Question 154
1 : The district collector P : the next of kin Q : would be provided to R : announced that financial assistance S : of the deceased 6 : from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. QSPR
C. RQPS
D. SQRP
Question 155
I have never met P : a friendliness and hospitality Q : in your city, R : like the one S : I have met 6 : Calcutta. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PRSQ
C. PSRQ
D. QPRS
Question 156
P : it becomes difficult Q : satisfying our desire R : but once we set about S : if not impossible to restrain them The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QRPS
C. RQPS
D. RQSP
Question 157
There was P : needed for its everyday life Q : a time when each family R : for itself most of the things it S : actually produced The Proper sequence should be:
A. QRSP
B. QSRP
C. RQPS
D. RSPQ
Question 158
Dermatologists tell us P : that the skin Q : is a finely laminated coating R : whose layered nature S : has inspired comparisons with onions The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PRQS
C. PRSQ
D. PSRQ
Question 159
1 : The little girl P : for the mother to leave Q : said to her friend R : little children on their own S : it was not quite right 6 : and go to work. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. QSPR
C. RPSQ
D. SQRP
Question 160
1 : The advantage of travelling P : customs and manners, is that Q : we learn to appreciate the good points of others R : in different places and having S : the opportunities of observing people's 6 : and our prejudice against them disappear. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QRSP
C. RSPQ
D. SPQR
Question 161
1 : They're mostly people P : and they find the club very convenient, Q : to get a reasonable meal R : who work in the neighbourhood S : because it enables them 6 : without too much trouble. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QPRS
C. RPSQ
D. SQRP
Question 162
P : we shall hardly expect to find life there Q : knowing that R : there is neither air nor water S : on the moon The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QRSP
C. RSPQ
D. SRQP
Question 163
1 : On reaching the station P : he first looked around Q : and when he could find none R : he just lifted his luggage S : for a coolie 6 : and walked down to the platform. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. QRPS
C. RPSQ
D. SQRP
Question 164
1 : In the coming session, P : of our computer management services Q : to make them R : more useful, efficient and cost-effective S : we are undertaking a thorough review 6 : for your needs The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QRSP
C. RSPQ
D. SPQR
Question 165
1 : A sub-inspector of police, P : disturbing a public meeting Q : justice to his uniform R : rounded up a group of 18 miscreants S : bent on doing 6 : and marched them to the local jail in Shimoga. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QRPS
C. RPSQ
D. SQRP
Question 166
The captain P : when engaged against the enemy Q : who was himself a brave man R : never to lose heart S : advised the soldiers The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. QPSR
C. QSRP
D. SQRP
Question 167
1 : There is a continuous demand P : are formed to train humanity Q : for destructive purposes, and world organisations R : in the art of settling their disputes S : to ban the application of science 6 : by peaceful negotiations. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QSRP
C. RPQS
D. SQPR
Question 168
P : when Q : a child develops best R : like a young plant S : he is left undisturbed in the same soil The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QPRS
C. QPSR
D. PQSR
Question 169
Recently, P : containing memorable letters of Churchill Q : a book R : has been published S : by a reputed publisher The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QPRS
C. QRPS
D. RQPS
Question 170
1 : Sugar P : and our average consumption of sugar Q : provides something like R : itself is rich in calories S : one-fifth of our 6 : total calorie intake The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QRPS
C. RPQS
D. RPSQ
Question 171
1 : Though the Govt. claims P : it has failed to arrest Q : the rate of inflation is down R : or the decrease S : the rise in prices 6 : in the per capita income The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PQSR
C. PSQR
D. QPSR
Question 172
1 : Ashoka was successful P : by the cruelty and horrors of war Q : he was so disgusted R : in his military operations S : and alone among conquerors, 6 : that he renounce it. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. QPRS
C. RSQP
D. SQPR
Question 173
Why do people P : despite a desire Q : to quit and despite R : continue smoking S : the known health hazards? The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. RPQS
C. RQPS
D. RSPQ
Question 174
1 : The Arabs live in tents P : so that they can move from one oasis to another Q : and taken down very easily and quickly R : seeking grass and water S : than can be put up 6 : for their sheep, goats, camels and horses. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QSPR
C. SQPR
D. SRPQ
Question 175
1 : The greatest tragedy of Bhopal P : we in India Q : is that ever after the Bhopal disaster, R : have not realized S : the necessity 6 : of town planning The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. PRSQ
C. QPRS
D. RSQP
Question 176
P : the morning session lasting three hours, was spent Q : mainly on reviewing R : in the fourth round of talks S : the implementation of the decisions taken The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PQSR
C. PRQS
D. PRSQ
Question 177
1 : Some remarks P : put the police on the right scent Q : by a woman R : and they discovered S : casually dropped 6 : the whole gang of brigands. The Proper sequence should be:
A. QSPR
B. RPSQ
C. RQSP
D. SQPR
Question 178
1 : At the end of the lecture P : for sparing their valuable time Q : the speaker thanked the audience R : and listening to him S : in coming to the meeting 6 : patiently The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. QPSR
C. RSPQ
D. SRQP
Question 179
I enclose P : and the postage Q : a postal order R : the price of the books S : which will cover The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPSR
B. QSPR
C. QSRP
D. RPSQ
Question 180
As lightning accompanies thunder, P : was mingled with Q : so in my character R : the mutterings of my wrath S : a flash of humour The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QPRS
C. QRPS
D. QSPR
Question 181
The exhibition committee P : attractive and useful Q : to make the exhibition R : making efforts S : has been The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. QPSR
C. SRPQ
D. SRQP
Question 182
P : took place Q : when militants opened fire on BSF men R : the encounter lasting over two hours S : in the town around 8.30 a.m. The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. QSRP
C. RPQS
D. RPSQ
Question 183
1 : Charles Goodyear once accidentally P : and found that the resulting rubber Q : dropped a mixture of natural rubber R : was harder, stronger, more elastic S : and sulphur over a hot stove 6 : and non-sticky The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. QSPR
C. RSQP
D. SQPR
Question 184
1 : The fact that P : go to the police Q : did not let him R : to speak the truth S : he was a murderer 6 : about the theft. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QSPR
C. RQSP
D. SQPR
Question 185
1 : If the parachutes had failed to open P : the whole of his couch would Q : he could have pulled a liver to provide an emergency ejection R : and special parachutes would have unfolded S : then have been fired from the cabin 6 : to bring him down. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. QPSR
C. RSQP
D. SQPR
Question 186
1 : If all the nations P : for the common good of mankind Q : then they will never fight with each other R : work together S : and agree to obey these laws, 6 : and there will be no war. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. RPSQ
C. RQPS
D. SQRP
Question 187
1 : The social groups in power P : especially when these happen to depend upon the state Q : have always manipulated the education system R : for their very existence S : to strengthen and perpetuate 6 : their own privileged position. The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. QRPS
C. QSRP
D. SPQR
Question 188
During hibernation P : they have lost a good deal of weight Q : of course the animals consume R : and when they awake again S : the fats accumulated in the summer The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QSRP
C. RQSP
D. SQPR
Question 189
The house, P : about half a mile distant Q : that stands in front of us, R : was built of stones S : which were dug out of its own site The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. QRPS
C. QRSP
D. QSPR
Question 190
Towards midnight P : so that the sky was lighted with Q : and the clouds drifted away R : the rain ceased S : the incredible lamp of stars The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPQS
B. RQPS
C. SPRQ
D. SQPR
Question 191
Dear Lodger, I agree, the roof is leaking; but P : there would be no need Q : while it is raining R : and when the sun shines, S : I can't get it repaired The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. QRSP
C. RSPQ
D. SQRP
Question 192
We P : agreed with Q : the manner in which you said it R : but we objected to S : what you said The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. PSRQ
C. SPQR
D. SPRQ
Question 193
It was P : in keeping with my mood Q : a soft summer evening R : as I walked sedately S : in the direction of the new house The proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. QRPS
C. SQPR
D. SRPQ
Question 194
The U.S. soyabean P : in the developing world Q : and when famine strikes R : is America's singlemost lucrative export S : American soyabeans are a major source of high protein sustenance The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. PSRQ
C. RQPS
D. RQSP
Question 195
The ultimate hope P : will force the nations Q : that the destructive nature of weapons R : to give up war S : has not been fulfilled The proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PRQS
C. QPRS
D. RSQP
Question 196
1 : What handicapped people P : an opportunity to pull their weight Q : but what we are ready R : and do something useful S : want most of all is 6 : to offer is pity. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. QSPR
C. RPQS
D. SPRQ
Question 197
1 : No part of this publication may be P : without the written permission Q : reproduced, stored in or transmitted R : of the copyright owner and S : in any form or by any means 6 : the publisher of this book. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QSPR
C. RPSQ
D. SRQP
Question 198
This majestic mahogany table P : belongs to an old prince Q : which has one leg missing R : who is now impoverished S : but not without some pride The proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. PRSQ
C. QPRS
D. QRSP
Question 199
The idea of the Yahoos P : too, Q : in all its devastating implications, R : is one to be explored S : but not taken as the last word about human nature The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. RQSP
C. SPRQ
D. SRPQ
Question 200
Seventy-two people P : reports PTI Q : were affected by food poisoning R : including several women and children S : of the Tilak Vihar area of west Delhi The proper sequence should be:
A. RSPQ
B. RSQP
C. SQRP
D. SRQP
Question 201
1 : The Reserve Bank of India has taken the risk P : as measured by the Wholesale Price Index Q : by allowing a large flow of funds R : when the annual rate of inflation S : into the economy at a time 6 : is slowly moving up. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. QSRP
C. RSPQ
D. SQPR
Question 202
1 : The first component is P : and vocational training Q : so as to enable them R : the provision of further technical S : to both rural and urban youth 6 : to secure employment in industry and the services sector. The proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. RPSQ
C. RSQP
D. SRPQ
Question 203
1 : Yesterday, I chanced to meet P : where he lived Q : and asked him R : now in his seventies S : an old acquaintance, 6 : and what he did for his living. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. QPSR
C. RQPS
D. SRQP
Question 204
1 : Freedom, which P : in the sense Q : that a wide gulf separates R : a modern woman enjoys S : is the restricted kind, 6 : the rich and the poor women. The proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QPRS
C. RSPQ
D. SRQP
Question 205
Little P : that he had been let down Q : stood by all these years R : did he realise S : by a colleague whom he had The Proper sequence should be:
A. QSPR
B. QSRP
C. RPSQ
D. RSQP
Question 206
P : deserve all honour in society Q : in doing their job well R : men of conscience who take pride S : whatever its nature The proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QRPS
C. RQSP
D. SPQR
Question 207
1 : Fair demands that P : which may tend to give a poor impression Q : before any comments are made R : the person concerned should be S : about a person, 6 : to give his side of the story. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. QPSR
C. RQPS
D. SRQP
Question 208
If you have patience P : to become an interesting and enthusiastic listener Q : from the other person himself R : and if you train yourself S : you will get to know all the details, first hand The proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. PSRQ
C. RPSQ
D. RSQP
Question 209
The administration will soon launch P : to educate the people about their rights Q : a consumer protection drive R : against using fraudulent means S : and to warn traders The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. PSQR
C. QPSR
D. SPQR
Question 210
1 : The main purpose P : how much Q : is to find out R : of this test S : of English 6 : he knows. The proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. PRQS
C. RQPS
D. SPQR
Question 211
1 : I reasoned with him P : but could not disabuse him Q : that the lawyer R : for an hour S : of the notion 6 : who had his case in hand was incompetent. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QPSR
C. RPSQ
D. SRPQ
Question 212
As we all know P : a legislation Q : needs the assent of the President R : passed by the houses of Parliament S : to become law The proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. PRQS
C. QPRS
D. SPQR
Question 213
1 : Guru Nanak evolved P : on omnipresence of God Q : with his simple teachings R : a new religious outlook S : and removal of 6 : the evil religious practices. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QSPR
C. PRSQ
D. RQPS
Question 214
Padukone's retirement P : as is obvious Q : his concern for the game R : has not dismissed S : when he talks of the Badminton Association of India The proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PSQR
C. RPQS
D. RQPS
Question 215
It has been established that P : Einstein was Q : although a great scientist R : weak in arithmetic S : right from his school days The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. QPSR
C. RQPS
D. SRPQ
Question 216
P : I wonder Q : whenever I decide to go to the cinema R : with my moped S : why I always have trouble The proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. PSRQ
C. QPSR
D. QRSP
Question 217
1 : The ongoing research P : to relax the vigil Q : for development of an AIDS vaccine R : is not reason enough S : due to enter laboratory trials shortly 6 : against the killer disease. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. QSRP
C. SQRP
D. SRQP
Question 218
1 : O why P : creator shatter Q : should the great R : one of S : his most adorable 6 : works! The proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. QPRS
C. QPSR
D. RPQS
Question 219
1 : Excavators have discovered P : in Iraq's Q : and half animal figure R : a colossal half human S : dating back to the Ice Ages 6 : northern city of Mosul The proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. QSPR
C. RQSP
D. SPRQ
Question 220
1 : It was obvious P : made by him Q : submitted at the meeting R : from the comments S : on the draft proposals 6 : that he was not satisfied with them. The proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. QRSP
C. RPSQ
D. SQRP
Question 221
1 : After a laborious life P : to the quiet village where he was born Q : most of which he had spent in the metropolis R : and where he intended to spend S : he retired in his old age 6 : his remaining years. The proper sequence should be:
A. QRPS
B. QSPR
C. SPQR
D. SQPR
Question 222
P : expresses itself in many diverse art forms Q : ancient in origin R : the essence of the spirit of Bulgaria S : of great creativity The proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PSRQ
C. QPSR
D. RQPS
Question 223
P : a difficult construction job that calls for innovation Q : offer her R : in Mrs. Roy, a Bombay based business woman S : and you will find a willing taker The proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QPSR
C. RQPS
D. SRPQ
Question 224
You must leave a note P : otherwise she will be terribly worried Q : for your mother R : at the usual hour S : if you are not back home The proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. QPSR
C. SRPQ
D. SRQP
Question 225
1 : The Minister of State for power P : laying emphasis Q : in conversation of electricity in industries R : has written to his counterparts in State Governments S : on bringing about improvement 6 : by introduction of energy efficient equipment. The proper sequence should be:
A. QPSR
B. RPSQ
C. SPQR
D. SQPR
Question 226
P : The management having agreed Q : the workers called off the strike R : to increase their wages S : and returned to work The proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PRQS
C. RSQP
D. SPQR
Question 227
1 : He had started the book thinking P : he had decided Q : that it would be an interesting work, R : but by the time S : he reached the middle 6 : throw it into the bin. The proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. QRSP
C. RSPQ
D. SPRQ
Question 228
1 : Even though he had prepared well P : in the examination hall Q : and could not do well R : for the examination, S : he got nervous 6 : as well as he had hoped to do. The proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QRSP
C. RSPQ
D. SPQR
Question 229
1 : The move to revert to a six-day week P : among the employees Q : while their leaders represented to the Chief Minister R : that they be taken into confidence S : led to an animated decision 6 : before any decision was taken. The proper sequence should be:
A. QPSR
B. RSPQ
C. SPQR
D. SQPR
Question 230
As the situation has changed, P : since we last discussed this matter Q : it was best to contact you R : it appeared to me S : without losing time The proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PRQS
C. PRSQ
D. SPRQ
Question 231
The Bible, P : has in many respects Q : the sacred book of all Christians R : among all the books of the world S : a unique character and position The proper sequence should be:
A. QPSR
B. QRPS
C. RPQS
D. RQPS
Question 232
1 : People read and recite the Ramayana, P : which refers to those high ideals of human conduct Q : with great devotion, R : that aspect of its greatness S : but they mostly fail to appreciate 6 : that this great epic places before us. The proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. QSRP
C. RSPQ
D. SRQP
Question 233
As the whole human blood and its related blood products P : the collection and distribution is Q : are drugs, R : and rules there under S : regulated under Drugs and Cosmetics Act The proper sequence should be:
A. QSPR
B. PSRQ
C. QPSR
D. SPRQ
Question 234
Some achievements P : have made Q : happier and more comfortable R : of science S : human life The proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QRSP
C. RPSQ
D. RSPQ
Question 235
1 : In reply to a question P : that securing extradition Q : operating from the U.K soil remained R : of anti-India elements S : the spokesman said 6 : New Delhi's 'first priority'. The proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. QSPR
C. RQSP
D. SPRQ
Question 236
According to an engineer P : might hit the market next year Q : a newly developed air-cooler system R : that employed in conventional room coolers S : which is based on a principle radically different from The proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QSRP
C. RSQP
D. SQRP
Question 237
1 : A political decision or policy P : if judged by its immediate results, Q : in the light of its R : may seem to be very wise S : but may prove to be unsound 6 : ultimate consequences. The proper sequence should be:
A. RPQS
B. RPSQ
C. RQPS
D. SQPR
Question 238
1 : Almost every country in the world P : that it is of the chosen people Q : it has some special dispensation from Providence R : and that others are somewhat S : believes that 6 : inferior creatures The proper sequence should be:
A. RPQS
B. RQPS
C. SQPR
D. SQRP
Question 239
The main cause of Industrial Revolution was P : owing to the geographical discoveries Q : in the 17th and 18th centuries R : the great increase in overseas trade S : of Columbus and Vasco-da-Gama The proper sequence should be:
A. RPQS
B. RQPS
C. RSPQ
D. RSQP
Question 240
1 : Above all, P : in the present age of light reading, Q : it is well if something heavier is cast now and then R : of reading hastily and thoughtlessly, S : that is, 6 : into the midst of the reading public. The proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PRQS
C. PSRQ
D. QSRP
Question 241
P : with an idea to reach the deprived child Q : by the United Nations Organisation R : the year 1979 has been declared as S : the International Year of the Child The proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PRSQ
C. PSQR
D. RSPQ
Question 242
We can think of P : often confused in the public mind Q : which suggest the need for R : two factors S : an international language The proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. RPQS
C. RQSP
D. SQRP
Question 243
The policeman P : to return the lady's purse Q : asked him R : who had caught a pick-pocket S : if he wished to avoid imprisonment The proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. QRPS
C. RQPS
D. SQRP
Question 244
1 : They would gather information P : and then report the findings Q : of the lands R : through which they travelled S : about the wealth and military strength 6 : to the king The proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. PSQR
C. QRSP
D. SQRP
Question 245
The Buddha P : who had Q : set views R : was opposed to all those S : or closed system of thought The proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PQSR
C. RPQS
D. SRPQ
Question 246
P : which is sold Q : for its horn R : the Rhinoceros is hunted by poachers S : at high prices The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPSR
B. QRSP
C. RQPS
D. SQPR
Question 247
1 : I am of the opinion that P : a terrible mistake Q : our govt. R : is making S : by discontinuing the tram lines 6 : in Calcutta The Proper sequence should be:
A. QRPS
B. PRQS
C. SQRP
D. PQRS
Question 248
The world P : although it sometimes seems that way Q : is not a total chaos R : the newspaper headlines S : when we read The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. QPSR
C. QSRP
D. RSPQ
Question 249
1 : Under the present system P : teaching Q : of mass education by classes R : and too little on S : too much stress is laid on 6 : active learning The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. QPSR
C. QRPS
D. QSPR
Question 250
1 : Though the exact dimensions P : involved in the rocket Q : and the precise amounts R : it is clear that such a large scale operation S : are yet to be ascertained 6 : could not have been possible without the connivance of officials at various levels. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. QPSR
C. RQPS
D. SPRQ
Question 251
It is P : the king and his four sons Q : believed that R : when they were riding in a royal procession S : were killed The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. PSQR
C. QPRS
D. QPSR
Question 252
1 : If we study the lives of great men P : achieve greatness and, Q : footmarks to guide others R : we are reminded that we too can S : when we die, leave behind us 6 : and infuse them with new life. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. RPSQ
C. RQPS
D. SQPR
Question 253
It is P : for a man Q : when he accompanies a lady R : an accepted custom S : to open the door The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. PSRQ
C. RPQS
D. RPSQ
Question 254
1 : Many people P : that the government can always pay out money quite easily, Q : that the government can only pay out money R : seem to think S : but they forget 6 : that it has received in taxes. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. QPRS
C. RPSQ
D. SQRP
Question 255
We have to P : as we see it Q : speak the truth R : there is falsehood and darkness S : even if all around us The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPSR
B. QRPS
C. RQSP
D. RSQP
Question 256
When rescuers arrived P : they had to wait several hours Q : before the ground was R : at the ruins S : cool enough to stand on The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QSPR
C. RPQS
D. SRPQ
Question 257
1 : Lakhs of students P : on all India basis Q : from all over India R : which are held S : appear in the examinations 6 : by different recruiting organisations. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. QSPR
C. QSRP
D. SRQP
Question 258
1 : Haryana gets the credit P : for the first time Q : for training block level extension farmers R : for using INSAT-2 S : in the country 6 : in various aspects of agriculture. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. QPSR
C. RPSQ
D. SQRP
Question 259
P : accidents are still bound to happen Q : occasionally R : though S : despite everyone's best efforts The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. RSPQ
C. SPRQ
D. SRPQ
Question 260
1 : What the country needs P : and change tactics Q : who would encourage players R : are coaches and officials S : to read the game as it progresses 6 : accordingly. The Proper sequence should be:
A. QSPR
B. RQPS
C. RQSP
D. SPRQ
Question 261
1 : In the middle of the dark night, P : of a woman Q : by the shrill cry R : I was awakened S : who seemed to be wailing 6 : the death of someone close to her. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. QPSR
C. RQPS
D. SRQP
Question 262
P : four degrees below normal Q : icy winds lashed Srinagar R : with minimum temperature registering S : which was already in the grip of gruelling cold wave conditions The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. QSRP
C. RPQS
D. SRPQ
Question 263
The impact P : is to be seen Q : in the diverse changes in consumer habits R : of technological and industrial development S : in cities, towns and even in village conglomerates The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PSQR
C. RPQS
D. RSPQ
Question 264
All such students P : get success Q : who are honest and hardworking R : and recognition S : in every walk of life The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. PSRQ
C. QPRS
D. SPRQ
Question 265
The ancient peoples of the Mediterranean P : like a horse with a long horn Q : believed in the existence of the unicorn R : on its forehead S : a mythical animal supposed to look The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. QPSR
C. QSPR
D. RSQP
Question 266
He said that those who P : would miss a very interesting game Q : to be played R : between two famous teams S : would not accompany him The Proper sequence should be:
A. QRPS
B. SPQR
C. SQRP
D. SRPQ
Question 267
P : when the artist had started Q : singing a popular song R : in chorus S : everyone in the audience joined The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PQSR
C. RPQS
D. RQPS
Question 268
1 : About a hundred Vintage beauties P : have been restored Q : over the years R : from the scrap S : many of which 6 : participate in the famous Vintage Car Rally every year. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. SPQR
C. SPRQ
D. SQPR
Question 269
1 : In every country, children P : in their proper development, because Q : a great care is taken R : are given good education and S : what they become depends 6 : upon this impressionable period of their lives. The Proper sequence should be:
A. RSPQ
B. QSRP
C. RQPS
D. PRSQ
Question 270
During routine investigation P : other Harappan sites Q : archaeologists discovered artifacts R : that perfectly matched S : remains from The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. PRQS
C. QRSP
D. RSQP
Question 271
P : by the hard hitting cyclone Q : and bridges broken leaving the population marooned R : Fiji Islands presented the ghastly scene of an earthly paradise overrun by marauders S : after the tops of several houses were blown off The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PRQS
C. RSQP
D. SRQP
Question 272
He was so kind and generous that P : he not only Q : made others do so R : but also S : helped them himself The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. PSRQ
C. QPRS
D. SPQR
Question 273
The workhouse authorities P : in the household Q : of a shopkeeper R : find her a job S : and she succeeds in placing Jackie with a kindly widow The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. QSRP
C. RPQS
D. SQRP
Question 274
After the awarding speeches P : the prize given Q : and R : had been made S : I got up to give my address in reply The Proper sequence should be:
A. RQPS
B. RSQP
C. SPQR
D. SRQP
Question 275
Churchill observed that P : the impressive and inspiring spectacle Q : displayed the vigour and efficiency R : of the civil defence forces of London S : he had witnessed in Hyde park that morning The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PSQR
C. PSRQ
D. SPRQ
Question 276
1 : I wasn't sure P : to hear his voice Q : in my heart of hearts R : through that window once more, S : what I really wished 6 : or never to see him there again. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QSPR
C. RSQP
D. SQPR
Question 277
1 : The two men who were following P : and who were separated from the tigress by the rock, Q : when they saw me stop R : a few yards behind me S : stood still 6 : and turn my head. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSQR
B. QSPR
C. RPSQ
D. SQRP
Question 278
P : since they are swayed exclusively Q : the mental horizon of students R : has narrowed these days S : by consideration of career The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PSQR
C. QPRS
D. QRPS
Question 279
P : supported by soft term loans Q : to supply imported equipment worth Rs. 8 crore R : the Hungarian Government has offered S : with a very low rate of interest The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. QPSR
C. RQPS
D. SRQP
Question 280
1 : The man whom I hit on the head P : says that when he meets me Q : on my way back home from school R : on the road S : he will beat me 6 : till I cry for mercy. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. QPRS
C. RPSQ
D. RQSP
Question 281
The leader of the opposition, P : in the manner he had planned to convince them Q : on realising that he had failed to convince the assembly R : who had a reputation for speech making, S : was very much disappointed The Proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. QSRP
C. RSQP
D. SPRQ
Question 282
1 : The candidate will be expected to have P : and will be responsible Q : a commitment to application oriented research R : for development of methods/products S : in the emerging 6 : field of biotechnology. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QPRS
C. QPSR
D. RSQP
Question 283
1 : Inspite of repeated attempts, P : in the dictionary Q : and finally had to ask his teacher R : he could not locate S : the strange-looking word 6 : what it meant. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. SPQR
C. QRSP
D. RSPQ
Question 284
Some of our social sciences P : that cannot be attacked by modern society Q : such as psychology and sociology R : seem o have become S : sacred cows The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QRSP
C. RSPQ
D. RSQP
Question 285
1 : There are P : laid on school games Q : who support the emphasis R : still those devotees of sport S : and for whom sports is 6 : a kind of religion. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PSQR
C. RPSQ
D. RQPS
Question 286
Women P : till the other day Q : who were content being housewives R : about spending their time cooking S : now sound apologetic The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QPSR
C. RQPS
D. RSPQ
Question 287
P : environmental and psychological stress and strain Q : he said that R : the development of positive attitudes to cope with S : what the world needed today was The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. QSRP
C. RPQS
D. SRPQ
Question 288
1 : The unfortunate person, P : of social contempt Q : but he is also the victim R : who is unemployed, is S : not only the object of self-pity, 6 : and a danger to the society. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. QPRS
C. RSQP
D. SRPQ
Question 289
1 : Inaugurating the Bharat Bhawan P : the then Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi said that Q : in all states so that the creative faculties of the people R : in Bhopal on February 13, 1982 S : it had been her long cherished desire to see such bhavans come up 6 : could find their proper outlet. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. RPSQ
C. SPQR
D. SRPQ
Question 290
P : as environment tools Q : for military purposes R : are finding various new uses S : the world's fastest computers initially conceived The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. QPSR
C. RPSQ
D. SQRP
Question 291
1 : The Indians of coming generations P : and aware of the continuity of Q : will not be unconvincing and self conscious R : but will men, rooted in their own traditions, S : copiers of European culture 6 : their own cultural heritage. The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPSR
B. QRPS
C. QSRP
D. SRQP
Question 292
Without books P : no cultured society is possible Q : no fresh ideas are possible R : and S : without fresh ideas The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRSQ
B. QRSP
C. RSPQ
D. RSQP
Question 293
The statement P : therefore you must listen carefully Q : what the speaker has said R : in order to understand S : will be made just once The Proper sequence should be:
A. RSPQ
B. SPQR
C. SPRQ
D. SRQP
Question 294
1 : I am aware of the exciting demands P : in the highest public office Q : these demands have to R : but I do not see that S : of security of those 6 : wildly inconsistent with the rights of a citizen. The Proper sequence should be:
A. PRQS
B. RSPQ
C. SPQR
D. SPRQ