EnglishOrdering Of Sentences MCQs
Practice Ordering Of Sentences MCQs for competitive exams.
Ordering Of Sentences MCQs
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S 1 : Trucks, trains planes and refrigerator ships are new ways of carrying food. P: In many countries, women carry food to market on their heads. Q: High in the Andes Mountains long lines of Illamas, each with a heavy bag of grain, pick their way along rocky trails. R: But a great deal of food is still carried on the heads of women and the backs of animals. S: Over the desert sands, camels carry loads of salt, dates and cheese from one oasis to another. S 6 : And in a lonely bay, a fisherman still rows home with the day's catch. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PQRS
- B. RPQS
- C. RPSQ
- D. RSQP
Correct Answer: C
S 1 : We and all other animals breathe in and breathe out air all the time. P: If we stop breathing, we die. Q: It is because of this fact that we are able to live. R: It is called the atmosphere. S: All parts of the earth are surrounded by air. S 6 : It is a part of the earth. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PQRS
- B. PRQS
- C. QPSR
- D. SRQP
Correct Answer: C
S 1 : We and all other animals breathe in and breathe out air all the time. P: If we stop breathing, we die. Q: It is because of this fact that we are able to live. R: It is called the atmosphere. S: All parts of the earth are surrounded by air. S 6 : It is a part of the earth. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PQRS
- B. PRQS
- C. QPSR
- D. SRQP
Correct Answer: C
S 1 : Primitive man was helpless and weak. P: He conceived of some divinity behind this. Q: As ages passed, he began to think and to investigate nature's mysteries. R: He bowed down before natural phenomena. S: The flash of lightning, the clap of thunder struck him with awe. S 6 : Today the knowledge gained from science has armed him with superhuman strength. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PSQR
- B. RPSQ
- C. RSPQ
- D. RSQP
Correct Answer: B
S 1 : Primitive man was helpless and weak. P: He conceived of some divinity behind this. Q: As ages passed, he began to think and to investigate nature's mysteries. R: He bowed down before natural phenomena. S: The flash of lightning, the clap of thunder struck him with awe. S 6 : Today the knowledge gained from science has armed him with superhuman strength. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PSQR
- B. RPSQ
- C. RSPQ
- D. RSQP
Correct Answer: B
S 1 : 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. S 6 : Collectively, they may be called 'prence' or 'magistracy'. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PSQR
- B. QSPR
- C. RPQS
- D. SQRP
Correct Answer: B
S 1 : 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. S 6 : Collectively, they may be called 'prence' or 'magistracy'. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PSQR
- B. QSPR
- C. RPQS
- D. SQRP
Correct Answer: B
S 1 : It was early 1943 and the war in the East was going disastrously. P: How this unlikely bunch of middle aged civilians accomplished their missions makes fascinating reading. Q: To stop the sinkings a spy ring had to be broken, a German ship assaulted, and a secret radio transmitter silenced. R: U-boats were torpedoing Allied ships in the Indian ocean faster than they could be replaced. S: And the only people who could do the job were a handful of British businessmen in Calcutta-all men not called out for active service. S 6 : Boarding party, James Leasor's latest best-seller is a record of this tale of heroics tinged with irony and humour. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PRSQ
- B. QSRP
- C. RQSP
- D. SQPR
Correct Answer: C
S 1 : It was early 1943 and the war in the East was going disastrously. P: How this unlikely bunch of middle aged civilians accomplished their missions makes fascinating reading. Q: To stop the sinkings a spy ring had to be broken, a German ship assaulted, and a secret radio transmitter silenced. R: U-boats were torpedoing Allied ships in the Indian ocean faster than they could be replaced. S: And the only people who could do the job were a handful of British businessmen in Calcutta-all men not called out for active service. S 6 : Boarding party, James Leasor's latest best-seller is a record of this tale of heroics tinged with irony and humour. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PRSQ
- B. QSRP
- C. RQSP
- D. SQPR
Correct Answer: C
S 1 : Some old people are oppressed by the fear of death. P: An individual human existence should be like a river-small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls. Q: In the young there is a justification for this feeling. R: Young men who have reason to fear that they will be killed in battle may justifiably feel bitter in the thought that they have been cheated of the best thing that life has to offer. S: But in the old man who has known human joys and sorrows, the fear of death is somewhat object and ignoble, and the best way to overcome it is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal. S 6 : Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea and painlessly lose their individual being. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PQSR
- B. QPSR
- C. QRSP
- D. RSQP
Correct Answer: C
S 1 : Some old people are oppressed by the fear of death. P: An individual human existence should be like a river-small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls. Q: In the young there is a justification for this feeling. R: Young men who have reason to fear that they will be killed in battle may justifiably feel bitter in the thought that they have been cheated of the best thing that life has to offer. S: But in the old man who has known human joys and sorrows, the fear of death is somewhat object and ignoble, and the best way to overcome it is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal. S 6 : Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea and painlessly lose their individual being. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PQSR
- B. QPSR
- C. QRSP
- D. RSQP
Correct Answer: C
S 1 : The time has come for us to consider seriously the question of a Bharat brand of English. P: I am not suggesting here a mongrelisation of the language. Q: English must adopt the complexion of our life and assimilate its idiom. R: Now the time is ripe for it to come to the dusty street, market place and under the banyan tree. S: So far English has had a comparatively confined existence in our country, chiefly in the halls of learning, justice or administration. S 6 : Bharat English will respect the rule of law and maintain the dignity of grammar, but still have a swadeshi stamp about it. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. QPSR
- B. RQSP
- C. SRPQ
- D. SRQP
Correct Answer: C
