EnglishOrdering Of Sentences MCQs
Practice Ordering Of Sentences MCQs for competitive exams.
Ordering Of Sentences MCQs
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S 1 : Hungary, with a population of about ten million, lies between Czechoslovakia to the north and Yugoslavia to the south. P: Here a great deal of grain is grown. Q: In recent years, however, progress has been made also in the field of industrialisation. R: Most of this country consists of an extremely fertile plain, through which the river Danube flows. S: In addition to grain, the plain produces potatoes, sugar, wine and livestock. S 6 : The new industries derive mainly from agricultural production. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PRSQ
- B. QRSP
- C. RPSQ
- D. RQSP
Correct Answer: C
S 1 : After the firing that evening the street that used to be full of people was completely deserted. P: Nor were any windows open or lighted. Q: Suddenly I detected a movement to my left. R: There was no trace of any human being and all doors were firmly closed. S: Surprisingly, even the stray dogs had disappeared. S 6 : I was so frightened that I ran for my life. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PQRS
- B. PSQR
- C. RPSQ
- D. RSPQ
Correct Answer: C
S 1 : The 'age of computers' is considered to have begun in 1946. P: Those early computers were huge and heavy affairs, with problems of speed and size. Q: It was only with the introduction of electronics that the computers really came of age. R: But computers were in use long before that. S: They had several rotating shafts and gears which almost always doomed them to slow operation. S 6 : And now it is difficult to find a field where computers are not used. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PRQS
- B. PRSQ
- C. RPQS
- D. RPSQ
Correct Answer: D
S 1 : In the last few years, there has been increasing realisation of the importance of fibrous diet. P: Its role in human nutrition was not fully understood. Q: Plants contain indigestible substances in their cell-walls, and these contain fibre. R: Later research has thrown light on many other ingredients that are not digested by man. S: In the early days, people only knew that this fibre prevented constipation. S 6 : This has resulted in a better appreciation of the role of fibrous food in human health. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PQRS
- B. QSRP
- C. SPRQ
- D. SQPR
Correct Answer: C
S 1 : Welcome to Madam Tussaud's. P: Famous faces, notorious faces haunt these halls; royalty, and world leaders mingling with sports stars and murderers. Q: But don't expect any responses to your smiles or greetings. R: Don't be surprised at anything you see here. S: See how many you can recognise. S 6 : These life-like, casually posed figures are mere wax statues, though they may look alive. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PSRQ
- B. QRPS
- C. RPSQ
- D. SQRP
Correct Answer: C
S 1 : As I say, I was born and brought up in an atmosphere of the confluence of three movements, all of which were revolutionary. P: I was born in a family which had to live its own life, which led me from my young days to seek guidance for my own self-expression in my own inner standard of judgement. Q: No poet should borrow his medium ready-made from some shop of respectability. R: But the language which belonged to the people had to be modulated according to the urging which I as an individual had. S: The medium of expression, doubtless, was my mother tongue. S 6 : He should not only have his own seeds but prepare his own soil. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PQRS
- B. PQSR
- C. PSRQ
- D. QSRP
Correct Answer: C
S 1 : Evolution is not progress. P: And yet, for all their differences, it is not wholly wrong to identify evolution with progress. Q: As a noted scientist had said,"the tapeworm in its inglorious lot in man's intestine is an outcome of evolution as well as the lark at heaven's gate." R: Three hundred million years after the first land creatures crawled out of the sea, the one-called amoeba is man himself. S: The physical facts of evolution betray such advance. S 6 : For, like progress, evolution does, over the long run, imply betterment. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. QPSR
- B. RPSQ
- C. SPQR
- D. SRQP
Correct Answer: C
S 1 : The earliest reference to the playing card has been found in China, as long ago as the tenth century. P: They appeared in Italy around 1320. Q: Long before that the Chinese use paper money which was similar in design to the playing cards. R: It is believed that perhaps travelling gypsies introduced them to Europe. S: In olden days cards were used both for telling fortune and playing games. S 6 : The current pack of 52 cards was only regulated in the seventeenth century. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. QRSP
- B. QSRP
- C. RQSP
- D. RSQP
Correct Answer: A
S 1 : The motor car is one of the useful gifts of modern science. P: One of these is the smoke and pollution that it creates. Q: It has made short and medium distance journeys fast and comfortable. R: The other is that it has made journey by road hazardous. S: Yet we can't say that a motor car is a blessing without disadvantages. S 6 : Finally in this age of energy crisis a personal car is an expensive thing. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PQRS
- B. QSPR
- C. RSPQ
- D. SPQR
Correct Answer: B
S 1 : Forecasting the weather has always been a difficult business. P: During a period of drought, streams and rivers dried up, the cattle died from thirst and the crops were ruined. Q: Many different things affect the weather and we have to study them carefully to make an accurate forecast. R: Ancient Egyptians had no need of this weather in the Nile valley hardly ever changes. S: In early times, when there were no instruments, such as thermometer or the barometer, man looked for tell-tale signs in the sky. S 6 : He made his forecasts by watching flights of the birds or the way smoke rose from fire. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PRQS
- B. QPRS
- C. QRPS
- D. SPQR
Correct Answer: B
S 1 : A man handed a pair of trousers to the departmental store-clerk and said,"I'd like these altered, please". P: He said that free alteration is not possible without a receipt. Q: The man said,"Okay, I'd like to return the trousers". The clerk took them back and returned his money. R: The man pushed the money and said,"Now I want to buy them". The clerk put the trousers in a bag, issued receipt and handed him both. S: The clerk asked for the sales receipt but after searching his pockets the man replied that he had lost it. S 6 : Triumphantly he put the trousers and the receipt on the counter and said,'I'd like to have these altered, please." The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PSQR
- B. PSRQ
- C. QRPS
- D. SPQR
Correct Answer: D
S 1 : We talk about democracy, but when it comes to any particular thing, we prefer a man belonging to our caste and community. P: We must be in a position to respect a man as a man. Q: It means our democracy is a phoney kind of democracy. R: We must extend opportunities of development to those who deserve them. S: Our weakness for our own caste and community should not influence our decision. S 6 : Favouritism and nepotism have been responsible for much discontent in our country. The Proper sequence should be:
- A. PQRS
- B. QPRS
- C. RPQS
- D. SRPQ
Correct Answer: B