1. 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
Explanation: Only by shouting at the top of his voice was he able to make himself heard.
2. 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
Explanation:A four-year study conducted by the Infant Testing Centre clearly suggests that babies feel more comfortable around other babies than with strange adults.
3. 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
Explanation:While some people live in luxury many have not even enough to eat and drink and wear.
4. 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
Explanation: There is a fashion nowadays to bewail poverty as an evil and to pity the youngman who is born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
5. 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
Explanation: The department has initiated steps to evolve appropriate schemes for mobilising investment from the corporate sector and financial institutions for the development of wastelands.
6. 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
Explanation: We have to speak the truth as we see it even if all around us there is falsehood and weakness.
7. 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
Explanation: When it began to rain suddenly on the first of January we ran for shelter to the neighbouring house where many people had gathered to celebrate the new year.
8. 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
Explanation:He told us that he had read Milton in a prose translation which he had borrowed from his teacher and enjoyed it.
9. 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
Explanation: He knew that the duty of a captain was to save all the lives entrusted to his care and then to save himself.
10. 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
Explanation:It is not, therefore with any feeling of unfriendliness to a particular member of that class that I pay tribute to conductors as a class.