Ordering Of Words Questions and Answers Part-8

1. 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

Answer: c
Explanation:Almost every country in the world believes that it has some special dispensation from Providence that it is of the chosen people and that others are somewhat inferior creatures.

2. 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

Answer: b
Explanation: The main cause of Industrial Revolution was the great increase in overseas trade in the 17th and 18th centuries owing to the geographical discoveries of Columbus and Vasco-da-Gama.

3. 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

Answer: b
Explanation:Above all, in the present age of light reading, of reading hastily and thoughtlessly, it is well if something heavier is cast now and then that is, into the midst of the reading public.

4. 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

Answer: b
Explanation: With an idea to reach the deprived child the year 1979 has been declared as the International Year of the Child by the United Nations Organisation.

5. 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

Answer: b
Explanation: We can think of two factors often confused in the public mind which suggest the need for an international language.

6. 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

Answer: b
Explanation: O why should the great creator shatter one of his most adorable works!

7. 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

Answer: c
Explanation: Excavators have discovered a colossal half human and half animal figure dating back to the Ice Ages in Iraq's northern city of Mosul.

8. 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

Answer: c
Explanation: It was obvious from the comments made by him on the draft proposals submitted at the meeting that he was not satisfied with them.

9. 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

Answer: b
Explanation:After a laborious life most of which he had spent in the metropolis he retired in his old age to the quiet village where he was born and where he intended to spend his remaining years.

10. 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

Answer: d
Explanation: The essence of the spirit of Bulgaria ancient in origin expresses itself in many diverse art forms of great creativity.