1.S1: 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.
S6: For, like progress, evolution does, over the long run, imply betterment.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) QPSR
b) RPSQ
c) SPQR
d) SRQP
2. S1: 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.
S6: He should not only have his own seeds but prepare his own soil.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PQRS
b) PQRS
c) PSRQ
d) QSRP
3.S1: 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.
S6: 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
4. S1: 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.
S6: 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
5. S1: 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.
S6: 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
6. S1: Your letter was a big relief.
P: How did your exams go?
Q: After your result, you must come here for a week.
R: You hadn't written for over a month.
S: I am sure you will come out with flying colours.
S6: But don't forget to bring chocolate for Geeta.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PSRQ
b) QRPS
c) RPSQ
d) RSPQ
7. S1: Ram Mohan Roy was a lover of his country.
P: He said that it would be a good plan to build an English school or college.
Q: One evening he was talking with David and a few friends on the wisest way of uplifting the mind and character of the people of India.
R: But he thought of subjects beyond watches.
S: David was a watchmaker.
S6: Indians and Europeans met next year to put this idea into shape.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PSQR
b) QSRP
c) RSPQ
d) SPRQ
8. S1: The role of the precious yellow metal is undergoing a dramatic change.
P: In developing countries like India, where gold is used mainly for ornaments, a distinct change in attitude is in the offing.
Q: Slowly, the use of gold in the form of ornaments will be on the decline and even if gold prices shoot up, women folk would not like to sell off their ornaments.
R: The yellow metal will soon be treated as an investment instrument.
S: The maxim, "Larger the gold reserves, richer the country" will not hold good for a long time.
S6: Again, it would not be an economic proposition to buy and sell gold ornaments as an instrument of investment as buying would be costlier and selling will be at a discount.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PSQR
b) PSRQ
c) SPQR
d) SPRQ
9. S1: The December dance and music season in Madras is like the annual tropical cyclone.
P: A few among the new aspirants dazzle with the colour of youth, like fresh saplings.
Q: It rains an abundance of music for over a fortnight.
R: Thick clouds of expectation charge the atmosphere with voluminous advertisements.
S: At the end of it one is left with the feeling that the music of only those artists seasoned by careful nurturing, stands tall like well rooted trees.
S6: Many a hastily planted shrub gets washed away in the storm.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) QRPS
b) QRSP
c) RQSP
d) RQPS
10. S1: The coming of the computer sparked the need for remotely operated controls.
P: It is silicon chip that is at the heart of the remote control.
Q: This produces an infra-red beam, which is made up of electromagnetic waves.
R: When you press the button on the remote control, the chip sets off an electronic vibration.
S: The beam carries a coded signal such as switch on, raise volume, etc.
S6: The code is based on binary digits.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PQRS
b) PQSR
c) PRQS
d) RPQS