1. S1: Production of coins starts with the buying of unmixed metals and their testing by the Assay Department.
P: These ingots are reheated until the temperature is hot enough for hot rolling.
Q: During this stage, the ingots pass through a series of rollers until they form long, thin sheets which are the thickness of a coin.
R: From these thin strips, blank discs are punched.
S: Then the metals are alloyed in oil - fired or electric arc furnaces, and cast into ingots 40 cm wide, 15 cm thick and 6 m long.
S6: The blanks are heated to soften them, then rolled so that the rim is raised and are stamped with the design of the coin.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PRSQ
b) PSQR
c) SPQR
d) SQRP
2. S1: Much of our adult behaviour and our attitudes are determined by our upbringing.
P: But the process does not stop here.
Q: In particular by the effects of that small part of society which is our family.
R: As we grow we are constantly and increasingly affected by new forces such as the social pressure of our friends and the larger world of society.
S: The family and our early life have profound effect on our later life.
S6: Psychologists have studied these forces in depth.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PRSQ
b) QSPR
c) QPSR
d) SRPQ
3.S1: He took two cigarettes from my case.
P: But when the fit of coughing was over, he replaced it between his lips.
Q: He lit one of them and placed it between the lips.
R: Then with a feeble hand he removed the cigarette.
S: Slowly he took a pull at it and coughed violently.
S6: Then he continued to draw on it.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PSQR
b) QPSR
c) QSRP
d) SRPQ
4. S1: Progress and success are attained in slow degrees.
P: But slow progress makes us grow impatient, disheartened and discouraged.
Q: The general tendency is to find fault with the system.
R: It is for this reason that people condemn and criticise the government.
S: People expect miracles and nothing short of a magical transformation can convince them.
S6: However, we must realise the truth that perfection is attained in slow proportions to the amount of labour put in by us.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PSQR
b) QPSR
c) RSPQ
d) SQRP
5. S1: Plastic containers are being used more and more to package soft drinks, milk, oil, fruit juices, ketchup, etc.
P: Most people think that this is the right thing to do, as it is economical.
Q: Plastic containers are cheap and light.
R: It is easier to transport materials packaged in them than in glass bottles.
S: They also involve the least transport costs.
S6: Yet as plastics do not decompose by bacteria or naturally in the air, they are a big threat to the environment.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PQRS
b) PQSR
c) QRSP
d) QSPR
6. S1: 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.
S6: 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
7. S1: 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.
S6: 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
8. S1: 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.
S6: 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
9. S1: 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.
S6: 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
10. S1: 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.
S6: 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