1.S1: A transformation of consciousness is now beginning to express itself in the field of theoretical architecture.
P: In the still theoretical structure an attempt is being made to create a house that is "a domestication of an ecosystem."
Q: What is happening in the architecture is a shift from the international style of the post industrial era to a symbolic structure.
R: Since architecture is the collective unconscious made visible, the architect does not himself always understand the full cultural implications of his own work.
S: The new form is not a celebration of power over new materials, but a celebration of cooperation with ecosystem.
S6: The relationship between culture and nature is changed, for the architect grows a house like a garden.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PRSQ
b) QPSR
c) RQSP
d) SQRP
2. S1: While on a fishing trip, last summer, I watched an elderly man fishing off the edge of a dock.
P: "Why didn't you keep the other big ones?" I asked.
Q: He caught an enormous trout, but apparently not satisfied with its size, he threw it back into the war.
R: He finally caught a small pike, threw it into his pail, and, smiling happily, prepared to live.
S: Amazed, I watched him repeat this performance.
S6: Cheerfully, the old man replied, "Small frying pan."
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PSQR
b) QSRP
c) RPQS
d) SQRP
3.S1: There was once a Persian king called Shahryar who had a beautiful wife.
P: When the King discovered this he killed her.
Q: He gave orders that he was to be provided with a new wife every day.
R: He loved her very much, but she was a wicked woman.
S: He decided that all women were wicked and that he would punish them.
S6: After one day's marriage he would cut off her head and marry again.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PQRS
b) QSPR
c) RPSQ
d) SPRQ
4. S1: We must never allow ourselves to lapse into the evil habit of borrowing money from others.
P: We must work hard and earn money, enough for our wants.
Q: Even if we are fortunate enough to possess surplus wealth, we should take care not to lend out money indiscriminately.
R: If borrowing is bad , lending is worse.
S: Borrowing of a habitual nature prevents us from being industrious.
S6: We must not confuse money lending with generosity.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PSQR
b) QSRP
c) RSQP
d) SPRQ
5. S1: There was a time Egypt faced economic crisis.
P: Cotton is the chief export commodity of Egypt.
Q: Foreign trades depend on cultivation of cotton on large scale.
R: It became necessary for Egypt to boost cotton crops.
S: Only by means of increasing foreign trade Egypt could survive.
S6: Egypt was able to sustain itself by its cotton produce.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PQRS
b) QRPS
c) RPSQ
d) SRQP
6. S1: The heart is pump of life.
P : They have even succeeded in heart transplants.
Q : Nowadays surgeons are able to stop a patients heart and carry out complicated operations.
R : A few years ago it was impossible to operate on a patient whose heart was not working properly.
S : If heart stops we die in about five minutes.
S6: All this was made possible by the invention of heart-lung machine.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) SRQP
b) SPRQ
c) SQPR
d) SRPQ
7. S1: Your letter was big relief.
P : How did you 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 Geetha.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PSRQ
b) QRPS
c) RPSQ
d) RSPQ
8. S1: Rammohan Roy was associated with several newspapers.
P: Many educationists protested vigorously against these measures.
Q: But this came to grief soon after the enactment in 1823, of new measures for the control of the press.
R: He brought out a bilingual, Bengali-English magazine.
S: Later, desiring an all-India circulation, he published a weekly in Persian, which was recognised then as the language of the cultured classes all over India.
S6: Rammohan Roy even addressed a petition to the King-in-Council in England.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) QPRS
b) RQPS
c) RSPQ
d) RSQP
9. S1: Different countries show different pattern of growth.
P: Many others have a high birth rate with a low death rate.
Q: Some have a high birth rate and still have a high death rate.
R: The developing countries show the most rapid growth rate.
S: Some others like the European nations, have a low birth rate and a low death rate.
S6: Compared to this in Europe the growth rate is low.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) PQSR
b) QSPR
c) RSQP
d) SPQR
10. S1: There are examinations at school which a pupil can pass by cramming the texts.
P: But for spiritual knowledge mere memory of holy texts will be of no use in passing the texts.
Q: One can score in them by the power of memory.
R: A competent guru alone can provide the necessary guidance to an earnest disciple.
S: What the text says has to be reflected upon and experienced by the speaker.
S6: Thus, reading, reflection and experience are the three stages in gaining spiritual knowledge.
The Proper sequence should be:
a) QPSR
b) RSPQ
c) RSQP
d) SRPQ