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  • Question

  • (solve as per the direction given above)


  • Options
  • A. The person which was
  • B. recommended for the position
  • C. did not fulfil the prescribed qualifications.
  • D. No error.

  • Correct Answer
  • The person which was  

    Explanation
    The person who was

    • More questions

    • 1. 
      S1: It was a dark moonless night.
      P : He turned over the pages, reading passages here and there.
      Q : He heard them on the floor.
      R : The poet took down his books of poems from his shelves.
      S : Some of them contained his earliest writings which he had almost forgotten.
      S6: They all seemed to him to be poor and ordinary mere childish words.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. RPQS
    • B. RQSP
    • C. RSPQ
    • D. RPSQ
      • Discuss
    • 2. 
      S1: Sun birds are among the smallest of Indian birds.
      P : Though they are functionally similar to the humming birds of the New World, they are totally unrelated.
      Q : They do eat insects too.
      R : They are also some of the most brilliantly coloured birds.
      S : sun birds feed on nectar mostly and helped in pollination.
      S6: Our common sun birds are the purple sun bird, the glossy black species and purple rumped sun bird, the yellow and maroon species.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. SQPR
    • B. RPSQ
    • C. QPRS
    • D. PSRQ
      • Discuss
    • 3. 
      S1: There is difference between Gandhiji's concept of secularism and that of Nehru's.
      P : Nehru's idea of secularism was equal indifference to all religions and bothering about none of them.
      Q : According to Gandhiji, all religions are equally true and each scripture is worthy of respect.
      R : Such secularism which means the rejection of all religions is contrary to our culture and tradition.
      S : In Gandhiji's view, secularism stands for equal respect for all religions.
      S6: Instead of doing any good, such secularism can do harm instead of good.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. SQPR
    • B. PSQR
    • C. QSPR
    • D. PRSQ
      • Discuss
    • 4. 
      S1: For decades, American society has been calling a melting pot
      P : Differences remained - in appearence, mannerisms, customs, speech, religion and more.
      Q : The term has long been a cliche and half-truth.
      R : But homogenisation was never acheived.
      S : Yes, immigrants from diverse cultures and traditions did cast off vestiges of their native lands and become almost imperceptibly woven in to the American fabric.
      S6: In recent years, such differences accentuated by the arrival of immigrants from Asia and other parts of the world in the United States - have become something to celebrate and to nurture.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. QRSP
    • B. SQRP
    • C. SQPR
    • D. QSRP
      • Discuss
    • 5. 
      S1: The Hound of Baskervilles was feared by the people of the area.
      P : Some people spoke of seeing a huge, shadowy form a Hound at midnight on the moor.
      Q : But they spoke of it in tones of horror.
      R : Nobody had actually seen the hound.
      S : This shadowy form did not reveal any details about the animal.
      S6: The Hound of Baskervilles remains an unsolved mystery.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. SPQR
    • B. SPRQ
    • C. PSRQ
    • D. PQRS
      • Discuss
    • 6. 
      S1: I keep on flapping my big ears all day.
      P : They also fear that I will flip them all away.
      Q : But children wonder why I flap them so.
      R : I flap them so to make sure they are safely there on either side of my head.
      S : But I know what I am doing.
      S6: Am I not a smart, intelligent elephant?
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. SRQP
    • B. QPSR
    • C. QPRS
    • D. PSRQ
      • Discuss
    • 7. 
      S1: The study of speech disorders due to brain injury suggests that patients can think without having adequate control over their language.
      P : But they succeed in playing games of chess.
      Q : Some patients, for example fail to find the names of objects presented to them.
      R : They can even use the concepts needed for chess playing, though they are unable to express many of the concepts in ordinary language.
      S : They even find it difficult to interpret long written notices.
      S6: How they manage to do this we do not know.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. PSQR
    • B. RPSQ
    • C. QSPR
    • D. SRPQ
      • Discuss
    • 8. 
      S1: Several sub-cities have been planned around capital.
      P : Dwarga is the first among them.
      Q : They are expected to alleviate the problem of housing.
      R : It is coming up in the south west of capital.
      S : It will cater to over one million people when completed.
      S6: Hopefully the housing problem will not be as acute at present after these sub-cities are built.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. QPRS
    • B. PRSQ
    • C. PQRS
    • D. QRSP
      • Discuss
    • 9. 
      S1: When a satellite is launched, the rocket begins by going slowly upwards through the air.
      P : However, the higher it goes, the less air it meets.
      Q : As the rocket goes higher, it travels faster.
      R : For the atmosphere becomes thinner.
      S : As a result there is less friction.
      S6: Consequently, the rocket still does not become too hot.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. QPRS
    • B. QSPR
    • C. PQRS
    • D. PQSR
      • Discuss
    • 10. 
      S1: Ants eat worms, centipedes and spiders.
      P : They are usually much quicker than the ant itself.
      Q : Nevertheless, these animals do not make easy game for ants.
      R : Besides, they have an extraordinary number of ways of escaping.
      S : They also eat larvae and insect adults such as flies, moths and spring tails.
      S6: Some jump, and some give out a pungent repellent substance.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. SQPR
    • B. SPRQ
    • C. SQRP
    • D. SRQP
      • Discuss

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