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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

Correct Answer

PSRQ

Ordering of Sentences problems

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1.

S₁:	Venice is a strange and beautiful city in the north of Italy.
P :	There are about four hundred old stone bridges joining the island of Venice.
Q :	In this city there are no motor cars, no horses, no buses.
R :	These small islands are near one another.
S :	It is not an island but a hundred and seventeen islands.
S₆:	This is because Venice has no streets.

The Proper sequence should be:

Options
A. PQRS
B. PRQS
C. SRPQ
D. PQSR

2.

S₁:	The city is almost a slum and stinks most of time.
P :	The slush on the road did not deter them.
Q :	The occasional slips and falls were considered a small price to pay for the trip.
R :	They were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh snow on the roads.
S :	Even so, it looked beautiful to tourists of various categories.
S₆:	But some visitors came away with the unforgettable sight of young labours scantily clad.

The Proper sequence should be:

Options
A. RQPS
B. QPRS
C. RSQP
D. SPQR

3.

S₁:	A father having offered to take the baby out in a perambulator, was tempted by the sunny morning to slip into a pub for a glass of beer.
P :	Indignant at her husband's behaviour, she decided to teach him a lesson.
Q :	She wheeled away the pram.
R :	A little later, his wife came by, where to her horror, she discovered her sleeping baby.
S :	Leaving the pram outside, he disappeared inside the bar.
S₆:	She waited for him, anticipating the white face and quivering lips which would soon appear with the news that the baby had been stolen.

The Proper sequence should be:

Options
A. SRPQ
B. RQPS
C. SPQR
D. PQSR

4.

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

5.

S₁:	You know my wife, Madhavi, always urged me to give up smoking.
P :	I really gave it up.
Q :	And so When I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason than of being self-reliant.
R :	When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph.
S :	But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes.
S₆:	poor girl!.

The Proper sequence should be:

Options
A. PSRQ
B. SPQR
C. QPRS
D. RSPQ

6.

S₁:	A gentleman who lived alone always had two plates placed on the table at dinner time.
P :	One day just as he sat down to dine, the cat rushed in to the room.
Q :	One plate was for himself and other was for his cat.
R :	she drooped a mouse into her own plate and another into her master plate.
S :	He used to give the cat a piece of meat from his own plate.
S₆:	In this way the cat showed her gratitude to her master.

The Proper sequence should be:

Options
A. QSPR
B. PSRQ
C. QRSP
D. RPQS

7.

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

8.

S₁:	Satyajit Ray made several films for children.
P :	Later film makers have followed his lead.
Q :	Today other nations are making the children's film in a big way.
R :	This was at a time when no director considered children as potential audience.
S :	Ray was, thus, a pioneer in the field.
S₆:	But today few think of Ray as a maker of children's films.

The Proper sequence should be:

Options
A. PSRQ
B. RSQP
C. RSPQ
D. SQRP

9.

S₁:	Hungary, with a population of about 10 million, lies between Czechoslovakia to the north and Yugoslavia to the south.
P :	Here a great deal of grain is grown.
Q :	In recent years, however, progress has been made also in the field of industrialisation.
R :	Most of this country consists of an extremely fertile plain, through which the river Danube flows.
S :	In addition to grain, the plain produces potatoes, sugar, wine and livestock.
S₆:	The new industries derive mainly from agricultural production.

The Proper sequence should be:

Options
A. QRSP
B. RPSQ
C. PRSQ
D. RQSP

10.

S₁:	Palaeobotany is the study of fossil plants preserved in rocks dating back in millions of years.
P :	Records of the history of the world are contained in fossils.
Q :	Through the ages, plants have evolved from simple to more complex forms.
R :	First there were water plants then land plants appeared during the Paleozoic era.
S :	But since the fossil remains appear locked in rock layers, they are closely related to the geologist area of investigation.
S₆:	The fossil plants indicate the age of the rock, and also point to facts regarding climate, temperature and topography.

The Proper sequence should be:

Options
A. RQSP
B. SQRP
C. PSQR
D. QRPS

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