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  • 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 were ruined.
    Q : Many different things affect the weather and we have to study them carefully to make accurate forecast.
    R : Ancient Egyptians had no need of 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:


  • Options
  • A. PRQS
  • B. QPRS
  • C. QRPS
  • D. SPQR

  • Correct Answer
  • QPRS 

    • Ordering of Sentences problems

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    • 1. 
      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
    • 2. 
      S1: She said on the phone that she would report for duty next day.
      P : We waited for few days then we decided to go to her place.
      Q : But she did not.
      R : we found it locked.
      S : Even after that we waited for her quite a few days.
      S6: Eventually we reported to the police.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. PRSQ
    • B. QPSR
    • C. QPRS
    • D. SQPR
      • Discuss
    • 3. 
      S1: In India marriages are usually arranged by parents
      P : Sometimes boys and girls do not like th idea of arranged marriages.
      Q : Most young people accepts the state of affairs.
      R : Shanta was like that.
      S : They assume their parents can make good choices.
      S6: She felt she was a modern girl and not subject for bargaining.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. SPRQ
    • B. PSRQ
    • C. QSPR
    • D. RQPS
      • Discuss
    • 4. 
      S1: The path of Venus lies inside the path of the Earth.
      P : When at its farthest from the Earth, Venus is 160 million away
      Q : With such a wide range between its greatest and leat distances it is natural that at sometimes Venus appears much brighter than at others.
      R : No other body ever comes so near the Earth, with the exception of the Moon and occasional comet or asteroid.
      S : When Venus is at its nearest to the earth it is only 26 million miles away.
      S6: When at its brightest, it is easily seen with the naked eye in broad daylight.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. SRPQ
    • B. SQRP
    • C. PSQR
    • D. QPRS
      • Discuss
    • 5. 
      S1: American private lies may seem shallow.
      P : Students would walk away with books they had not paid for.
      Q : A Chinese journalist commented on a curious institution: the library
      R : Their public morality, however, impressed visitors.
      S : But in general they returned them.
      S6: This would not happen in china, he said.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. PSQR
    • B. QPSR
    • C. RQPS
    • D. RPSQ
      • Discuss
    • 6. 
      S1: As he passed beneath her he heard the swish of her wings.
      P : He was not falling head long now.
      Q : The monstrous terror seized him.
      R : But it only lasted a minute.
      S : He could hear nothing.
      S6: The next moment he felt his wings spread outwards.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. PSQR
    • B. QSPR
    • C. QSRP
    • D. PRQS
      • Discuss
    • 7. 
      S1: Ms. Parasuram started a Petrol Pump in Madras.
      P : A total to 12 girls now work at the pump.
      Q : She advertised in newspapers for women staff.
      R : They operate in 2 shifts.
      S : The response was good.
      S6: Thus she has shown the way for many others.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. PQSR
    • B. SQPR
    • C. QSPR
    • D. PQRS
      • Discuss
    • 8. 
      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
    • 9. 
      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
    • 10. 
      S1: I took cigarettes from my case.
      P : But when the fit of coughing was over, he replaced it between his lips.
      Q : I 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 continues to draw on it.
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. PSQR
    • B. QPSR
    • C. QSRP
    • D. SRPQ
      • Discuss

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