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1.

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

2.

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

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

4.

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

5.

S₁:	As a dramatist Rabindranath was not what might be called a success.
P :	His dramas were moulded on the lines of the traditional Indian village dramas than the dramas of modern world.
Q :	His plays were more a catalogue of ideas than a vehicle of the expression of action.
R :	Actually the drama has always been the life of Indian people, as it deals with legends of gods and goddesses.
S :	Although in his short stories and novels he was able to create living and well defined characters, he did not seem to be able to do so in dramas
S₆:	Therefor, drama forms the essential part of the traditional Indian Culture.

The Proper sequence should be:

Options
A. SRQP
B. QPSR
C. QSPR
D. RSQP

6.

S₁:	It is regrettable that there is widespread corruption in the country at all levels.
P :	So there is hardly anything that the government can do about it now.
Q :	And there are graft and other malpractices too.
R :	The impression that corruption is universal phenomenon persists and the people not cooperate in checking this evil.
S :	Recently several offenders were brought to book, but they were not given deterrent punishment.
S₆:	This is indeed a tragedy of great magnitude.

The Proper sequence should be:

Options
A. QSRP
B. SQRP
C. RSQP
D. PQSR

7.

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:

Options
A. SRQP
B. SPRQ
C. SQPR
D. SRPQ

Options
A. PSRQ
B. QRPS
C. RPSQ
D. RSPQ

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