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Ordering of Sentences problems


  • 1. 
    S1: In the middle of one side of the square sits the Chairman of the committee, the most important person in the room.
    P : For a committee is not just a mere collection of individuals.
    Q : On him rests much of the responsibility for the success or failure of the committee.
    R : While this is happening we have an opportunity to get the 'feel' of this committe.
    S : As the meeting opens, he runs briskly through a number of formalities.
    S6: From the moment its members meet, it begins to have a sort nebulous life of its own.
    The Proper sequence should be:

  • Options
  • A. RSQP
  • B. PQRS
  • C. SQPR
  • D. QSRP
  • Discuss
  • 2. 
    S1: A force of exists between everybody in the universe.
    P : Normally it is very small but when the one of the bodies is a planet, like earth, the force is considerable.
    Q : It has been investigated by many scientists including Galileo and Newton.
    R : Everything on or near the surface of the earth is attracted by the mass of earth.
    S : This gravitational force depends on the mass of the bodies involved.
    S6: The greater the mass, the greater is the earth's force of attraction on it. We can call this force of attraction gravity.
    The Proper sequence should be:

  • Options
  • A. PRQS
  • B. PRSQ
  • C. QSRP
  • D. QSPR
  • Discuss
  • 3. 
    S1: Calcutta unlike other cities kepts its trams.
    P : As a result there horrendous congestion.
    Q : It was going to be the first in South Asia.
    R : They run down the centre of the road
    S : To ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line.
    S6: The foundation stone was laid in 1972.
    The Proper sequence should be:

  • Options
  • A. PRSQ
  • B. PSQR
  • C. SQRP
  • D. RPSQ
  • Discuss
  • 4. 
    S1: For some time in his youth Abraham Lincoln was manager for a shop.
    P : Then a chance Customer would come.
    Q : Young Lincoln way of keeping shop was entirely unlike anyone else's
    R : Lincoln would jump up and attend to his needs and then revert to his reading.
    S : He used to lie full length on the counter of the shop eagerly reading a book.
    S6: Never before had Lincoln had so much time for reading as had then.
    The Proper sequence should be:

  • Options
  • A. SRQP
  • B. QSPR
  • C. SQRP
  • D. QPSR
  • Discuss
  • 5. 
    S1: All the land was covered by the ocean.
    P : The leading god fought the monster, killed it and chopped its body in to two halves.
    Q : A terrible monster prevented the gods from separating the land from the water.
    R : The god made the sky out of the upper part of the body and ornamented it with stars.
    S : The god created the earth from the lower part, grew plants on it and populated it with animals.
    S6: The god moulded the first people out of clay according to his own image and mind.
    The Proper sequence should be:

  • Options
  • A. PQRS
  • B. PQSR
  • C. QPSR
  • D. QPRS
  • Discuss
  • 6. 
    S1: Smoke oozed up between the planks.
    P : Passengers were told to be ready to quit the ship.
    Q : The rising gale fanned the smouldering fire.
    R : Everyone now knew there was fire on board.
    S : Flames broke out here and there.
    S6: Most people bore the shock bravely.
    The Proper sequence should be:

  • Options
  • A. SRQP
  • B. QPSR
  • C. RSPQ
  • D. QSRP
  • Discuss
  • 7. 
    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
  • Discuss
  • 8. 
    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
  • 9. 
    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
  • Discuss
  • 10. 
    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
  • Discuss

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