Ordering of Sentences Questions

• 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:
• 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:
• 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:
• 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:
• 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:
• 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:
• 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:
• 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:
• 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:
• 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:
• 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:
• 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:
• 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:
• 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:
• 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:
• 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:
• 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:
• S1: On vacation in Tangier, Morocco, my friend and I sat down at a street cafe. P : At one point, he bent over with a big smile, showing me, a single gold tooth and a dingy fez. Q : soon I felt the presence of someone standing alongside me. R : But this one wouldn't budge. S : We had been cautioned about beggars and were told to ignore them. S6: Finally a man walked over to me and whispered, "Hey buddy this guy is your waiter and he wants your order" The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: And then Gandhi came. P : Get off the backs of these peasants and workers, he told us, all you who live by their exploitation. Q : He was like a powerful current of fresh air, like a beam of light, like a whirlwind that upset many things. R : He spoke their language and constantly dre their attention to their appalling conditions. S : He didn't descent from the top, he seemed to emerge from the masses of India. S6: Political freedom took new shape and then acquired a new content. The Proper sequence should be:
• S1: Biological evolution has not fitted man to any specific environment. P : It is by no means a biological evolution, but it is a cultural one. Q : His imagination, his reason, his emotional subtlety and toughness, makes it possible for him not to accept the environment but to change. R : And that series of inventions by which man from age by age has reshaped his environment is a different kind of evolution. S : Among the multitude of animals which scamper, burrow swim around us he is in the only one who is not locked in to his environment. S6: That brilliant sequence of cultural peaks can most appropriately be termed the ascent of man. The Proper sequence should be: