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Ordering of Sentences -1

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Ordering of Sentences -1

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In questions below, each passage consist of six sentences. The first and sixth sentence are given in the begining. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

Question 51
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:

A
PSRQ
B
RSQP
C
RSPQ
D
SQRP
Correct Answer: Option C

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Question 52
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:

A
QRSP
B
RPSQ
C
PRSQ
D
RQSP
Correct Answer: Option B

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Question 53
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:

A
RQSP
B
SQRP
C
PSQR
D
QRPS
Correct Answer: Option D

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Question 54
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:

A
SQRP
B
SQPR
C
QSRP
D
QSPR
Correct Answer: Option C

No answer description available for this question.

Question 55
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:

A
QSRP
B
SRQP
C
RSQP
D
PRSQ
Correct Answer: Option B

No answer description available for this question.

Question 56
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:
A
QPRS
B
SRQP
C
QRSP
D
SQRP
Correct Answer: Option C

No answer description available for this question.

Question 57
S1: The dictionary is the best friend of you task. 
P : That may not be possible always. 
Q : It is wise to look it up immediately. 
R : Then it must be firmly written on the memory and traced at the first opportunity. 
S : Never allow a strange word to pass unchallenged. 
S6: soon you will realize that this is an exciting task. 
The Proper sequence should be:

A
PQRS
B
SPQR
C
QRPS
D
SQPR
Correct Answer: Option D

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Question 58
S1: The Bhagavadgita recognises the nature of man and the needs of man. 
P : All these three aspects constitute the nature of man. 
Q : It shows how the human being is rational one, an ethical one and a spiritual one. 
R : More than all, it must be a spiritual experience. 
S : Nothing can give him fulfilment unless it satisfies his reason, his ethical conscience. 
S6: A man whom does not harmonise them, is not truly human. 
The Proper sequence should be:

A
PSRQ
B
RSPQ
C
QPSR
D
PSQR
Correct Answer: Option C

No answer description available for this question.

Question 59
S1: I usually sleep quite well in the train, but this time I slept only a little. 
P : Most people wanted it shut and I wanted it open. 
Q : As usual, I got angry about the window. 
R : The quarrel left me completely upset. 
S : There were too many people too much huge luggage all around. 
S6: It was shut all night, as usual 
The Proper sequence should be:

A
RSQP
B
SQPR
C
SQRP
D
RSPQ
Correct Answer: Option B

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Question 60
S1: In 1934, William Golding published a small volume of poems. 
P : During the World War II(1939-45) he joined the Royal Navy and was present at the sinking of the Bismarck. 
Q : He returned to teaching in 1945 and gave it up in 1962, and is now a full time writer. 
R : In 1939, he married and started teaching at Vishop Wordsworth school in Salisbury. 
S : At first his novels were not accepted. 
S6: But the Lord of the files which came out in 1954 was welcomed as "a most absorbing and instructive tale". 
The Proper sequence should be:

A
RPQS
B
RPSQ
C
SRPQ
D
SQPR
Correct Answer: Option A

No answer description available for this question.

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