Ordering of Sentences MCQs

111. S1: Our own country is a little world in itself with an infinite variety and places for us to discover. P: I wish I had more time, so that I could visit the odd nooks and corners of India. Q: I have travelled a great deal in this country and I have grown in years. R: And yet I have not seen many parts of the country we love so much and seek to serve. S: I would like to go there in the company of bright children whose minds are opening out with wonder and curiosity as they make new discoveries. S6: I should like to go with them, not so much to the great cities of India as to the mountains and the forests and the great rivers and the old monuments, all of which tell us something of India’s story. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQSR
B. QRPS
C. RPQS
D. SPQR
✅ The correct answer is option B.

112. S1: In the present day it is not necessary that generals or great officers should fight with their own hands, because it is their duty to direct he movements of their followers. P: But in the ancient times, kings and great lords were obliged to put themselves into the very front. Q: Therefore, it was of great consequence that they should be strong men and dexterous in the use of their arms. R: The artillery and the soldiers shoot at the enemy, and men seldom mingle and fight hand to hand. S: They fought like ordinary men with the lance and other weapons. S6: Robert Bruce was so remarkably active and powerful that he came through many personal dangers. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQSR
B. QRSP
C. RPSQ
D. SQRP
✅ The correct answer is option C.

113. S1: As I say, I was born and brought up in an atmosphere of the confluence of three movements, all of which were revolutionary. P: I was born in a family which had to live its own life, which led me from my young days to seek guidance for my own self-expression in my own inner standard of judgement. Q: No poet should borrow his medium ready-made from some shop of respectability. R: But the language which belonged to the people had to be modulated according to the urging which I as an individual had. S: The medium of expression, doubtless, was my mother tongue. S6: He should not only have his own seeds but prepare his own soil. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQRS
B. PQSR
C. PSRQ
D. QSRP
✅ The correct answer is option C.

114. S1: The earliest reference to the playing card has been found in China, as long ago as the tenth century. P: They appeared in Italy around 1320. Q: Long before that the Chinese use paper money which was similar in design to the playing cards. R: It is believed that perhaps travelling gypsies introduced them to Europe. S: In olden days cards were used both for telling fortune and playing games. S6: The current pack of 52 cards was only regulated in the seventeenth century. The Proper sequence should be:

A. QRSP
B. QSRP
C. RQSP
D. RSQP
✅ The correct answer is option A.

115. S1: The commonest form of forgetfulness, I suppose, occurs in the matter of posting letters. P: So common is it that I am always reluctant to trust a departing visitor to post an important letter. Q: As for myself, anyone who asks me to post a letter is a poor judge of character. R: Even if I carry the letter in my hand I am always past the first pillar box before I remember that I ought to have posted it. S: So little I rely on his memory that I put him on his oath before handing the letter to him. S6: Weary of holding it in my hand, I then put it for safety into one of my pockets and forget all about it. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRQS
B. PSQR
C. QSPR
D. RQSP
✅ The correct answer is option B.

116. S1: When you meet someone and discover areas of common interest and experience, you gain building blocks to develop a deeper relationship. P: This gives you and your partner an opportunity to decide if you would like to get to know one another better. Q: Remember, much of the point of conversation is to discuss different topics and experience in order to find a common bond. R: So, when you discover a connection, tell your partner right away. S: If you have enough in common, then hopefully you will want to see each other again to share common interests. S6: This creates a sense of familiarity and indicates your interest in discussing the topic further and sharing your ideas. The Proper sequence should be:

A. RPQS
B. PQRS
C. QPSR
D. SRQP
✅ The correct answer is option C.

117. S1: The real cause for the rise and fall of the sea level was not known to men for a long time. P: They found out that the Moon is a satellite and it travels a regular path around the Earth. Q: As time passed and knowledge increased, men began to learn more about the heaven and the stars and the planets. R: They noticed that the Moon rose each day about an hour later than it rose the day before and the peak of the high tide also comes about an hour later each day. S: Some imagined that the Earth itself was alive and the rising and falling of the tide was caused by the breathing of the Earth’s big body. S6: So they concluded that the Moon and the tide are connected in some way. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRQS
B. QPRS
C. SQPR
D. SRQP
✅ The correct answer is option C.

119. S1: Trucks, trains planes and refrigerator ships are new ways of carrying food. P: In many countries, women carry food to market on their heads. Q: High in the Andes Mountains long lines of Illamas, each with a heavy bag of grain, pick their way along rocky trails. R: But a great deal of food is still carried on the heads of women and the backs of animals. S: Over the desert sands, camels carry loads of salt, dates and cheese from one oasis to another. S6: And in a lonely bay, a fisherman still rows home with the day’s catch. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQRS
B. RPQS
C. RPSQ
D. RSQP
✅ The correct answer is option C.

120. S1: Gandhi’s first political fast was made soon after his return from Africa. P: He had also received help from this man’s sister. Q: This was when the poor labourers of the cotton mills of Ahmedabad were on strike. R: He was a friend of the largest mill-owner. S: Gandhi had made the strikers promise to remain on strike until the owners agreed to accept the decision of an arbitrator. S6: He did not fast against the mill owners, but in order to strengthen the determination of the strikers. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQSR
B. QSRP
C. RPQS
D. SRPQ
✅ The correct answer is option B.
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