Ordering of Sentences MCQs

31. S1: Of the various kinds of insect defences that of the North American fungus – eating beetle is quite unusual. P: Both ants as well as mammals such as deer mice feed on this beetle. Q: This little beetle is able to recognise the kind of predator coming towards it and accordingly adopts a suitable defence. R: When facing a deer mouse, the beetle secretes an irritant from certain glands in its abdomen. S: While the beetle simply rolls itself into a compact ball in the face of an ant attack, it copes with the deer mouse differently. S6: The beetle’s chemical secretion keeps the deer mouse at bay. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQSR
B. PRQS
C. QPSR
D. QRPS
✅ The correct answer is option C.

32. S1: Growing up means not only getting larger, but also using our senses and our brains to become more aware of the things around us. P: Not only does he have a memory but he is able to think and reason. Q: In this, man differs from all other animals. R: Before we spray our roadside plants or turn sewage into our rivers, we should pause to think what the results of our actions are likely to be. S: That is to say, he is able to plan what he is going to do in the light of his experience before he does it. S6: In other words, we must develop and use our ability to reason, because the destruction or the preservation of the places in which we live depends on us. The Proper sequence should be:

A. QPSR
B. QRSP
C. SPQR
D. SPRQ
✅ The correct answer is option A.

33. S1: The December dance and music season in Madras is like the annual tropical cyclone. P: A few among the new aspirants dazzle with the colour of youth, like fresh saplings. Q: It rains an abundance of music for over a fortnight. R: Thick clouds of expectation charge the atmosphere with voluminous advertisements. S: At the end of it one is left with the feeling that the music of only those artists seasoned by careful nurturing, stands tall like well rooted trees. S6: Many a hastily planted shrub gets washed away in the storm. The Proper sequence should be:

A. QRPS
B. QRSP
C. RQPS
D. RQSP
✅ The correct answer is option A.

35. 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 drew their attention to their appalling conditions. S: He didn’t descend from the top, he seemed to emerge from the masses of India. S6: Political freedom took new shape then and acquired a new content then. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRSQ
B. QSRP
C. RSQP
D. SRQP
✅ The correct answer is option D.

36. S1: Work with retarded children, in particular, involves superhuman patience and long-delayed rewards. P: Another woman faithfully spent two hours a day, five days a week, with a bed-ridden retarded girl. Q: It was three years before the girl made her first cut in a piece of paper. R: The girl had never before responded to, or recognised anyone. S: One woman decided to teach a young brain-damaged girl how to use scissors. S6: After five years, the girl finally began to smile, when her foster grandparents entered the room. The Proper sequence should be:

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

37. S1: Why then, do sharks attack? P: “The only way a shark can warn you is with its mouth and teeth,” says Baldridge. Q: In murky water it may simply be a case of mistaken identity. R: Snork bumps and open – mouthed slashings are ways of trying to frighten you off. S: But the most persuasive explanation is that they perceive their victim as a threat. S6: Attacks of this kind may be generated by a swimmer who unwittingly interrupts a courting procedure, trespasses in a shark’s territory and cuts off its escape route. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRQS
B. PRSQ
C. QPRS
D. QSPR
✅ The correct answer is option C.

38. S1: The exact cause of migraine is still not known. P: Several factors like digestive disorders and psychological disturbances, have been said to be causative factors. Q: Certain foods like cheese, chocolate or red wine have also been found to trigger off an attack. R: The causative factors are numerous : psychologically, anxiety and frustration play an important part. S: It seems to be hereditary and a majority of sufferers are women. S6: On the other hand physical overexertion, fatigue, irregularities in dietary habits, prolonged eye strain are common precipitating factors. The Proper sequence should be:

A. QPRS
B. RQPS
C. SPQR
D. SQPR
✅ The correct answer is option C.

39. S1: Most people know that economics deals with such items as population, natural resources, incomes, tariffs, money and prices. P: Instead, it is how it organises and analyses its materials; it is the perspective from which it views the world that makes it a special field of study. Q: However, it is not what economics deals with that makes it a distinctive science. R: Indeed, the list of topics can be greatly extended. S: Economics is a particular view of reality. S6: From this view, human behaviour is seen as activity directed towards the achievement of various objectives through the use of various resources. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQSR
B. QPSR
C. RQPS
D. RSPQ
✅ The correct answer is option C.

40. S1: In hunting and gathering societies people live in what anthropologists call “the seasonal round”. P: When the salmon are running, it comes to the stream; when the wild grasses must be gathered, the band moves on again. Q: The tribal band is delicately adjusted to nature. R: It circulates through space in the rhythm of the seasons each year. S: It moves through space with the flow of time. S6: The circle is not broken into a line; the tribe does not stay in one place altering nature to suit the needs of the human settlement. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRQS
B. QPRS
C. QSPR
D. RPQS
✅ The correct answer is option C.
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