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5091. 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.

5092. S1: Much of our adult behaviour and our attitudes are determined by our upbringing. P: But the process does not stop here. Q: In particular by the effects of that small part of society which is our family. R: As we grow we are constantly and increasingly affected by new forces such as the social pressure of our friends and the larger world of society. S: The family and our early life have profound effect on our later life. S6: Psychologists have studied these forces in depth. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRSQ
B. QSPR
C. QPSR
D. SRPQ
✅ The correct answer is option B.

5093. S1: The ‘age of computers’ is considered to have begun in 1946. P: Those early computers were huge and heavy affairs, with problems of speed and size. Q: It was only with the introduction of electronics that the computers really came of age. R: But computers were in use long before that. S: They had several rotating shafts and gears which almost always doomed them to slow operation. S6: And now it is difficult to find a field where computers are not used. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRQS
B. PRSQ
C. RPQS
D. RPSQ
✅ The correct answer is option D.

5095. S1: We don’t see many banyan trees in our cities now-a-days. P: But in our overcrowded cities, where there is barely enough living space for people, banyan trees don’t have much of a chance. Q: These trees like to have plenty of space in which to spread themselves out. R: Of course, many parks have banyan trees. S: After all, a full grown banyan takes up as large an area as a three-storey apartment building. S6: And every village has at least one. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQRS
B. QPSR
C. RSQP
D. SRPQ
✅ The correct answer is option B.

5096. 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.

5097. S1: Today the Earth has many satellites besides the moon. P: But the pull of the Earth keep them from doing so. Q: The artificial satellites do not fall because they are going too fast to do so. R: They are artificial satellites made by man and very much smaller than the man. S: As they speed along, they tend to go straight off into space. S6: As a result, they travel in an orbit round the Earth. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRQS
B. QPSR
C. RQSP
D. SPRQ
✅ The correct answer is option C.

5098. 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.

5099. 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.

5100. S1: We don’t know whether the machines are the masters or we are. P: They must be given or rather ‘fed’ with coal and given petrol to drink from time to time. Q: Already man spends most of his time looking after and waiting upon them. R: Yet he has grown so dependent on them that they have almost become the masters now. S: It is very true that they were made for the sole purpose of being man’s servants. S6: And if they don’t get their meals when they expect them, they will just refuse to work. The Proper sequence should be:

A. RSPQ
B. RSQP
C. SPQR
D. SRQP
✅ The correct answer is option D.