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5151. S1: Production of coins starts with the buying of unmixed metals and their testing by the Assay Department. P: These ingots are reheated until the temperature is hot enough for hot rolling. Q: During this stage, the ingots pass through a series of rollers until they form long, thin sheets which are the thickness of a coin. R: From these thin strips, blank discs are punched. S: Then the metals are alloyed in oil – fired or electric arc furnaces, and cast into ingots 40 cm wide, 15 cm thick and 6 m long. S6: The blanks are heated to soften them, then rolled so that the rim is raised and are stamped with the design of the coin. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRSQ
B. PSQR
C. SPQR
D. SQRP
✅ The correct answer is option C.

5152. S1: Science means finding out how things actually do happen. P: He showed that a light object falls to the ground at the same rate as a heavy object. Q: It does not mean laying down principles as to how they ought to happen. R: This did not agree with the views of most learned men of that time. S: The most famous example of this concerns Galileo’s discovery about falling bodies. S6: But Galileo proved his point experimentally by dropping weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The Proper sequence should be:

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

5153. S1: Useful human beings are divided into two classes : those whose work is work and pleasure; and those whose work and pleasure are one. P: The long hours in the office or factory give them keen appetite for pleasure even in its most modest forms. Q: Their life is a natural harmony. R: Of these the former are in majority. S: But fortune’s favoured children belong to the second class. S6: For them the working hours are never long enough. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PSQR
B. QPRS
C. RPSQ
D. SQPR
✅ The correct answer is option C.

5154. S1: Helen Keller has an ageless quality about her in keeping with her amazing life story. P: Although warmed by this human reaction, she has no wish to be set aside from the rest of mankind. Q: She is an inspiration to both blind and the seeing everywhere. R: When she visited Japan after World War II, boys and girls from remote villages ran to her, crying “Helen Keller”. S: Blind, deaf and mute from early childhood, she rose above her triple handicap to become one of the best known characters in the modern world. S6: She believes the blind should live and work with their fellows, with full responsibility. The Proper sequence should be:

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

5156. S1: For a conversation to be stimulating and sustained, the participants must be active talkers as well as active listeners. P: This is usually unnecessary, confusing and even boring to your partner. Q: Some people feel that they have to give long-winded explanations of their views. R: Make a point of throwing the conversational ball to the other person after you have presented your ideas in an abridged form. S: Be sure to do both in conversation. S6: It’s better to paint the big picture first, and if your partner wants to know more, you can always fill in with details. The Proper sequence should be:

A. QPSR
B. SRQP
C. PSRQ
D. RSPQ
✅ The correct answer is option B.

5157. S1: We must learn to depend on ourselves and not look to others for help every time we are in trouble. P: We should not forget that those who lean too much on others tend to become weak and helpless. Q: Certainly we want to make friends with the rest of the world. R: We welcome help and cooperation from every quarter, but we must depend primarily on our own resources. S: We also seek the goodwill and cooperation of all those who reside in this country, whatever their race or nationality. S6: A country’s freedom can be preserved only by her own strength and self-reliance. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQRS
B. QPRS
C. QSRP
D. SRQP
✅ The correct answer is option A.

5158. S1: There has been an alarming increase in the number of vehicles on Delhi roads. P: The pedestrians has, however, been the worst sufferer. Q: There is no place where the pedestrian can move freely without the fear of traffic. R: Zebra crossings like the pavements are no longer safe. S: This has further aggravated the problem of pollution in the city. S6: Should the pedestrians case be allowed to go by default? The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQRS
B. SPRQ
C. SQRP
D. SRPQ
✅ The correct answer is option B.

5159. S1: If you want to do well in your examinations you need to be able to think for yourself which means not just following the guide-books but write what you think yourself. P: That will not help much. Q: Few if any students do this. R: By discussing things with other students, with your teachers, and with any intelligent people you meet you will find you can pick up a lot of new ideas but it is not good first accepting these ideas, swallowing them undigested and then repeating them in the examination. S: At first you will find it difficult but if you go on trying you will find clear independent thought becomes easier. S6: If however you turn these ideas over in our mind accepting those which you agree with and fitting them into your stock of knowledge and rejecting the others you may get somewhere. The Proper sequence should be:

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

5160. 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:

A. PQSR
B. RQPS
C. SPQR
D. SRPQ
✅ The correct answer is option D.