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5181. S1: Yawning or its absence has been related to various clinical conditions. P: Interestingly, some clinicians claim that those with acute physical illness don’t yawn until they are on road to recovery. Q: It can be a symptom of brain lesions, haemorrhage, motion sickness and encephalitis. R: But what is currently known about yawning is essentially anecdotal, mostly because the yawn has not got the respect it deserves. S: On the other hand, it has been reported that psychotics rarely yawn, except those suffering from brain damage. S6: It is in reality a releasing stimulus. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PSRQ
B. PSQR
C. QSPR
D. QSRP
✅ The correct answer is option C.

5183. S1: The role of the precious yellow metal is undergoing a dramatic change. P: In developing countries like India, where gold is used mainly for ornaments, a distinct change in attitude is in the offing. Q: Slowly, the use of gold in the form of ornaments will be on the decline and even if gold prices shoot up, women folk would not like to sell off their ornaments. R: The yellow metal will soon be treated as an investment instrument. S: The maxim, “Larger the gold reserves, richer the country” will not hold good for a long time. S6: Again, it would not be an economic proposition to buy and sell gold ornaments as an instrument of investment as buying would be costlier and selling will be at a discount. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PSQR
B. PSRQ
C. SPQR
D. SPRQ
✅ The correct answer is option D.

5184. S1: We must never allow ourselves to lapse into the evil habit of borrowing money from others. P: We must work hard and earn money, enough for our wants. Q: Even if we are fortunate enough to possess surplus wealth, we should take care not to lend out money indiscriminately. R: If borrowing is bad , lending is worse. S: Borrowing of a habitual nature prevents us from being industrious. S6: We must not confuse money lending with generosity. The Proper sequence should be:

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

5185. S1: While crossing a busy road we should obey the policeman on duty. P: We should always cross the road at the zebra crossing. Q: We must look to the signal lights and cross the road only when the road is clear. R: If there are no signal lights at the crossing, we should look to the right, then to the left and again to the right before crossing the road. S: If the road is not clear we should wait. S6: We should never run while crossing a road. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQRS
B. PSRQ
C. QRPS
D. RQSP
✅ The correct answer is option C.

5186. S1: We speak today of self-determination in politics. P: So long as one is conscious of a restraint, it is possible to resist it or to bear it as a necessary evil and to keep free in spirit. Q: Slavery begins when one ceases to feel the restraint and it depends on if the evil is accepted as good. R: There is, however, a subtler domination exercised in the sphere of ideas by one culture on another. S: Political subjection primarily means restraint ion the outer life of people. S6: Cultural subjection is ordinarily of an unconscious character and it implies slavery from the very start. The Proper sequence should be:

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

5187. 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.

5188. 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.

5189. 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.

5190. 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.