English MCQs

S1: After the firing that evening the street that used to be full of people was completely deserted. P: Nor were any windows open or lighted. Q: Suddenly I detected a movement to my left. R: There was no trace of any human being and all doors were firmly closed. S: Surprisingly, even the stray dogs had disappeared. S6: I was so frightened that I ran for my life. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PQRS
B. PSQR
C. RPSQ
D. RSPQ
✅ The correct answer is option C.

S1: Life is hazardous. P: And prey have evolved adaptations that reduce the risk of being eaten. Q: Many animals are killed and eaten by other animals. R: And many predators die from starvation because they fail to secure prey. S: Predators have continued to evolve adaptations that enable them to locate and kill prey. S6: Everything points to a special kind of arms race with elaborate strategies and counter-strategies for attack and defence. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. QPRS
B. QRPS
C. QRSP
D. SQRP
✅ The correct answer is option C.

S1: Of course, it is silly to try to overcome fears that keep us from destroying ourselves. P: This is sensible. Q: You wait until it is out of the way before crossing. R: You need some fears to keep you from doing foolish things. S: You are afraid of an automobile coming rapidly down the street you wish to cross. S6: The only fears you need to avoid are silly fears which prevent you from doing what you should do. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: But Mr. Ford was by no means the inventor of mass production. P: It is difficult, indeed, to say who was. Q: Brilliant men perfected cotton gins and looms. R: The invention of the steam-engine gave manufacturers the cheap power they needed. S: When the first large mills for the manufacture of cloth were built, mass production began. S6: When one huge machine began to perform rapidly due operations previously done slowly by hand, the age of mass production was born. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: She used to work at the desk next to mine in the office several years ago. P: But it must have been exasperating that a male sitting beside her was doing the same work as she was and being paid more. Q: She is certain to be still there , in the same old brown suit and fur lined boots. R: She was as kind as she was efficient. S: Now she and all her friends have won their long campaign for the justice of equal pay to be recognised. S6: I am glad that their demands have been accepted. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. QRPS
B. RQPS
C. SPQR
D. SPRQ
✅ The correct answer is option A.

S1: You might say that all through history there have been wars and that mankind has survive inspite of them. P: Now, if his purposes are those of destruction, each fresh advance in his mastery of nature only increases the danger from war, as men learn to destroy one another in ever great numbers, from ever great distances, and in ever more varied and ingenious ways. Q: He has learned to tap the hidden forces of our planet and use them for his purpose. R: It has even developed and become civilised inspite of them. S: This is true, but unfortunately as part of his development man has enormously increased his power over nature. S6: Man has now discovered how to release the colossal forces locked up in the atom. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PQSR
B. PRQS
C. QPRS
D. RSQP
✅ The correct answer is option D.

S1: Forecasting the weather has always been a difficult business. P: During a period of drought, streams and rivers dried up, the cattle died from thirst and the crops were ruined. Q: Many different things affect the weather and we have to study them carefully to make an accurate forecast. R: Ancient Egyptians had no need of this weather in the Nile valley hardly ever changes. S: In early times, when there were no instruments, such as thermometer or the barometer, man looked for tell-tale signs in the sky. S6: He made his forecasts by watching flights of the birds or the way smoke rose from fire. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PRQS
B. QPRS
C. QRPS
D. SPQR
✅ The correct answer is option B.

S1: Let me elaborate a little on what I mean by a properly channeled scientific approach. P: There are planners deciding the strategy. Q: In a major war, there are several different operations involved. R: There are complex issues involving communications between different nerve centres. S: There are factories producing the required armaments. S6: And of course, there are soldiers, commandos, to say nothing of intelligence men, besides many others who do their bit to make a successful attack. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: We must also understand that the fruits of labour are sweeter than the gifts of fortune. P: Moreover, too much of thinking is also a disease. Q: Indeed, thought and action can be separately analysed but can never be separated from each other. R: Hence, thought to be complete demands action and action without thought also has no value. S: It keeps us depressed and gloomy. S6: The best life, therefore, is lived both in thought and deed. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PSRQ
B. QRSP
C. RQPS
D. SPQR
✅ The correct answer is option B.

S1: Human ways of life have steadily changed. P: From that time to this, civilisation has always been changing. Q: About ten thousand years ago, man lived entirely by hunting. R: Ancient Egypt-Greece-the Roman Empire-the Dark Ages and the Middle Ages – the Renaissance-the age of modern science and of modern nations one has succeeded the other; and history has never stood still. S: A settled, civilised life began only when agriculture was discovered. S6: During the last few years change has been even more rapid than usual. The Proper sequence should be:

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