English MCQs

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:

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

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:

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

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:

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

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:

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

S1: Instantly the full load yanked Gordy towards the side of the bridge. P: But the pull of the cable was too much. Q: He could hardly feel the cable, slipping through his fingers, ripping off his gloves, and streaking over the railing like an escaping snake. R: It smashed his hands hard against the top of the railing, causing a split – second feeling of fierce pain followed by numbness. S: He held on to the cable; it had been hard work lifting it, and he did not want to have to start over again. S6: Feeling a sharp burning sensation where the cable was speeding between his things, Gordy rose on tiptoe and as he did, the slithering coil of cable tightened around his left foot and yanked him over the railing. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PRQS
B. QSRP
C. RPQS
D. SPRQ
✅ The correct answer is option C.

S1: Over the centuries the face of the earth has become crowded with monuments and memorials. P: Films, pictures and even miniature models can be made of the relics for prosperity interested in knowing about them. Q: Some people however would contend that antiquity should be preserved for future generations. R: If they were all to be preserved we will have very little space for other, more useful, things. S: Personally, I do not agree with their contention. S6: We must have more space for building new things and developing open countryside. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PQRS
B. QRSP
C. RQSP
D. SQRP
✅ The correct answer is option C.

S1: The mail is first collected from different letter boxes. P: From there it is sent to the head post office. Q: It is then sorted out at the sorting office. R: The mail is again sorted out at the head office by the concerned beat postman. S: The sorted mail is sent to the zonal post office. S6: Finally it is delivered to us. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: Most of the perishable foods are shipped by refrigerator ships. P: They are placed in the refrigerated hold of the ship. Q: Some foods, such as bananas, are shipped before they get ripe. R: As the green bananas are loaded, a man watches closely the signs of yellow on them. S: The cool temperature keep the bananas from getting ripe during the trip. S6: Ripe bananas are poor travellers and even one ripe banana at the start of the trip can spoil a whole ship load of fruit. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: I put the phone down and shook my head in bewilderment. P: Then I am taken in tow by some moonlighting hare-brain with a passion for veteran aircraft, flying his own Mosquito through the night who happens to spot me. Q: What a night, what an incredible night! R: Then I get lost and short of fuel. S: First I lose my radio and all my instruments. S6: And finally a half-drunk ground-duty officer has the sense to put his runaway lights on in time to save me. The Proper sequence should be:

by
A. QPSR
B. QSRP
C. SPRQ
D. SRPQ
✅ The correct answer is option B.

S1: Rammohan Roy was associated with several newspapers. P: Many educationists protested vigorously against these measures. Q: But this came to grief soon after the enactment in 1823, of new measures for the control of the press. R: He brought out a bilingual, Bengali-English magazine. S: Later, desiring an all-India circulation, he published a weekly in Persian, which was recognised then as the language of the cultured classes all over India. S6: Rammohan Roy even addressed a petition to the King-in-Council in England. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. QPRS
B. RQPS
C. RSPQ
D. RSQP
✅ The correct answer is option D.