English MCQs

S1: Always remember that regular and frequent practice is essential if you are to learn to write well. P: Even with the most famous writers, inspiration is rare. Q: Writing is 99 percent hard work and one percent inspiration, so the sooner you get into the habit of writing, the better. R: It is no good waiting until you have an inspiration before you write. S: You learn to write by writing. S6: If you keep your eyes and ears open, you will find plenty of things to write about around you to be able to discipline yourself to write. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: Plastic containers are being used more and more to package soft drinks, milk, oil, fruit juices, ketchup, etc. P: Most people think that this is the right thing to do, as it is economical. Q: Plastic containers are cheap and light. R: It is easier to transport materials packaged in them than in glass bottles. S: They also involve the least transport costs. S6: Yet as plastics do not decompose by bacteria or naturally in the air, they are a big threat to the environment. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PQRS
B. PQSR
C. QRSP
D. QSPR
✅ The correct answer is option B.

S1: Primitive man was helpless and weak. P: He conceived of some divinity behind this. Q: As ages passed, he began to think and to investigate nature’s mysteries. R: He bowed down before natural phenomena. S: The flash of lightning, the clap of thunder struck him with awe. S6: Today the knowledge gained from science has armed him with superhuman strength. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: This is the story of a tram that woke up at dead of night and went off on a trip all by itself to end in a disaster. P: In the early morning of 19 January it suddenly started backing out of the depot on its own. Q: Tramways sources explained that power supply to the overhead wires at the siding had been switched off for some repair work. R: It went up a quarter mile away, crashed into state bus which caught fire went it smashed into an electric feeder box and a water tap. S: There was presumably, some defect in the reversal handle of the tram and its main switch had not been put off. S6: As a result, when the power supply was restored in the early morning the tram began to move. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: India’s non-alignment has not been an attitude of negative neutrality. P: In other words, it is not an aloofness from or indifference to other nations. Q: Instead, it has been an attitude of constructive neutrality. R: On the contrary, India has been taking a keen interest in all international developments. S: India wants the goodwill of all nations and is hostile towards none. S6: This policy has been accepted, if not actually appreciated by the leading powers of the world. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: The path of Venus lies inside the path of the Earth. P: When at its farthest from the Earth, Venus is 160 million miles away. Q: With such a wide range between its greatest and least distances it is natural that at sometimes Venus appears much brighter than others. R: No other body ever comes so near the Earth, with the exception of the Moon and an occasional comet or asteroid. S: When Venus is at its nearest to the Earth, it is only 26 million miles away. S6: When at its brightest, it is easily seen with the naked aye in broad daylight. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PSQR
B. QPRS
C. SQRP
D. SRPQ
✅ The correct answer is option D.

S1: I was awakened in the night by a noise in the house. P: I quickly put on my dressing gown and crept downstairs. Q: In the living room I discovered two burglars breaking into my desk. R: As I switched on the light I saw that it was 2 o’clock. S: They were both tall, dark men. S6: As soon as they saw me standing there, they rushed to the window and jumped out. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PQRS
B. PQSR
C. PSRQ
D. RPQS
✅ The correct answer is option D.

S1: Welcome to Madam Tussaud’s. P: Famous faces, notorious faces haunt these halls; royalty, and world leaders mingling with sports stars and murderers. Q: But don’t expect any responses to your smiles or greetings. R: Don’t be surprised at anything you see here. S: See how many you can recognise. S6: These life-like, casually posed figures are mere wax statues, though they may look alive. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PSRQ
B. QRPS
C. RPSQ
D. SQRP
✅ The correct answer is option C.

S1: Some old people are oppressed by the fear of death. P: An individual human existence should be like a river-small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls. Q: In the young there is a justification for this feeling. R: Young men who have reason to fear that they will be killed in battle may justifiably feel bitter in the thought that they have been cheated of the best thing that life has to offer. S: But in the old man who has known human joys and sorrows, the fear of death is somewhat object and ignoble, and the best way to overcome it is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal. S6: Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea and painlessly lose their individual being. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PQSR
B. QPSR
C. QRSP
D. RSQP
✅ The correct answer is option C.