English MCQs

S1: The press enables us to know about the world and happenings around us. P: It governs the current ideas in the country and controls the course of events. Q: There is no doubt that the newspaper is the only teacher of the common man. R: It is indeed the mouthpiece of the people. S: It is feared that in the absence of the press, government would be less responsible, the judge less honest and civil servant lees efficient. S6: While moulding it mends and mending it moulds the public opinion. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: The houses in the Indus Valley were built of baked bricks. P: This staircase sometimes continued upwards on to the roof. Q: Access to the upstairs rooms was by a narrow stone staircase at the back of the house. R: The drains were incorporated in the walls. S: The houses had bathrooms and water closets, rubbish chutes and excellent drainage systems. S6: They led outside into covered sewers which ran down the side of the streets. The Proper sequence should be:

by
A. PSQR
B. QPSR
C. QRPS
D. SPQR
✅ The correct answer is option B.

S1: And then Gandhi came. P: Get off the backs of these peasants and workers, he told us, all you who live by their exploitation. Q: He was like a powerful current of fresh air, like a beam of light, like a whirlwind that upset many things. R: He spoke their language and constantly drew their attention to their appalling conditions. S: He didn’t descend from the top, he seemed to emerge from the masses of India. S6: Political freedom took new shape then and acquired a new content then. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: Anything you do that gives you some form of regular exercise will benefit your heart. P: In fact, never choose an activity just because it is good for you. Q: By all means work up a good sweat, and even a thirst perhaps. R: If you can combine this with enjoyment, then so much the better. S: You will soon get bored of it. S6: But do not push too hard; tune into the warning signals from your body. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: Of the various kinds of insect defences that of the North American fungus – eating beetle is quite unusual. P: Both ants as well as mammals such as deer mice feed on this beetle. Q: This little beetle is able to recognise the kind of predator coming towards it and accordingly adopts a suitable defence. R: When facing a deer mouse, the beetle secretes an irritant from certain glands in its abdomen. S: While the beetle simply rolls itself into a compact ball in the face of an ant attack, it copes with the deer mouse differently. S6: The beetle’s chemical secretion keeps the deer mouse at bay. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PQSR
B. PRQS
C. QPSR
D. QRPS
✅ The correct answer is option C.

S1: Much of our adult behaviour and our attitudes are determined by our upbringing. P: But the process does not stop here. Q: In particular by the effects of that small part of society which is our family. R: As we grow we are constantly and increasingly affected by new forces such as the social pressure of our friends and the larger world of society. S: The family and our early life have profound effect on our later life. S6: Psychologists have studied these forces in depth. The Proper sequence should be:

by
A. PRSQ
B. QSPR
C. QPSR
D. SRPQ
✅ The correct answer is option B.

S1: The ‘age of computers’ is considered to have begun in 1946. P: Those early computers were huge and heavy affairs, with problems of speed and size. Q: It was only with the introduction of electronics that the computers really came of age. R: But computers were in use long before that. S: They had several rotating shafts and gears which almost always doomed them to slow operation. S6: And now it is difficult to find a field where computers are not used. The Proper sequence should be:

by
A. PRQS
B. PRSQ
C. RPQS
D. RPSQ
✅ The correct answer is option D.

S1: There was a time Egypt faced economic crisis. P: Cotton is the chief export commodity of Egypt. Q: Foreign trades depend on cultivation of cotton on large scale. R: It became necessary for Egypt to boost cotton crops. S: Only by means of increasing foreign trade Egypt could survive. S6: Egypt was able to sustain itself by its cotton produce. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PQRS
B. QRPS
C. RPSQ
D. SRQP
✅ The correct answer is option D.

S1: We don’t see many banyan trees in our cities now-a-days. P: But in our overcrowded cities, where there is barely enough living space for people, banyan trees don’t have much of a chance. Q: These trees like to have plenty of space in which to spread themselves out. R: Of course, many parks have banyan trees. S: After all, a full grown banyan takes up as large an area as a three-storey apartment building. S6: And every village has at least one. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: The exact cause of migraine is still not known. P: Several factors like digestive disorders and psychological disturbances, have been said to be causative factors. Q: Certain foods like cheese, chocolate or red wine have also been found to trigger off an attack. R: The causative factors are numerous : psychologically, anxiety and frustration play an important part. S: It seems to be hereditary and a majority of sufferers are women. S6: On the other hand physical overexertion, fatigue, irregularities in dietary habits, prolonged eye strain are common precipitating factors. The Proper sequence should be:

by
A. QPRS
B. RQPS
C. SPQR
D. SQPR
✅ The correct answer is option C.