English MCQs

S1: Today the Earth has many satellites besides the moon. P: But the pull of the Earth keep them from doing so. Q: The artificial satellites do not fall because they are going too fast to do so. R: They are artificial satellites made by man and very much smaller than the man. S: As they speed along, they tend to go straight off into space. S6: As a result, they travel in an orbit round the Earth. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PRQS
B. QPSR
C. RQSP
D. SPRQ
✅ The correct answer is option C.

S1: The December dance and music season in Madras is like the annual tropical cyclone. P: A few among the new aspirants dazzle with the colour of youth, like fresh saplings. Q: It rains an abundance of music for over a fortnight. R: Thick clouds of expectation charge the atmosphere with voluminous advertisements. S: At the end of it one is left with the feeling that the music of only those artists seasoned by careful nurturing, stands tall like well rooted trees. S6: Many a hastily planted shrub gets washed away in the storm. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. QRPS
B. QRSP
C. RQPS
D. RQSP
✅ The correct answer is option A.

S1: Why then, do sharks attack? P: “The only way a shark can warn you is with its mouth and teeth,” says Baldridge. Q: In murky water it may simply be a case of mistaken identity. R: Snork bumps and open – mouthed slashings are ways of trying to frighten you off. S: But the most persuasive explanation is that they perceive their victim as a threat. S6: Attacks of this kind may be generated by a swimmer who unwittingly interrupts a courting procedure, trespasses in a shark’s territory and cuts off its escape route. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PRQS
B. PRSQ
C. QPRS
D. QSPR
✅ The correct answer is option C.

S1: We don’t know whether the machines are the masters or we are. P: They must be given or rather ‘fed’ with coal and given petrol to drink from time to time. Q: Already man spends most of his time looking after and waiting upon them. R: Yet he has grown so dependent on them that they have almost become the masters now. S: It is very true that they were made for the sole purpose of being man’s servants. S6: And if they don’t get their meals when they expect them, they will just refuse to work. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: Obesity is a curse of modern times. P: As a result, what is lost is the natural goodness of roughage and important nutrients. Q: Invariably, fat and sugar which cause obesity are added to make food more palatable. R: In these days, food gets more refined and cooking methods are more intricate. S: Therefore, there are more obese people today than ever before. S6: This is because today’s changed life styles often mean less physical exertion and an over indulgence in unhealthy food. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. QPRS
B. RPQS
C. RPSQ
D. RQPS
✅ The correct answer is option D.

S1: Work with retarded children, in particular, involves superhuman patience and long-delayed rewards. P: Another woman faithfully spent two hours a day, five days a week, with a bed-ridden retarded girl. Q: It was three years before the girl made her first cut in a piece of paper. R: The girl had never before responded to, or recognised anyone. S: One woman decided to teach a young brain-damaged girl how to use scissors. S6: After five years, the girl finally began to smile, when her foster grandparents entered the room. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PSQR
B. QSPR
C. RQSP
D. SQPR
✅ The correct answer is option D.

S1: Most people know that economics deals with such items as population, natural resources, incomes, tariffs, money and prices. P: Instead, it is how it organises and analyses its materials; it is the perspective from which it views the world that makes it a special field of study. Q: However, it is not what economics deals with that makes it a distinctive science. R: Indeed, the list of topics can be greatly extended. S: Economics is a particular view of reality. S6: From this view, human behaviour is seen as activity directed towards the achievement of various objectives through the use of various resources. The Proper sequence should be:

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A. PQSR
B. QPSR
C. RQPS
D. RSPQ
✅ The correct answer is option C.

S1: There are examinations at school which a pupil can pass by cramming the texts. P: But for spiritual knowledge mere memory of holy texts will be of no use in passing the texts. Q: One can score in them by the power of memory. R: A competent guru alone can provide the necessary guidance to an earnest disciple. S: What the text says has to be reflected upon and experienced by the speaker. S6: Thus, reading, reflection and experience are the three stages in gaining spiritual knowledge. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: The future beckons to us. P: In fact we have hard work ahead. Q: Where do we go and what shall be our endeavour? R: We shall also have to fight and end poverty, ignorance and disease. S: It will be to bring freedom and opportunity to the common man. S6: There is no resting for anyone of us till we redeem our pledge in full. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: In hunting and gathering societies people live in what anthropologists call “the seasonal round”. P: When the salmon are running, it comes to the stream; when the wild grasses must be gathered, the band moves on again. Q: The tribal band is delicately adjusted to nature. R: It circulates through space in the rhythm of the seasons each year. S: It moves through space with the flow of time. S6: The circle is not broken into a line; the tribe does not stay in one place altering nature to suit the needs of the human settlement. The Proper sequence should be:

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