S1: We talk about democracy, but when it comes to any particular thing, we prefer a man belonging to our caste and community. P: We must be in a position to respect a man as a man. Q: It means our democracy is a phoney kind of democracy. R: We must extend opportunities of development to those who deserve them. S: Our weakness for our own caste and community should not influence our decision. S6: Favouritism and nepotism have been responsible for much discontent in our country. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQRS
B. QPRS
C. RPQS
D. SRPQ
✅ The correct answer is option B.

S1: The motor car is one of the useful gifts of modern science. P: One of these is the smoke and pollution that it creates. Q: It has made short and medium distance journeys fast and comfortable. R: The other is that it has made journey by road hazardous. S: Yet we can’t say that a motor car is a blessing without disadvantages. S6: Finally in this age of energy crisis a personal car is an expensive thing. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQRS
B. QSPR
C. RSPQ
D. SPQR
✅ The correct answer is option B.

S1: Proverbs contain homely but universal truths. P: They point out the incongruities of situations in life. Q: Naturally, therefore, they are translatable from one language to another. R: Therefore, their appeal is direct. S: Many of them had their birth in folk literature. S6: They are everyman’s philosophy. The Proper sequence should be:

A. QPRS
B. QSPR
C. RPSQ
D. SPQR
✅ The correct answer is option D.

S1: In the last few years, there has been increasing realisation of the importance of fibrous diet. P: Its role in human nutrition was not fully understood. Q: Plants contain indigestible substances in their cell-walls, and these contain fibre. R: Later research has thrown light on many other ingredients that are not digested by man. S: In the early days, people only knew that this fibre prevented constipation. S6: This has resulted in a better appreciation of the role of fibrous food in human health. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQRS
B. QSRP
C. SPRQ
D. SQPR
✅ The correct answer is option C.

S1: While talking to a group, one should feel self-confident and courageous. P: Nor is it a gift bestowed by providence on only a few. Q: One should also learn how to think calmly and clearly. R: It is like the ability to play golf. S: It is not as difficult as most men imagine. S6: Any man can develop his capacity if he has the desire to do so. The Proper sequence should be:

A. QRSP
B. QSPR
C. RSQP
D. SQPR
✅ The correct answer is option B.

S1: Music, like literature, is an art that deals with sound. P: Literature makes use of words which are sounds. Q: They also have meanings. R: And the writer must be concerned with the effect produced by the sounds he uses. S: But words are not only sounds. S6: They refer to specific things other than themselves such as objects an ideas. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRSQ
B. PSQR
C. RPSQ
D. SRPQ
✅ The correct answer is option A.

S1: In ancient Indian history the city of Ujjain was quite famous. P: Here lived at one time the poet Kalidasa. Q: He was a famous learned astronomer. R: And here also worked and visited Rajah Jaysingh of Jaipur. S: It was always renowned as a seat of learning. S6: So one can see what a great love all who care for India must feel for the ancientry of Ujjain. The Proper sequence should be:

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

S1: We may consider the political privileges of citizenship. P: This gives the citizen the pleasant feeling that he has a share in the administration of his country. Q: In addition, he may himself stand as a candidate for election to any office of the republic to which he belongs. R: A citizen usually enjoys the right of voting of election to public bodies, and of holding public offices. S: These advantages are of course only enjoyed by citizens under a democratic system of government. S6: Under a dictatorship, people cannot choose their own representatives to run the government and the rights of voting and contesting are denied to them. The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQRS
B. QSPR
C. RPQS
D. SRQP
✅ The correct answer is option C.

S1: Politeness is not a quality possessed by only one nation or race. P: One may observe that a man of one nation will remove his hat or fold his hands by way of greetings when he meets someone he knows. Q: A man of another country will not do so. R: It is a quality to be found among all peoples and nations in every corner of the earth. S: Obviously, each person follows the custom of his particular country. S6: In any case, we should not mock at other’s habits. The Proper sequence should be:

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