Ques 1.
S1 : In 1945, America faced two powerful enemies in the World War.
S6 : This was the weapon that ended the second World War.
P : America found conventional weapons insufficient to crush them.
Q : These were Germany and Japan who posed strong opposition to America.
R : The result of this was the production of the Atom bomb.
S : The government ordered scientists to conduct research and produce a new, deadly weapon.
The proper sequence should be :
(a) Q P S R
(b) P Q R S
(c) Q P R S
(d) P Q S R
Ques 2.
S1 : Advertising is also advantageous to the consumer in that if it increases the sale of goods, industry prospers and prices may be reduced.
S6 : Advertising of this particular kind is planned to stimulate new wants or to induce buyers to change their habits.
P : There is no obvious connection, for example between a picture of a smiling girl and a certain brand sweets.
Q : The advertiser’s assumption is that by looking at such pictures, the consumer would be influenced to buy his products.
R : On the other hand, much of the canvassing of which the consumer is the object does not convey information but endeavours merely to draw the public attention to certain products.
S : But most people like looking at pictures of pretty girls.
The proper sequence should be :
(a) R Q S P
(b) S P R Q
(c) R P S Q
(d) S Q R P
Ques 3.
S1 : We are living in an age in which technology has suddenly ‘annihilated distance.’
S6 : In that event, we should be dooming ourselves to wipe each other out.
P : We have never been so conscious of our variety as we are now that we have come to such close quarters.
Q : Physically we are now all neighbours, but psychologically we are still strangers to each other.
R : Are we going to let this consciousness of our variety make us fear and hate each other ?
S : How are we going to react ?
The proper sequence should be :
(a) Q P S R
(b) Q P R S
(c) P R Q S
(d) S R P Q
Ques 4.
S1 : Mom was pleased to receive your wishes on her birthday.
S6 : Your Mom has forgotten all the bitterness and sends her blessings to you.
P : Girl ! wishes are more powerful than any things in the world.
Q : Both of us had forgotten the day.
R : Your letter holds a proof of it.
S : It was your letter and the card which reminded us of it.
The proper sequence should be :
(a) P S Q R
(b) Q R S P
(c) R Q S P
(d) Q S P R
Ques 5.
S1 : A century ago, the cinema was just a mechanical toy.
S6 : Finally, it has evolved as the century’s most potent and versatile art form.
P : Thus, it gained respectability and acceptance.
Q : It gradually came to be considered as an art form of the new era.
R : By the 1920s, even its worst critics had to take it seriously.
S : Later it was viewed as an extension of photography.
The proper sequence should be :
(a) P Q R S
(b) S Q R P
(c) S P Q R
(d) Q R S P
Answers :
(1) (a), (2) (c), (3) (b), (4) (d), (5) (d).