Arrangement of Sentence
Part 7
Important for
All Competitive Exams
Ques 171. 1. A lot of people simply dump
their rubbish in open bins.
P. All sorts of diseases are carried by the flies.
Q. Then they come into the
house and infect uncovered
food.
R. In this rubbish the flies
breed and multiply.
S. Such carelessness invites
flies to the rubbish.
6. Consumption of such food
can only bring disease and
sickness.
(1) SPQR
(2) RQPS
(3) RPQS
(4) SRQP
Ques 172. 1. Madurai is a historically
important place.
P. Besides all these the
Chitra festival attracts visitors.
Q. It has the famous Meenakshi Temple.
R. The place is also famous for
the jasmine flower.
S. Further it is an architectural marvel.
6. Due to all these factors Madurai is a popular tourist
spot.
(1) QSRP
(2) RSPQ
(3) PQRS
(4) SRPQ
Ques 173. 1. A jackal fell into a dyer’s tub.
P. He ordered that he should
be respected.
Q. Meanwhile a lion arrived on
the scene.
R. He posed as the King of the
forest.
S. The dyed jackal ran away.
6. Other jackals ran after him
and tore him to pieces.
(1) PQRS
(2) QPRS
(3) SQRP
(4) RPQS
Ques 174. 1. Six year old Prabodh aimed
his toy gun at his sister
while playing.
P. ‘You may aim at the pole, or
at the wall or at the tree,
where no one can get hurt.’
Q. Mother got up immediately saying, ‘No one shoots
a human being’ and calmly removed the gun from Prabodh.
R. Still Prabodh aimed his gun
at the kid.
S. When his mother saw this
she said, ‘No, Prabodh ! Not
at the baby!’
6. With such a firm action on
his mother’s part, Prabodh
realized where the gun
should not be aimed.
(1) PRSQ
(2) QSPR
(3) SPRQ
(4) SRQP
Ques 175. 1. A man wearing dark sunglasses walked into the bank.
P. Then he shouted, “Give me
all your money, all the money in this bank right now.”
Q. Everyone in the lobby
screamed and started running.
R. He went up to the teller and
held up a hand grenade for
all to see.
S. Nervously the young female
teller handed the man three
big bags loaded with cash.
6. Holding the grenade in one
hand and the bags in the
other, he walked out of the
building.
(1) PSRQ
(2) QSPR
(3) RPQS
(4) SRQP
Ques 176. 1. Martha taught English Literature.
P. She would involve them in
roleplays.
Q. Her students were young
learners.
R. This way the students found
it easier to identify with
the characters.
S. They fell into the age group
of 14- 16 years.
6. They looked forward to attending her classes.
(1) QSPR
(2) QPSR
(3) RSPQ
(4) SQRP
Ques 177. 1. Mary and Jo were amateur
singers.
P. He called them for auditions
the following week.
Q. So they approached a leading music company.
R. They wanted to try their luck
at playback singing.
S. But the manager said that
they would have to qualify
an audition test.
6. Fortunately they qualified
the test.
(1) RSPQ
(2) QPRS
(3) PRSQ
(4) RQSP
Ques 178. 1. Rubik’s Cube was most popular puzzle in 1980s.
P. His name was Erno Rubik.
Q. In 1977 he produced the
plastic version.
R. It was invented by an architect.
S. The first cube was made of
wood.
6. It won a prize at the Budapest International Fair.
(1) QRPS
(2) RSPQ
(3) RPSQ
(4) PRSQ
Ques 179. 1. Carpentry is a very strenuous profession.
P. Because of such tools they
put themselves at risk of injury.
Q. In such areas it is all too easy
to fall or slip.
R. Sometimes their work demands climbing on high rise
buildings.
S. Carpenters have to work with
sharp tools.
6. Their lives, thus, are full of
challenges.
(1) SPRQ
(2) PQSR
(3) RPSQ
(4) SQPR
Ques 180. 1. In ancient times a King
named Sagar performed
the‘Ashwamedha Yagna’.
P. No one could capture the
horse.
Q. Many tried to capture the
horse.
R. As per rules a splendid horse
was let loose and allowed to
wander.
S. Those who tried had to fight
Sagar’s warriors.
6. Thus Sagar’s fame spread
far and wide.
(1) RSPQ
(2) RQPS
(3) RQSP
(4) QPRS
Ques 181. 1. The bee has no sense of proportion.
P. It goes about collecting honey.
Q. It has never learnt to spend.
R. As though starvation was
staring it at its face.
S. Even with stocks sufficient
for 20 generations.
6. And that is how God has
made them,
(1) PRQS
(2) RSQP
(3) QSPR
(4) QRPS
Ques 182 1. Snakes are the most feared
of all reptiles.
P. Superstition and ignorance
prevents proper treatment.
Q. It is also beneficial to man.
R. Snake is not a source of fear
and harm.
S. Many people are killed by
snakes in India and all over
the world.
6. Medicines are made from its
poison.
(1) PRSQ
(2) QRSP
(3) SPRQ
(4) SRQP
Ques 183. 1. Computers have infiltrated
into all aspects of life.
P. This shows that the computer has become all-powerful.
Q. So, it is with many other
things where computers are
indispensable.
R. City traffic, airline booking
and air-traffic are all computer-controlled.
S. In such a situation, computer breakdown means the
breakdown of the system it
controls.
6. Such is our dependence on
it.
(1) RQSP
(2) SQPR
(3) PQRS
(4) RPQS
Ques 184. 1. Albert Edward had never
liked the new vicar.
P. He wasn’t the type of man
they wanted, with a classy
congregation.
Q. And now, he straightened
himself a little.
R. He knew his value.
S. He’d said from the beginning
that they had made a mistake.
6. He wasn’t going to allow himself to be put upon.
(1) PSQR
(2) QRPS
(3) SPQR
(4) SRPQ
Ques 185. 1. Jai Hai is a hand-ball type
game.
P. In fact, this game orginated
in the Basque region of
Spain.
Q. And in Florida it is legal to
place bets on the players of
Jai Hai.
R. It is one of the fastest-moving ball games.
S. Although played quite well in
Florida & Latin America, it
is not an American game.
6. Sports experts agree that Jai
Hai requires more skill,
speed, endurance and nerve
than any other game.
(1) PSRQ
(2) PSQR
(3) SRPQ
(4) SPRQ
Ques 186. 1. Proud Little Astronomer sees
a huge dragon in the moon.
P. Big Astronomer calls him and
shows him the fly.
Q. He runs to the Big Astronomer and calls him home.
R. He is very excited and remembers his rival Big Astronomer.
S. Big Astronomer agrees and
later discovers a fly in the
telescope lens.
6. Little Astronomer is shame faced and becomes humble.
(1) RQSP
(2) PQRS
(3) RSPQ
(4) QPSR
Ques 187. 1. What is this life it, full of
care,
P. No time to stand beneath the
boughs
Q. We have no time to stand and
stare.
R. No time to see, when woods
we pass
S. And stare as long as sheep
or cows
6. Where squirrels hide their
nuts in grass.
(1) QPSR
(2) QSPR
(3) RSPQ
(4) SPRQ
Ques 188. 1. Louis Washkansky was a 56
year old South African.
P. He had a damaged heart.
Q. A team of doctors led by Dr.
C. Barnard was formed.
R. He could not be cured.
S. So the doctors decided to
give him a new heart.
6. The team conducted the operation.
(1) QSRP
(2) RPSQ
(3) SQPR
(4) PRSQ
Ques 189. 1. Bhima reached the Rakshasa’s den.
P. He was a monster with red
hair and a red beard.
Q. He climbed down from the
cart.
R. At once he sat down to eat
the food.
S. The Rakshasa saw him.
6. When he saw what Bhima
was doing, he roared.
(1) PQRS
(2) RQPS
(3) QRSP
(4) QPSR
Ques 190. 1. His son fell into bad company of village boys.
P. The father wanted to wean
his son from bad company.
Q. A few days later all bananas
got spoiled.
R. His father was much worried
about his son’s bad company.
S. To give a lesson to the son,
his father gave him a few
good bananas with a rotten
one.
6. The boy understood the desired lesson his father wanted to give him.
(1) RPSQ
(2) SQPR
(3) PSQR
(4) QSPR
Ques 191. 1. With a little cajoling
P. was moved inside a small
cement enclosure
Q. beneath the rail tracks
R. the friendly leopard
S. at the corner of his cage
6. of the toy train.
(1) RSPQ
(2) SRPQ
(3) RPSQ
(4) SQPR
Ques 192. 1. In the shops of Great Britain,
Nirad Choudhary
P. of our elephant-headed God
of success, Ganesha
Q. who was likely to be a
counterpart
R. missed the image of any God
S. presiding over all our
enterprises
6. particularly financial ones.
(1) QPSR
(2) RQPS
(3) SPQR
(4) PSQR
Ques 193. 1. They were enjoying
themselves
P. from the horrors of poison
arrows
Q. and the lurking phantoms
R. completely distracted
S. enormously
6. in the jungle around them,
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(2) SRPQ
(3) RQSP
(4) QRPS
Ques 194. 1. Modern industrialized
communities
P. and the rich glow of health
which comes
Q. have lost touch with soil
R. which nature gives
S. and do not experience that joy
6. from contact with mother
earth.
(1) RSPQ
(2) QSRP
(3) QRSP
(4) QPSR
Ques 195. 1. By tradition, the medical
profession
P. has sealed lips and
Q. to explain its problems
R. has been even more reluctant
S. to the general public
6. than to the patient.
(1) PRQS
(2) RSPQ
(3) PQRS
(4) SRPQ
Ques 196. 1. Many people advised me
against opting for English.
P. The reason is I love the
subject.
Q.Similarly I chose Political
Science.
R. I decided to opt for it.
S. I find Political Science
extremely interesting.
6. It was a subject in my
graduation as well.
(1) PQRS
(2) RPSQ
(3) RPQS
(4) SRPQ
Ques 197. 1. The availability of electric
power
P. would make a tremendous
difference
Q. to be improved
R. to the countryside
S. and enable rural economy
6. in various directions.
(1) PRSQ
(2) RQSP
(3) QRPS
(4) RSQP
Ques 198. 1. Most of the diamonds found
P. are high enough to allow
Q.where the pressure and
temperature
R. on Earth were formed below
S. the Earth’s crust in the upper
mantle
6. diamonds to crystallize.
(1) PSRQ
(2) SRQP
(3) RSQP
(4) RPSQ
Ques 199. 1. Computers and mobile
phones
P. grammar and reducing
Q. are turning us into
R. lazy writers
S. ruining our spelling and
6. our attention span.
(1) QRSP
(2) SPQR
(3) QSPR
(4) SRPQ
Ques 200. 1. Greed is regarded as
P. possible ruinous and
Q. because it has
R. destructive effects
S. immoral behaviour
6. on the other people.
(1) RQPS
(2) SPRQ
(3) SQPR
(4) SQRP
ANSWERS
Q171 D
Q172 A
Q173 D
Q174 C
Q175 C
Q176 A
Q177 D
Q178 C
Q179 A
Q180 C
Q181 C
Q182 C
Q183 A
Q184 C
Q185 D
Q186 A
Q187 A
Q188 D
Q189 D
Q190 A
Q191 A
Q192 A
Q193 B
Q194 B
Q195 A
Q196 C
Q197 A
Q198 C
Q199 A
Q200 C
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