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38408.
S1: As a dramatist Rabindranath was not what might be called a success.
P :His dramas were moulded on the lines of the traditional Indian village dramas than the dramas of modern world.
Q :His plays were more a catalogue of ideas than a vehicle of the expression of action.
R :Actually the drama has always been the life of Indian people, as it deals with legends of gods and goddesses.
S :Although in his short stories and novels he was able to create living and well defined characters, he did not seem to be able to do so in dramas
S6:Therefor, drama forms the essential part of the traditional Indian Culture.
The Proper sequence should be:
SRQP
QPSR
QSPR
RSQP
38409.
S1:I usually sleep quite well in the train, but this time I slept only a little.
P :Most people wanted it shut and I wanted it open.
Q :As usual, I got angry about the window.
R :The quarrel left me completely upset.
S :There were too many people too much huge luggage all around.
S6:It was shut all night, as usual
The Proper sequence should be:
RSQP
SQPR
SQRP
RSPQ
38410.
S1:Duryodhana was a wicked prince.
P :one day Bhima made Duryodhana fall from a tree from which Duryodhana was stealing fruits.
Q :He did not like that Pandavas should be loved and respected by the people of Hastinapur
R :Duryodhana specially hated Bhima.
S :Among the Pandavas, Bhima was extraordinary strong and powerful
S6:This enraged Duryodhana so much that he began to think of removing Bhima from his way.
The Proper sequence should be:
PSQR
QPRS
QSPR
PSRQ
38411.
S1:An elderly lady suddenly became blind.
P :The doctor called daily and every time he took away some of her furniture he liked.
Q :At last she was cured and the doctor demanded his fee.
R :She agreed to pay a large fee to the doctor who would cure her
S :On being refused, the doctor wanted to know the reason.
S6:The lady said that she had not been properly cured because she could not see all his furniture.
The Proper sequence should be:
PQRS
RPQS
RSPQ
RQPS
38412.
S1:There is a touching story of Professor Hardy visiting Ramanujan as he lay desperately ill in hospital at Putney.
P : No Hardy, that is not a dull number in the very least.
Q :Hardy, who was a very shy man, could not find the words for his distress.
R :It was 1729.
S :The best he could do, as he got to the beside was "I say Ramanujan, I thought the number of taxi I came down in was a very dull number"
S6:It is the lowest number that can be expressed in two different ways as the sum of two cubes.
The Proper sequence should be:
PRSQ
QSRP
QSPR
SQRP
38413.
S1:A noise started above their heads.
P :But people did not take it seriously.
Q :That was to show everyone that there was something wrong
R :It was a dangerous thing to do.
S :For, within minutes the ship began to sink.
S6:Nearly 200 lives were lost on the fateful day.
The Proper sequence should be:
PQSR
PRQS
QPRS
QPSR
38414.
S1:It was a dark moonless night.
P :He turned over the pages, reading passages here and there.
Q :He heard them on the floor.
R :The poet took down his books of poems from his shelves.
S :Some of them contained his earliest writings which he had almost forgotten.
S6:They all seemed to him to be poor and ordinary mere childish words.
The Proper sequence should be:
RPQS
RQSP
RSPQ
RPSQ
38415.
S1:I had halted on the road.
P :As soon as I saw the elephant I knew I should not shoot him.
Q :It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant.
R :I knew that his must was already passing off.
S :The elephant was standing 8 yards from the road.
S6:I decided to watch him for a while and then go home.
The Proper sequence should be:
SPQR
PQSR
RQPS
SRPQ
38416.
S1:There is only one monkey we can thoroughly recommend as an indoor pet.
P :They quickly die from colds and coughs after the first winter fogs.
Q :It is beautiful and intelligent Capuchin monkey.
R :The lively little Capuchins, however, may be left for years in an English house without the least danger to their health.
S :The Marmosets, it is true, are more beautiful than a Capuchins and just as pleasing, but they are too delicate for the English climate
S6:Finally let me say that no other monkey has a better temper or winning ways.
The Proper sequence should be:
PQRS
QRPS
QSPR
RPSQ
38417.
S1:Once upon atime there lived three young men in a certain town of Hindustan.
P :All the people of the neighbourhood were mortally afraid of them.
Q :They were so powerful that they could catch growing lions and tear them to pieces.
R :Someone told them that they would become immortal if they killed Death.
S :The young men believed themselves to be very good friends.
S6:All of them set out in search of their foe called Death.
The Proper sequence should be:
QPRS
SQPR
RSQP
SRPQ
38418.
S1:What are the causes of our chronic food shortage ?
P :To find for these growing new millions is desperate task.
Q :every year, we add more than a crore of persons to our population.
R :Despite stupendous efforts by our government, the population is growing unabated.
S :The chief cause is the population explosion.
S6:This unprecedented growth can drag us to the doors of starvation very soon.
The Proper sequence should be:
QRSP
SQPR
QPRS
PSQR
38419.
S1:The dictionary is the best friend of you task.
P :That may not be possible always.
Q :It is wise to look it up immediately.
R :Then it must be firmly written on the memory and traced at the first opportunity.
S :Never allow a strange word to pass unchallenged.
S6:soon you will realize that this is an exciting task.
The Proper sequence should be:
PQRS
SPQR
QRPS
SQPR
38420.
S1:A father having offered to take the baby out in a perambulator, was tempted by the sunny morning to slip into a pub for a glass of beer.
P :Indignant at her husband s behaviour, she decided to teach him a lesson.
Q :She wheeled away the pram.
R :A little later, his wife came by, where to her horror, she discovered her sleeping baby.
S :Leaving the pram outside, he disappeared inside the bar.
S6:She waited for him, anticipating the white face and quivering lips which would soon appear with the news that the baby had been stolen.
The Proper sequence should be:
SRPQ
RQPS
SPQR
PQSR
38421.
S1:The study of speech disorders due to brain injury suggests that patients can think without having adequate control over their language.
P :But they succeed in playing games of chess.
Q :Some patients, for example fail to find the names of objects presented to them.
R :They can even use the concepts needed for chess playing, though they are unable to express many of the concepts in ordinary language.
S :They even find it difficult to interpret long written notices.
S6:How they manage to do this we do not know.
The Proper sequence should be:
PSQR
RPSQ
QSPR
SRPQ
38422.
S1:A black haired, young woman came tripping along.
P :She was leading a young woman wearing a hat.
Q :The woman swept it off and tossed it in the air.
R :The child jumped up to catch the hat.
S :The young man tossed his head to shake the hat back.
S6:Both disappeared from view.
The Proper sequence should be:
PSQR
RPSQ
QRPS
SQRP
38423.
S1:Minnie went shopping one morning.
P :Disappointed She turned around and returned to the parking lot.
Q :She got out and walked to the nearest shop.
R :She drove her car into the parking lot and stopped.
S :It was there that she realised that she d forgotten her purse at home.
S6:She drove home with an empty basket.
The Proper sequence should be:
RSQP
RQSP
PQRS
QPRS
38424.
S1:We now know that the oceans are very deep.
P :For example, the Indian ocean has a range called the Indian Ridge.
Q :Much of it is fairly flat.
R :However, there are great mountain ranges as well.
S :On average the bottom is 2.5 miles to 3.5 miles down
S6:This reaches from the India to the Antarctic.
The Proper sequence should be:
SQPR
PQSR
RSQP
QPRS
38425.
S1:American private lies may seem shallow.
P :Students would walk away with books they had not paid for.
Q :A Chinese journalist commented on a curious institution: the library
R :Their public morality, however, impressed visitors.
S :But in general they returned them.
S6:This would not happen in china, he said.
The Proper sequence should be:
PSQR
QPSR
RQPS
RPSQ
38426.
S1:In India marriages are usually arranged by parents
P :Sometimes boys and girls do not like th idea of arranged marriages.
Q :Most young people accepts the state of affairs.
R :Shanta was like that.
S :They assume their parents can make good choices.
S6:She felt she was a modern girl and not subject for bargaining.
The Proper sequence should be:
SPRQ
PSRQ
QSPR
RQPS
38427.
S1:The Hound of Baskervilles was feared by the people of the area.
P :Some people spoke of seeing a huge, shadowy form a Hound at midnight on the moor.
Q :But they spoke of it in tones of horror.
R :Nobody had actually seen the hound.
S :This shadowy form did not reveal any details about the animal.
S6:The Hound of Baskervilles remains an unsolved mystery.
The Proper sequence should be:
SPQR
SPRQ
PSRQ
PQRS
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