Directions for next 20 Questions :

In the following Twenty questions, the 1^st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle [.] in the Answer Sheet.

(Applicable only to the following question)

1. a couple in my neighbour is known for shouting at each other.

P. With an apprehension of a serious fight between the two I went closer to the door and peeped in.

Q. I intended to calm them down.

R. I could guess both of them lay peacefully in their bed.

S. Last night at about 11 O’clock I could hear shrieks and sounds.

6. The fight was going on in a T.V. Serial on a channel.

RPSQ
SPQR
PSRQ
RPQS
Explanation:

The correct answer is choice (B). S follows next as it mentions the shrieks. P follows next as the shrieks made the narrator think that a fight could be in progress. Q comes next as the narrator wanted to intervene so that they would not fight. R comes in the end as the narrator realizes that they are not fighting. 6 mentions that there was a fight on the TV.

Please note : Statement Q is unnecessary in the sequence and can be done away with.

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Directions for next 20 Questions :

In the following Twenty questions, the 1^st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle [.] in the Answer Sheet.

1. Katherine Mansfield was born in Wellington, New Zealand.

P. In 1908 she went back tothe London which she felt to be her spiritual home.

Q. She was sent to Queen's College School, London in her education.

R. She remained there for four years.

S. Soon after returning to New Zealand, she became dissatisfied.

6. She hoped to make a literary carreer there.

1. Designing is as natural to me as breathing

P. It was then that I launched my own label.

Q. It's been a good season so far.

R. But my carrer took off only after the brith of my second child.

S. Right now, I'm busy with my first store.

6. Next month, I'll be going to New York.

1. The world is stunned with the news that 44 year old Steeve Irwin is no more.

P. He was shooting in the Great Barrier Reef of Queensland.

Q. He is killed by the poisoned barb of a huge sting ray.

S. He was shooting an underwater documentary film.

6. Irwin was brought to the surface unconscious.

1. India is rapidly coming under the influence of western culture.

P. Earlier India had its own moral and social values.

Q. This change can be seen in our education system, marriages, food habits and daily routine.

R. But today they have changed enormously.

S. The effect of westernization is visible everywhere in India.

6. It may be harmful to forget our culture and values completely.

1. Mandela led the battle of freedom against slavery.

P. They way was fighting with non-violence and truth.

Q. He fought it in a unique way.

R. This struggle brought the racists down to the ground.

S. Many nations got their freedom in this way.

6. But some nations still wouldn’t get the desired freedom.

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