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1. S1 : Biological evolution has not fitted man to any specific environment.
P : It is by no means a biological evolution, but it is a cultural one
Q : His imagination,his reason, his emotional subtlety and toughness,makes it possible for him not to accept the environment but to change .
R : And that series of inventions by which man from age by age has reshaped his environment is a different kind of evolution.
S : Among the multitude of animals which scamper, burrow swim around us he is in the only one who is not locked in to his environment.
S6 : That brilliant sequence of cultural peaks can most appropriately be termed the ascent of man.
A. QPRS
B. SRQP
C. QRSP
D. SQRP
ANSWER: C.QRSPS
SOLUTION : His imagination, his reason, his emotional subtlety and toughness, makes it possible for him not to accept the environment but to change. And that series of inventions by which man from age by age has reshaped his environment is a different kind of evolution. Among the multitude of animals which scamper, burrow swim around us he is in the only one who is not locked into his environment. It is by no means a biological evolution, but is a cultural one.
2. S1 : The dictionary is the best friend of your task.
P : That may not be possible always.
Q : It is wise to look it up immediately.
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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.
A. PQRS
B. SPQR
C. QRPS
D. SQPR
ANSWER: D.SQPR
SOLUTION:Never allow a strange word to pass unchallenged. It is wise to look it up immediately. That may not be possible always. Then it must be firmly written on the memory and traced at the first opportunity.
3. S1 : And then Gandhi came
P : Get off the backs of these peasants and workers, he told us, all you who live by their exploitation.
Q : He was like a powerful current of fresh air, like a beam of light, like a whirlwind that upset many things.
R : He spoke their language and constantly dre their attention to their appalling conditions.
S : He didn’t descent from the top, he seemed to emerge from the masses of India.
S6 : Political freedom took new shape and then acquired a new content.
A. QSRP
B. SRQP
C. RSQP
D. PRSQ
ANSWER :B.SRQP
SOLUTION: He didn’t descent from the top, he seemed to emerge from the masses of India. He spoke their language and constantly drew their attention to their appalling conditions. He was like a powerful current of fresh air, like a beam of light, like a whirlwind that upset many things. Get off the backs of these peasants and workers, he told us, all you who live by their exploitation.
4. S1 : On vacation in Tangier , Morocco, my friend and I sat down at a street cafe.
P : At one point, he bent over with a big smile, showing me, a single gold tooth and a dingy fez.
Q : Soon I felt the presence of someone standing alongside me.
R : But this one wouldn’t budge.
S : We had been cautioned about beggars and were told to ignore them.
S6 : Finally a man walked over to me and whispered, ” Hey buddy this guy is your waiter and he wants your order”.
A. SQRP
B. SQPR
C. QSRP
D. QSPR
ANSWER:C.QSRP
SOLUTION: Soon I felt the presence of someone standing alongside me. We had been cautioned about beggars and were told to ignore them. But this one wouldn’t budge. At one point, he bent over with a big smile, showing me, a single gold tooth and a dingy fez.
5. S1 : Palaeobotany is the study of fossil plants preserved in rocks dating back in millions of years.
P : Records of the history of the world are contained in fossils.
Q : Through the ages, plants have evolved from simple to more complex forms.
R : First there were water plants then land plants appeared during the Palezoic era.
S : But since the fossil remains appear locked in rock layers, they are closely related to the geologist area of investigation.
S6 : The fossil plants indicate the age of the rock,and also point to facts regarding climate,temperature and topography.
A. RQSP
B. SQRP
C. PSQR
D. QRPS
ANSWER:D.QRPS
SOLUTION:
Through the ages, plants have evolved from simple to more complex forms. First there were water plants then land plants appeared during the Paleozoic era. Records of the history of the world are contained in fossils. But since the fossil remains appear locked in rock layers, they are closely related to the geologist area of investigation.
6. S1 : Hungry, with a population of about 10 million, lies between Czechoslovakia to the north and Yugoslavia to the south.
P : Here a great deal of grain is grown.
Q : In recent years, however, progress has been made also in the field of industrialisation.
R : Most of this country consists of an extremely fertile plain, through which the river. Danube flows.
S : In addition to grain, the plain produces potatoes, Sugar, wine and livestock.
S6 : In addition to grain, the plain produces potatoes, Sugar, wine and livestock.
A. QRSP
B. RPSQ
C. PRSQ
D. RQSP
ANSWER: B.RPSQ
SOLUTION: Most of this country consists of an extremely fertile plain, through which the river Danube flows. Here a great deal of grain is grown. In addition to grain, the plain produces potatoes, sugar, wine and livestock. In recent years, however, progress has been made also in the field of industrialization.
7. S1 : Satyajit Ray made several films for children.
P : Later film makers have followed his lead
Q : Today other nations are making the children’s film in a big way.
R : This was at a time when no director considered children as potential audience.
S : Ray was , thus, a pioneer in the field.
S6 : But today few think of Ray as a maker of children’s films.
A. PSRQ
B. RSQP
C. RSPQ
D. SQRP
ANSWER:C.RSPQ
SOLUTION :
This was at a time when no director considered children as potential audience. Ray was, thus, a pioneer in the field. Later film makers have followed his lead. Today other nations are making the children’s film in a big way.
8. S1 : Ants eat worms, centipedes and spiders.
P : They are usually much quicker than the ant itself.
Q : Nevertheless, these animals do not make easy game for ants.
R : Besides, they have an extraordinary number of ways of escaping.
S : They also eat larvae and insect adults such as flies, moths and spring tails.
S6 : Some jump, and some give out a pungent repellent substance.
A. SQPR
B. SPRQ
C. SQRP
D. SRQP
ANSWER: A.SQPR
SOLUTION: They also eat larvae and insect adults such as flies, moths and spring tails. Nevertheless, these animals do not make easy game for ants. They are usually much quicker than the ant itself. Besides, they have an extraordinary number of ways of escaping.
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9. S1 : A gentleman who lived alone always had two plates placed on the table at dinner time.
P : One day just as he sat down to dine, the cat rushed in to the room.
Q : One plate was for himself and other was for his cat.
R : She dropped a mouse into her own plate and another into her master plate.
S : He used to give the cat a piece of meat from his own plate.
S6 : In this way the cat showed her gratitude to her master.
A. QSPR
B. PSRQ
C. QRSP
D. RPQS
ANSWER: A.QSPR
SOLUTION: One plate was for himself and other was for his cat. He used to give the cat a piece of meat from his own plate. One day just as he sat down to dine, the cat rushed into the room. She dropped a mouse into her own plate and another, into her master plate.
10. 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 as unsolved mystery.
A. SPQR
B. SPRQ
C. PSRQ
D. PQRS
ANSWER: C.PSRQ
SOLUTION:
Some people spoke of seeing a huge, shadowy form a Hound at midnight on the moor. This shadowy form did not reveal any details about the animal. Nobody had actually seen the hound. But they spoke of it in tones of horror.