Ordering of Sentences Questions & Answers - Page 8

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36.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

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 extraordinarily 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:

A.

PSQR

B.

QPRS

C.

QSPR

D.

PSRQ

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

39.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: But how does a new word get into the dictionary?

P : When a new dictionary is being edited, a lexicographer collects all the alphabetically arranged citation slips for a particular word.

Q : The dictionary makers notice it and make a note of it on a citation slip.

R : The moment new word is coined, it usually enters the spoken language.

S : The word then passes from the realm of hearing to the realm of writing.

S6: He sorts them according to their grammatical function, and carefully writes a definition.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

PQRS

B.

PRSQ

C.

RQPS

D.

RSQP

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

40.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: This weather-vane often tops a church spire, tower or high building.

P : They are only wind-vanes.

Q : Neither alone can tell us what the weather will be.

R : They are designed to point to direction from which the wind is coming.

S : Just as the barometer only tells us the pressure of air, the weather-vane tells us the direction of wind.

S6: The weather-vane can, however give us some indication of other.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

PQRS

B.

PSRQ

C.

PRSQ

D.

SPQR

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.