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 Example 1

Ex. 1) P : by her indulgent parents

Q : the child was so spoiled
R : when she did not receive all of their attention
S : that she pouted and became sullen
Options:
a) RQPS b) QRPS c) QPSR d) QSPR
In this question, a single sentence has been broken into four different parts and the student has to find out the logical
sequence of the sentence.
Answer

Strategy 1:- Decide on the opening phrase, first. The opening part of the sentence will
usually contain the subject of the sentence. To locate the subject and select that part as
the first in sequence. Now, select all options in the answer that begin with part you
have chosen as the first.

• In Example 1, the subject is the child and the opening part will be Q, thus, we can
eliminate option (a). Now, since the subject is passive, the verb form will be followed
by ‘by’ and the doer. So, find the second part beginning from by and containing the
doer of the action which in this case is P. Thus, we can reach the right answer, option
(c).
Strategy 2:- If the Subject is passive, mostly, the following part will begin with by and
contain the doer of the action in the sentence.
Example 2

Unsurpassed power (P)/modern The subject of the sentence is women so

society (Q)/in (R)/ women enjoy (S) the opening part would be S. Thus, we
have to choose between options (b) and
(c).
a) RQPS b) SRPQ c) SPRQ The subject in this sentence is active. So,
d) PSRQ we must find the object which will be the
next part. In the given question, the object
is unsurpassed power. Thus, the answer is
(c).

Strategy 3:- When the subject is active, follow the sequence

SUBJECT-VERB-OBJECT
 Example 3

P: and was at once convinced Now, in the given questions there will
Q: he sent a few copies of the book to appear two subjects ‘shaw’ in (R) and ‘he’
well known poetry in (Q). But he is a pronoun, used to replace
R: Shaw read the first few lines of the the noun, Shaw and thus, will follow the
volume noun in the sentence.
S: and awaited their reaction
T: that would he was reading was real
poetry
a) RPTQS b) QSTPR c) RSPQT d) QPRST

Strategy 4:- Preposition is never the last part. If a preposition is given as one of the
parts match it with other part to find out what will follow the preposition.
Example 4

Strategy 5:- If there are noun and pronoun as subjects in the different parts of a sentence, the part of a
sentence, the part with the noun will be the opening part. Thus in example 3, the opening part is (R), so
we have to choose from Option (a) & (c).

Now, we have to figure out the last part of the sentence. Clearly, the given sentence
consists of two parts, one with the subject Shaw and other with the subject ‘he’. The
part with the subject ‘he’ will be the last part of the sentence. Thus, the last past of
example 3 will be (s). The correct answer is (a).

Strategy 6:- Predicate is the last part of the sentence.

Practice Question 1

P : In emission testing, the govt. fixes the total amount of pollution that is
acceptable to mountain a desired level of air quality.
Q : Economist argue the approach makes air pollution control more cost
effective than the current practice of fixing air pollution standards and
expecting all companies to pollute below these standards.
R : USA uses emission trading to control air pollution.
S : It, then, distributes emission permits to all companies in the region
which add up to the overall acceptable level of emission.
a) RSQP b) PRQS c) QPSR d) RQPS
Answer

• Strategy 1- Find the opening sentence or concluding sentence.

• In Example 4 (R) is the probable opening statement, so we have to choose between
(a) & (b)
• Strategy 2- Sentence with demonstrative pronouns or words like this, that, these or
then, moreover, therefore, meanwhile are not opening sentences.
• In example, 4 we see, Q follows R and S follow P. If (R) is the first statement then Q
cannot be the last. Therefore, S is the concluding statement, so the right answer is
(d)
Practice Question 2

P: In his first inaugural address he concluded with an eloquent plea : “ask

not what your country can do you – ask what you can do for your country”
Q: John F Kennedy, Democratic leader in the elections of 1960 was at 43,
the youngest man ever to win the presidency
R: On television, in a series of debates with opponent Richard Nixon, he
appeared able, articulate and energetic.
S:In the campaign, he spoke of moving aggressively into the new decade,
for “the new Frontier is here whether we seek it or not”
a) SPQR b) QRSP c) RPQS d) QPRS
Answer

• Strategy 1 - Now, Q will be the opening sentence since all other contain a pronoun
and Q contains a noun subject so, we have to choose between (b) & (d)
• In (b) R follows Q and in (d) P follows Q but P appears to be a concluding sentence
hence, (b) is the right answer.
Practice Question 3

• P: Even more complex life can adapt to hostile places.

• Q: We know that a functioning ecosystem does not require sunlight or
photosynthesis.
• R: When scientist in the deep sea submarine went tooling around the
mid-ocean ridges, they found hot vents covered with shrumps and
countless tube worms.
• Q: In the early 1990s, researches found that the basaltic rock deep
beneath Washington state contains an abundance of microbes totally
cut off from the photosynthetic world.
a) QSPR b) PRSQ c) QRPS d) PQSR
Answer

• It is clear that (R) is an example of idea expressed in (P) and (S) is an example of an
idea expressed in (Q), so, R will follow (P) and (S) will follow (Q). Thus, sequence is
only part (a). Thus, it is the right answer.(a)
Practice Question 4

P: Michal Hofman, a poet and translator, accept this very fact without
approval.
Q: But thanklessness and impossibility do not daunt him.
R: He acknowledge too infact, he returns to the point often the best
translators of poetry always fail at some level.
Q: Hofman feels passionately about his work and this is clear from his
writing.
T: In terms of gap between worth and rewards, translators come
somewhere near nurses & objects.
a) TPRSQ b) TPRQS c) PSTQR d) SRTPQ
Answer

• T is the introductory statement of the paragraph so, we have a choice between (a)
and (b).
• The rest of the pattern is same in both the concluding sentence since, it begins with
a conjunction ‘but’ which follows the previous statement R.
• There is no possibility of the conjunction ‘but’ after (S) and hence, (S) will be the
concluding statement.
• Thus, the right answer is (b).
Practice Question 5

P: In a number of cases, the drivers have refused to carry passengers

according to the meter reading despite its begin in working condition.
Q: For instance, according to a complaint, the driver of an auto rickshaw
not only misbehaved but also ran away with Rs. 500 from Dhaula Kuan on
Dec. 13
R: Refusal to carry commuters to their respective destination is another
common complaint which has been lodge with call centres.
S: What have been the most shocking are the luggage of the passenger on
the Karol-Bagh-Pachim Vihar route.
a) SPRQT b) SRQPT c) PRSQT d) PQRST
Answer

• Following the strategy 3, Q is an example for (S) and thus, will follow it, (T) is also
another example for S and thus, will follow Q. So, the sequence SQT should appear in
the paragraph.
• Also examples are usually towards the end and not in the beginning.
• Thus, sequence is given only in option (C).
• Thus (C) is the right answer.
Practice Question 6

1) The list of horror goes on

A: And one in every five is malnourished.
B: This is because local clinics, ill equipped to deal with even small things, ethics
don’t work or simply don’t exist.
C: Nobody has been able to figure out a way to reduce the speed that is at the
root of India’s over-population problems : a body born every second.
D: There is such a shortage of treatment centres that primer hospitals are
chocked with patients who show up to treat coughs and cold.
2) Kalyan Banerjee, a consultant at the hospital is worried

a) DACB b) CDAB c) DBAC d) CADB

Answer

Strategy 4 :- For a six sentence question try to find out a link between the first given
sentence and any of the four jumbled sentence, that could follow it.
• In the above question A and B can’t follow (1) because they begin with conjunction
while (1) ended without a possibility of a conjunction (C) appear to be the logical
sentence following (1).
• (A) follows (C) and (B) follows (D).
• Thus, the sequence will be 1CABD2. Option (d)
Practice Question 7
1) As an economy expands, so does the need for cash or fuel growth.
A: An important one is a rule insisting that any purchase of share amounting to
20% or more of the listed stock of a company has to be announced before the
purchase goes ahead.
B: It also has computerised trading and a whole host of new regulations.
C: Today the exchange has an impressive new home or the city’s major business
artery.
D: Pushed by the govt. deregulations, the Jakarata stock exchange is beginning to
come of age after emerging from dormancy only 8yrs ago.
2) Thus, new ruling plus many other improvements to protect investors have
helped boost confidence in the market.

a) DCBA b) ABCD c) CDAB d) DCAB

Practice Question 8

A.By intelligence people mean a style of life, a way of behaving in various

situations, and particularly in new, strange and perplexing situations.
B.When people talk about intelligence, they do not mean the ability to get a
good score on a certain kind of test, or even the ability to do well at school.
C.The true test of intelligence is not how to do, but how people behave when
we don’t know what to do.
D.These are at best only indicators of something large, deeper and far more
important.

a) BDAC b) CDBA c) ABCD d) CABD

Practice Question 9
A. Where there is division there must be conflict, not only division between male and
female, but also division on the basis of race, religion and language.
B. We said the present condition of racial divisions, linguistic divisions has brought out
so many wars.
C. Also we went into the question as to why do these conflicts between male and
female exist.
D. May we continue with what we were discussing last evening?

a) ABCD b) DBCA c) BCAD d) BDAC

Practice Question 10
1. Currency movements can have a dramatic impact on equity returns for foreign
investors.
A. This is not surprising as many developing economies try to peg their exchange rates
to the US dollar or to a basket of currencies.
B. Many developing economies manage to keep exchange rate volatility lower than
that in the industrial economies.
C. India has also gone in for the full float on the current account and abolished the
managed exchange rate.
D. Dramatic exceptions are Africa, Brazil and Korea.
6. Another emerging market specific risk is liquidity risk.
a) ADBC b) CDAB c) BDAC d) CABD
 Practice Question 11
1. All humans are aware of the existence of a power greater than that of the mortals — the
name given to such a power by individuals is an outcome of birth, education and choice.
A. This power provides an anchor in times of adversity, difficulty and trouble.
B. Industrial organisations also contribute to the veneration of this power by participating in
activities such as religious ceremonies and festivities organised by the employees.
C. Their other philanthropic contributions include the construction and maintenance of
religious places such as temples etc
D. Logically, therefore, such a power should be remembered in good times also.
6. The top management/managers should participate in all such events, irrespective of their
personal choice.

TITA: ____
 Practice Question 12
1. Management Committee needs to differentiate among those who commit an error once,
those who are repetitively errant but can be corrected, and those who are basically wicked.
A. The persons in this category will resort to sweet-talk and make all sorts of promises on being
caught, but, at the first opportunity will revert to their bad ways.
B. Managers must take ruthless action against the basically wicked and ensure their separation
from the organization at the earliest.
C. The first category needs to be corrected softly and duly counselled; the second category
should be dealt with firmly and duly counselled till they realize the danger of persisting with
their errant behaviour.
D. It is the last category of whom the managers must be most wary.
6. The punishment must be fair and based on the philosophy of giving all the possible
opportunities and help prior to taking ruthless action.
TITA: ____
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