CDS General English Solved Paper (I) : 2006
(ORDERING OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE)

Directions (For the 16 items which follows): In the following items, some parts of the sentence hay been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labeled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mar in your Answer Sheet accordingly.

Example ‘Z’ has been solved for you Z. It is well-known that

the effect  is very bad on children of cinema
  (P)                (Q)             (R)        (S)

Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) P - S - R - Q
(b) S - R - Q - R
(c) S - R - P - Q
(d) Q - S - R - P

Explanation: The proper way of writing the sentence is “It is well-known that the effect of cinema on children is very bad.” This is indicated by the sequence P - S - R - Q and so (a) is the correct answer.

1. Even today,
line to save the forests
              (P)
it is the committed minority in the firing
                     (Q)                    (R)
of forest officers who stand
                   (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) P - S - R - Q
(b) Q - R - S - P
(c) P - R - S - Q
(d) Q - S - R - P

2. Our society has got used
                     (P)
and is unable to tolerate even statements of fact to
                    (Q)                        (R)
sweeping issues under the carpet
                 (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) Q - R - P - S
(b) P - S - Q - R
(c) Q - S - P - R
(d) P - R - Q - S

3. Not only in India,
against the patriarchal order women had to struggle
            (P)                                     (Q)
to get into parliament in significant number but elsewhere in the world too
                                        (R)                                             (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) S - P - Q - R
(b) R - Q - P - S
(c) S - Q - P - R
(d) R - P - Q - S

4. One of the central,
 issues taken up by the G8 Summit
                     (P)
 in the context of climate change
                      (Q)
 at Gleneagles is the challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emission
                                              (R)
and most contentious
       (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) S - P - R - Q
(b) Q - R - P - S
(c) S - R - P - Q
(d) Q - P - R - S

5. Technology helps
 unskilled to skilled work and thereby
                      (P)
to achieve a paradigm shift from
                      (Q)
move large numbers of the rural poor
                    (R)
from the primary to the secondary and tertiary sectors of the economic activity
                                                          (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) S - R - P - Q
(b) Q - P - R - S
(c) S - P - R - Q
(d) Q - R - P - S

6. It does seem funny
when the existing ones to tackle public smoking
                            (P)
 the new laws on curbing indirect
                         (Q)
influences of smoking are being formulated
                        (R)
have not been effectively implemented
                        (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) Q - S - P - R
(b) P - R - Q - S
(c) Q - R - P - S
(d) P - S - Q - R

7. The huge expenditure into building state - of - the - art laboratories
                                                    (P)
 on research and development has mostly gone
                             (Q)
but India is still lagging behind when it comes to innovatic
                                        (R)
buying new gadgetry, updating tools of research
                           (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) Q - P - S - R
(b) R - S - P - Q
(c) Q - S - P - R
(d) R - P - S - Q

8. ISRO’s upcoming direct to most Indian homes
                                (P)
is expected to be the spur for beaming TV channels
                                (Q)
 to be launched in mid - December
                        (R)
power - packed satellite IN SAT - 4A
                        (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) P - R - Q - S
(b) S - Q - R - P
(c) P - Q - R - S
(d) S - R - Q - P

9. There is the regulatory framework laws
                            (P)
 increase activity in India and services to help
        (Q)                                 (R)  
 also the need to improve
                 (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) S - P - R - Q
(b) R - Q - S - P
(c) S - Q - R - P
(d) R - P - S - Q

10. The new technology
 of Industrialised countries in scientific
                         (P) 
may also weaken the dominance
                        (Q)
and technological innovations in favour of
                      (R)
the less wealthy but technology- savvy nations
                            (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) R - P - Q - S
(b) Q - S - R - P
(c) R - S - Q - P
(d) Q - P - R - S

11. Clearly,system in India thrives on learning by rote
                              (P) 
 culture runs deep because the education 
                            (Q)
and downplays questioning
                 (R)
 lack of intellectual property
                         (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) R - P - Q - S
(b) S - Q - P - R
(c) R - Q - P - S
(d) S - P - Q - R

12.What is missing
that has increasingly led to a drift of
                  (P)  
stream to engineering and technology
               (Q)
talent from the pure science
                (R)
though, is scientific temper
         (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) S - R - P - Q
(b) Q - P - R - S
(c) S - P - R - Q
(d) Q - R - P - S

13. In the psychologists, psychiatrists and social
workers
(P)
in marriage counselling in India
                        (Q)
t rained in counsel l ing act as mar r iage
counsellors
    (R)
absence of any certification
            (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) P - R - S - Q
(b) S - Q - P - R
(c) P - Q - S - R
(d) S - R - P - Q

14.When the year ago, the extent of damage it
                                         (P)
Tsunami hit the coastline of Nagapattinam
                            (Q)
caused to agr i cul tur al land w as
unimaginable
      (R)
in Tamil Nadu more than a
                (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) R - S - Q - P
(b) Q - P - R - S
(c) R - P - Q - S
(d) Q - S - P - R

15. The fall in
Forest Department find hard to live down
                        (P)
the number of tigers in two key reserves
                        (Q)
the State Government and its
                (R)
in Rajasthan is a scandal
                (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) Q - S - R - P
(b) P - R - S - Q
(c) Q - R - S - P
(d) P - S - R - Q

16. An apolitical
of conviction, K. R. Narayanan has left
                    (P)
and no controversies
            (Q)
President with the courage
            (R)
behind a virtuous life
            (S)
Which one of the following is the correct sequence ?
(a) R - Q - S - P (b) S - P - R - Q
(c) R - P - S - Q (d) S - Q - R - P

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