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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.

The subject of the sentence is women so the opening part would be S. Thus, we have to choose between options (b) and (c).

The subject in this sentence is active. So, 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).

Unsurpassed power (P)/modern society (Q)/in (R)/ women enjoy (S)

a) RQPS b) SRPQ c) SPRQ d) PSRQ

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

Example 2

Now, in the given questions there will appear two subjects ‘shaw’ in (R) and ‘he’ in (Q). But he is a pronoun, used to replace the noun, Shaw and thus, will follow the noun in the sentence.

P: and was at once convinced Q: he sent a few copies of the book to well known poetry R: Shaw read the first few lines of the volume S: and awaited their reactionT: that would he was reading was real poetrya) 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 3

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.

Example 4

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 71) 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 121. 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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