TNPSC Grammar - Arrangement of Sentences
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
The questions, first and the last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6.The rest of the sentences are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S.These four parts are not given in their proper order.Read the parts and find out which of the four combinations is correct.Then find the correct answer.
1.Long long, time ago
P. who lived with his three wives
Q. in a country called Kosala
R. there ruled a noble king
S. and four sons
6. beautiful, graceful and well versed in all Shastras
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The questions, the first and the last sentence of the passage are numbered (1) and (6).The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.Then find the correct answer.
1.We were talking tea at the Rathna tea stall.
P. We found a tourist bus which had just rammed in to a tamarind tree on the roadside.
Q.We rushed out of the tea stall
R. We helped the passengers to get out of the bus
S. suddenly we heard a loud noise followed bu a cry for help.
6. We informed the hospital and also the police about accident
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In the following questions, the 1st and the past sentence of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. It is the responsibility of parents to teach the young moral values in life.
P. Many children take advantage of their parents' busy schedule.
Q. This results in children's ignorance of social values.
R. The reason behind it is that parents are quite busy nowadays.
S. Nowadays parents spend very meagre time with children.
6. As such, the society is going away from value system.
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The question, the first and last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. People have wrong calculation about Japan's population.
P. No, this is not true.
Q. And old people die more often than the young.
R. There are more old people in Japan.
S. The question is whether Japan has a lower death rate.
6. So it is very high in Japan.
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In the question the 1 st and the last sentence of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S . These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1.Determination
P. in a blood
Q. is a potential diagnostic tool
R. of ferritin level
S. for the evalution of
6. iron deficiency, anemia & iron toxicity.
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The questions, the first and the last sentence of the passage are numbered (1) and (6).The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.Then find the correct answer.
1. Democracy is the primary goal of our Indian Constitution.
P. If representatives do not rule according to they are changed in the next election.
Q. In a democracy, the people are the rulers.
R. New representatives Who are aware of the needs of the people take their place.
S. They rule through their elected representatives.
6. Thus in a democracy, the responsibilities of the people are great.
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The question, the first and last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. In this life there are no gains without pains.
P. No victory is a real triumph unless the foe is worthy
Q. Life, indeed, would be dull if there were no difficulties
R. Both winner and loser enjoy a game most if it is closely contested to the last
S. Gainers lose their zest if there is no real struggle
6. Whether we like it or not, life is one continuous competition.
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The question, the first and last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. One Botany professor always tried to convince his students that his branch of biology is superior to all the others.
P. His most persuasive argument, however, came during a laboratory session.
Q. And they don't eat very much
R. Examining the cells of a pear, the professor cut a slice for the microscopic slide and took a bite of the rest of the specimen
S. Plants, he noted never run away or bite
6. "You won't be doing that in a zoology lab, " he said.
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The question, the first and last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. Smoke billowed up between the plants.
P. Passengers were told to be ready to quit the ship.
Q. The rising gale fanned the smouldering fire.
R. Everyone now knew there was a fire on board.
S. Flames broke out here and there.
6. Most people bore the shock bravely.
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The passage, the first and the last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. the rest of the sentences are split into four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the parts and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. Once a week Deesa led Moti GuJ, the elephant, down to the river.
P. After inspection the two would stand up.
Q. Then Deesa looked at his feet and examined his whole body for sores.
R. The animal Knew it was time to return.
S. The elephant lay down on his side, while Deesa rubbed him with a coir scrubber.
. Both the elephant and the trainer would return home.
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In the question the first and the last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentences are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. In paliopathology
P. would be to obtain
Q. the fundametal objective
R. background information
S. as much
6. on the skeleton as possible.
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In the following questions, the 1st and the past sentence of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. There are many roads into the world of books, but the way of fiction is probably the most common.
P. Then too the appeal of the story, whether told as poem, play, history, biography, or novel is primitive and strong.
Q. The reason is plain.
R. They are to us what epic poetry was to the Greeks and Romans, what the stage was to the Elizabethans.
S. The novel and short story come closer to the experience of the modern reader than any other form of contemporary writing.
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The question passage/sentence is split into four parts and named A, B, C and D. These four parts are not given their proper order.Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.Then find the correct answer.
A. She arrived where Gerard's branch started
B. His heart stood still
C. The bear was mounting steadily uphill
D. But then he thanked God
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In the following questions, the 1st and the past sentence of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1. The heart is the pump of life.
P. They have even succeeded in heart transplants.
Q. Nowadays surgeons are able to stop a patient's heart and carry out complicated operations.
R. A few years ago, it was impossible to operate on a patient whose heart was not working properly.
S. If the heart stops we die in about five minutes.
6. All this was made possible by the invention of the heart-lung machine.
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In the questions, sentence/passage is split into four parts and named A,B,C and D.These four parts are not given in their proper order.Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.Them find the correct answer and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer sheet.
A.inside the auditorium
B.other people
C.apart from us
D.there were several
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The question passage/sentence is split into four parts and named A, B, C and D. These four parts are not given their proper order.Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.Then find the correct answer.
(A) To the undertaking
(B) may very well be compared
(C) of a journey
(D) the process of learning
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In the question the first and the last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentences are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. Martha taught English Literature.
P. She would involve them in roleplays
Q. Her students were young learners.
R. This way the students found it easier to identify with the characters
S. They fell into the age group of 14 - 16 years.
6. They looked forward to attending her classes.
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The question passage/sentence is split into four parts and named A, B, C and D. These four parts are not given their proper order.Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.Then find the correct answer.
(A) A right to equal opportunity
(B) while we are born equal
(C) all have not the same capacity
(D) meaning that we have
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In the question the first and the last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentences are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1.In ancient times a king named Sagar performed the 'Ashwamedha Yagna'.
P. No one could capture the horse.
Q. Many tried to capture the horse.
R. As per rules a splendid horse was let loose and allowed to wander.
S. Those who tried had to fight
6. Thus Sagar's fame spread far and widw.
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In the following questions, the 1st and the last sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentences/passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four sentences/parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. Architecture began
P. to build their own shelters
Q. on ready-made ones
R. when early people started
S. rather than relying
6. such as trees and caves.
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In the question the first and the last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentences are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. Thease four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer
1.Louis Wahkansky was a 56 year old South African.
P. He had a damaged heart
Q. A team of doctors led by Dr. C. Barnad was formed
R. He could niot be cured
S. So the doctors decided to give him a new heart
6. The team conducted the operation
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In the following questions, the Ist and the last sentence/part of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage/sentences are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the passage/sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. There are a lot of ways to communicate speaking, singing, clapping, hooting.
P. Even animals communicate with one another.
Q. Only humans can express their thoughts and feelings in words because of our superior brain.
R. Both humans and animals also communicate through body language.
S. But their ways differ from the humans.
6. Sometimes we don't use words but make gestures (like traffic signs) or simple movements of the hand in order to communicate.
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In the following question, the 1st and the last sentence of the passage are numbered 1 and 6.The rest of the passage/sentence
is (are) split into four parts and named P.Q,R,and S.These four parts are not given in their proper order.Read the
passage/sentence and find out of the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct.Then find the correct
answer.
1.The motor car is one of the useful gifts of modern science.
P.one of these is the smoke and pollution that it creates.
Q.It has made short and medium distance journeys fast and comfortable.
R.The other is that it has made journey by road hazardous.
S.Yet we cannot say that a motor car is a blessing without disadvantages
6.Finally,in this age of energy crisis a personal car is an expensive object to maintain.
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The questions, 1st and the last sentences of the passage/sentence are numbered 1 and 6.The rest of the sentence/passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S.These four sentences/parts are not given in their proper order.Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1.Nicolas Chauvin
P.he became the laughing stock of all Europe thereafter
Q.a solider of French empire so vociferously and uneasingly
R.and this exaggerated and blatant patriot was
S. aired his veneration of Napoleon Bonaparte that
6.known as a chauvinist
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In the following questions, the 1st and the last sentence/part of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage/sentence are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. The pungent vapour that is released
P. which make our eyes stream and nose run
Q. contains irritant chemicals
R. when we chop onions
S. eases congestion as well as
6. flushes out virus particles.
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In the following question, the 1st and the last sentence of the passage are numbered 1 and 6.The rest of the passage/sentence
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passage/sentence and find out of the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct.Then find the correct
answer
1.Abanidranath Tagore was the leading painter of Bengal.
P.He tried to modernise Mughal and Rajput styles to offset their influence.
Q.He countered the British Raj through his paintings
R.He succeded and his style was accepted as a natural Indian style.
S.During his time western model of art was taught in the schools.
6.Above all this great painter was a nephew of Rabindranath Tagore.
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The questions, 1st and the last sentences of the passage/sentence are numbered 1 and 6.The rest of the sentence/passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S.These four sentences/parts are not given in their proper order.Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1. It is not uncommon for close synonyms to be understood to share the same memory.
P. The difference between words like 'hard' and 'difficult' goes unnoticed
Q. One may employ one or other with complete indifference
R. In general this is well and good
S. Most people lack the linguistic sense to quibble over such trifles.
6. But for most of us, it is of no less significance
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The questions, 1st and the last sentences of the passage/sentence are numbered 1 and 6.The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S.These four sentences/parts are not given in their proper order.Read the passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1. Money is not the root of all evils.
P. Or, what about the desire for power driving people to horrible crimes?
Q. Even purposeless cruelty can be seen in many instances of evil behavior.
R. For examples, neither teachers nor parents profit in any way by torturing children.
S. The evils of sexual offenders are not motivated by financial gains.
6. No, we can only say that money is the root of some evil.
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The questions, 1st and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6.The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S.These four parts are not given in their proper order.Read the passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1. As my jogging-enthusiast sister
P. was often bothered by neighbourhood dogs
Q. with a stick in hand,
R. her husband started to accompany her on a bicycle,
S. on her daily run,
6. to ward off any attackers.
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The questions, 1st and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6.The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S.These four parts are not given in their proper order.Read the passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1. An electrical circuit
P. which is
Q. of wires
R. designed to
S. is a circle
6. carry electricity.
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