UPSC Aptitude Test - Arrangement of Sentences
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
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. India's uniqueness lies in its unity in diversity.
P. So the problems of India should not be viewed in isolation.
Q. Because of this factor, there are problems here and there at times.
R. India is a multireligious, multicultural and multilingual country.
S. But even small countries with monolithic society have more problems.
6. And India is poised for success in all fields.
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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. When Galileo went home, he began to experiment with the pendulum.
P. When he showed it to his teachers, they were delighted.
Q. It was not long before physicians were all using the instrument to count the heart - beats of their patients.
R. Soon he had invented an instrument which marked the rate of pulse - beats.
S. Then the clockmakers began to use the pendulum to keep time.
6. Today it has many other uses.
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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 easy to criticize the people at the helm, for the slow progress in every field.
P. We are well aware that the intellectuals are leaving our country for better employment opportunities.
Q. Then question remains unanswered because our country cannot show opportunities to the intellectuals.
R. Then, what about their obligation to the Motherland?
S. First, we should ask ourselves as to what is happening to the young intellectuals in India.
6. This situation of 'Brain-Drain' leads to a variety of problems.
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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. The man who does his duty without any selfish desire for fruit may be called a sanyasi as well as yogi.
P. The man who has achieved much evenness of temper will be serene, because his mere thoughts are changed with the strength of action.
Q. He would practice yoga, i.e., evenness of temper, and cannot but perform action.
R. The root of the matter is that one should not allow his mind to flit from object of desire to another and from that to a third.
S. But he who abstains from action altogether is only an idler.
6. A yogi is one who is not attached to his objects of sense or to action and whose mind has ceased to roam restlessly.
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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. Today, the earth has many satellites besides the moon.
P. But the pull of the earth keeps them from doing so.
Q. The artificial satellites do not fall because they are going too fast to do so.
R. They are the artificial satellites made by man and very much smaller than the moon.
S. As they speed along they tend to go straight off into space.
6. As a result, they travel in an orbit round the earth.
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The questions first and the last part of the sentences/passage are numbered (1) and (6).The rest of the sentences/passage are (is) 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
1. She was an old woman with a large purse that had everything in it
P. It was about eleven O' clock at night
Q. It had a long strap
R. She carried it slung across her shoulder
S. A boy ran up behind her.
6. He tried to snatch her purse
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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. A nation
P. the material assets it possesses
Q. and collective determination
S. but by the will
6. of the people
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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. When he was quite young, Le Corbusier became interested in art.
P. At the age of nineteen, he travelled around Europe.
Q. But the buildings which impressed him most were those of the ancient Greeks in Athens.
R. At the age of thirteen, he went to an art school.
S. Everywhere he went he admired the magnificent buildings of the past.
6. After his visit to Athens Le Corbusier decided to become an architect.
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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. The availability of electric power
P. would make a tremendous difference
Q. to be improved
R. to the countryside
S. and enable rural economy
6. in various directions.
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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. Greed is regarded as
P. possible ruinous and
Q. because it has
R. destructive effects
S. immoral behaviour
6. on the other people.
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The questions, the first 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 sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. Ramani is a student of medicine
P. The hopes of millions of cancer patients and doctors rest on his research.
Q. But, of late he has become a drug addict.
R. He is doing research in cancer
S. He has already done very useful work in this field and is hopeful of finding a solution to this disease.
6. This addiction has been increasing day by day and has started affecting his work.
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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. The Railways have launched
P. where one can find
Q. on a google map
R. an online application
S. the exact location of 6,500 trains
6. on a real time basis.
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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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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. At first glance, all I could discern was a massive stone table running down its length
B. This apartment was not nearly so well lighted as the vast stalactite ante-cave
C. I started down the passage and found myself in a gloomy apartment some 20 feet long, which in some past age had been hollowed out by hand out of the mountain.
D. Next, I discovered a brown thing seated on the table in the center.
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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. A jackal fell into a dyer's tub.
P. He orederd thet he should be responsed
Q. Meanwhile a lion arrived on the secnce
R. He possed as the king of the forest.
S. The dyed jackal ran away.
6. Other jackals ran after him and tore him to pieces.
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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) Asked me what I was and where I was bound for
(B) I met with a very aged man who
(C) of the hill called Difficulty
(D) when I came to the foot
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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.Books have been present since the time the first scripts were formed-about 5000 years ago.
P.The books of that time looked different from the ones available today.
Q.Then an important invention,letter press printing,also known as'black art'changed the world
R.Later the books came in the form of rolle or texts were staped together and covered with a wooden book cover.
S.Initially, people bound the small clay tablets together with leather bands
6.There was no longer the need to write text by hand;instead copies of text could be made with the help of a printing press
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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.Many people drive
P.hopelessly jammed
Q.their own cars to work
R.the roads would become
S.but if everyone did this
6.especially during rush-hours
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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.many scientists are working on safer and better ways to kill mosquitoes
P.Bringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help.
Q.Mosquitoes have many natural enimies like bats,birds,etc.
R.Mosquitoes nets can be used for protection
S.But there is no sure ways to protect everyone from their deadly bites.
6.This is a natural solutions
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In the following questions, the 1st and the last part of the sentence are numbered S1 and S6.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 was a Friday morning and
P. the lieutenant scanned the horizon
Q. just as the desert haze
R. with his binoculars
S. was clearing.
6. and focused on many enemy tanks.
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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.Valence sat behind driver's seat in her blue car
P.The marchers suddenly broke out into a noise like a cheering football crowd.
Q.As she watched, a loud racket began
R. It went on and on
S.The men swung their spoons and ladles and spatulas and drummed on cars and canisters.
6. An endless monotonous 'clang-clang-clang' rose up from all sides.
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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. I stopped just outside the door of the hut
P. It was made dimmer by a thick pall of smoke that filled the room
Q.The first thing I did then was to dash towards the boarded window and tear down the boards.
R.Before venturing into it.I allowed a minute to pass to get my eyes accustomed to the dim light
S.As I finally stepped into the murky space.I could discern the wasted frame of my old friend on the bed
6.The dingy room, dangerously suffocating so far, was being filled with fresh air and pale sunbeams
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In the following questions, the 1st and the last part of the 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 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. The Narmada Dam Project
P. many of whom
Q. the most deprived sections
R. will displace some people
S. happen to belong to some of
6. of Indian society
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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
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.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 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. Even the smallest insect of the living world is made up of a large number of cells.
P. Furthermore, the cells in these small creatures widely differ in their structure and function.
Q. An ant, or a gnat, for example, is composed of hundreds of thousands of cells.
R. Even a mite has cells making up its skeletal structure.
S. It also has cells dedicated to digestive and reproductive functions.
6. The cell system of small organisms is microscopic but marvelous, isn't it?
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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. Advocates of space programme argue for spending huge amounts of money on exploring Mars.
P. But there is no firm evidence of any valuable mineral that can be extracted from Mars and transported to Earth.
Q. Worst, nobody has any idea what undesirable microbes or poisonous materials we will be importing from Mars.
R. They are also unrealistic about the cost of transportation that will be involved in interplanetary movement of men and materials.
S. These enthusiasts argue that Mars could be a perennial source of materials for us earthlings.
6. Our race to Mars is likely to be a wild goose chase.
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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. When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed.
P. Snow lay thick on the ground.
Q. It was the middle of winter.
R. The women knew that nearest village was miles away.
S. The only passengers, a young woman, and her two baby daughters, were unhurt.
6. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find.
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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. The lead story
P. at 4 AM
Q. in tonight's news
R. concerns the fire
S. which engulfed the Columbia College
6. this morning.
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