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38388.
S1:Metals are today being replaced by polymers in many applications.
P :Above all, they are cheaper and easier to process making them a viable alternative to metals.
Q :Polymers are essentially a long chains of hydrocarbon molecules.
R :Today polymers as strong as metals have been developed.
S :These have replaced the traditional chromium-plated metallic bumpers in cars.
S6:Many Indian Institutes of science and Technology run special programmes on polymer science.
The Proper sequence should be:
QRSP
RSQP
RQSP
QRPS
38389.
S1:In 1934, William Golding published a small volume of poems.
P :During the World War II(1939-45) he joined the Royal Navy and was present at the sinking of the Bismarck.
Q :He returned to teaching in 1945 and gave it up in 1962, and is now a full time writer.
R :In 1939, he married and started teaching at Vishop Wordsworth school in Salisbury.
S :At first his novels were not accepted.
S6:But the Lord of the files which came out in 1954 was welcomed as "a most absorbing and instructive tale".
The Proper sequence should be:
RPQS
RPSQ
SRPQ
SQPR
38390.
S1:A man can be physically confined within stone walls.
P :But his mind and spirit will still be free.
Q :Thus his freedom of action may be restricted.
R :His hopes and aspiration still remain with him.
S :Hence, he will be free spiritually if not physically.
S6:No tyranny can intimidate a lover of liberty.
The Proper sequence should be:
PQRS
SRQP
QPRS
QPSR
38391.
S1:The future beckons to us.
P :In fact we have hard work ahead.
Q :Where do we go and what shall be our endeavour?
R :We shall also have to fight and end poverty, ignorance and disease.
S :It will be to bring freedom and oppurtunity to the common man.
S6:There is no resting for any one of us till we redeem our pledge in full.
The Proper sequence should be:
PSRQ
QPSR
QSRP
SRPQ
38392.
S1:Most of the universities in the country are now facing financial crisis.
P :Cost benefit yardstick thus should not be applied in the case of universities.
Q :The current state of affairs cannot be allowed to continue for long.
R :Universities cannot be equated with commercial enterprises.
S :Proper development of universities and colleges must be ensured.
S6:The Government should realise this before it is too late.
The Proper sequence should be:
QRPS
QSPR
QRSP
QPRS
38393.
S1:Our ancestors thought that anything which moved itself was alive.
P :The philosopher Descartes thought that both men and animals were machines.
Q :But a machine such as a motorcar or a steamship moves itself, as soon as machines which moved themselves had been made, people asked "Is man a machine?"
R :And before the days of machinery that was a good definition.
S :He also thought that the human machine was partly controlled by the soul action on a certain part of the brain, while animals had no souls.
S6:Therefore some scientists think that life is just a very complicated mechanism.
The Proper sequence should be:
PRSQ
RPQS
PSQR
RQPS
38394.
S1:While talking to a group, one should feel self-confident and courageous.
P :Nor is it a gift bestowed by providence on only a few.
Q :One should also learn how to think calmly and clearly.
R :It is like the ability to play golf.
S :It is not as difficult as most men imagine.
S6:Any man can develop his capacity if he has the desire to do so.
The Proper sequence should be:
SQPR
QSPR
QRSP
RSQP
38395.
S1:A ceiling on urban property.
P :No mill-owner could own factories or mills or plants.
Q :And mass circulation papers
R :Would mean that
S :No press magnate could own printing presses.
S6:since their value would exceed the ceiling fixed by the government.
The Proper sequence should be:
QSRP
RPSQ
SRPQ
QPSR
38396.
S1:The art of growing old is one which the passage of time has forced upon my attention.
P :One of these is undue absorption in the past.
Q :One s thought must be directed to the future and to things about which there is something to be done.
R :Psychologically, there are two dangers to be guarded against in old age.
S :It does not do to live in memories, in regrets for the good old days, or in sadness about friend who are dead.
S6:This is not always easy one s own past is gradually increasing weight.
The Proper sequence should be:
QSRP
RPQS
RPSQ
QPRS
38397.
S1:This weather-vane often tops a church spire, tower or high building.
P :They are only wind-vanes.
Q :Neither alone can tell us what the weather will be.
R :They are designed to point to direction from which the wind is coming.
S :Just as the barometer only tells us the pressure of air, the weather-vane tells us the direction of wind.
S6:The weather-vane can, however give us some indication of other.
The Proper sequence should be:
PQRS
PSRQ
PRSQ
SPQR
38398.
S1:Once King Shantnu met a young and beautiful fisher girl.
P :He went to the fisherman and asked him for her asked him for her hand in marriage.
Q :The King was extremely sad and returned to his palace.
R :He fell in love with the fisher girl.
S :The fisherman agreed to it condition that the son of his daughter should be heir to the throne of Hastinapur.
S6:Devavrata, the King s son, asked him the reason of his sadness.
The Proper sequence should be:
PQRS
RPSQ
QSPR
PSQR
38399.
S1:Since the sixties there has been an increasing interest in neurophysiology, which deals with the neural bases of mental activity and behaviour.
P :It has format which is very similar to that of Brain and Language, a sister journal.
Q :Since then, a number of journals devoted entirely to this area of research have appeared.
R :Before the 1960 s when this field was the concern of a small number of investigators, research articles were scattered in various neurological journals.
S :Brain and cognition is one such journal.
S6:So far the journal has published the mixture of articles including reports and investigations.
The Proper sequence should be:
RQSP
QRSP
QSPR
RSPQ
38400.
S1:Reliogion is not a matter of mere dogmatic conformity.
P :It is not merely going through the ritual prescribed to us.
Q :It is not a question of ceremonial piety.
R :Unless that kind of transformation occurs, you are not an authentically religious man.
S :It is the remarking of your own self, the transformation of your nature.
S6:A man of that character is free from fear, free from hatred.
The Proper sequence should be:
SPRQ
QPSR
PSRQ
SPQR
38401.
S1:I keep on flapping my big ears all day.
P :They also fear that I will flip them all away.
Q :But children wonder why I flap them so.
R :I flap them so to make sure they are safely there on either side of my head.
S :But I know what I am doing.
S6:Am I not a smart, intelligent elephant?
The Proper sequence should be:
SRQP
QPSR
QPRS
PSRQ
38402.
S1:The December dance and music season in Madras is like the annual tropical cyclone.
P :A few among the new aspirants dazzle witht he colour of youth, like fresh saplings.
Q :It rains an abundance of music for over a fortnight.
R :Thick clouds expectation charge the atmosphere with voluminous advertisements.
S :At the end of it one is left with the feeling that the music of only those artists seasoned by careful nurturing, stands tall like well-routed trees.
S6:Many a hastily planed shrub gets washed away in the storm.
The Proper sequence should be:
RQPS
QRPS
RQSP
QRSP
38403.
S1:You know my wife, Madhavi, always urged me to give up smoking.
P :I really gave it up.
Q :And so When I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason than of being self-reliant.
R :When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph.
S :But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes.
S6:poor girl!.
The Proper sequence should be:
PSRQ
SPQR
QPRS
RSPQ
38404.
S1:Politeness is not a quality possessed by only one nation or race.
P :One may observe that a man of one nation will remove his hat or fold his hands by way of greetings when he meets someone he knows.
Q :A man of another country will not to do so.
R :It is a quality to be found among all peoples and nations in every corner of the earth.
S :Obviously, each person follows the custom of his particular country.
S6:In any case, we should not mock at others habits.
The Proper sequence should be:
RPQS
RPSQ
PRQS
QPRS
38405.
S1:Jawaharlal Nehru was the greatest plan-enthusiast.
P :Under Nehru s advice, the pre-Independent congress set up National Planning Commission in 1938.
Q :But he forgot that what could be achieved by force under the communist dictatorship of Russia was not possible under the democratic set up of India.
R :He took the idea from Russia where Five year plans transformed a very backward country into a top power of the world.
S :No free government can call for compulsory sacrifice and suffering from the whole people.
S6:Nehru himself became the chairman of the commission.
The Proper sequence should be:
PSQR
SRQP
QPRS
RQSP
38406.
S1:The path of Venus lies inside the path of the Earth.
P :When at its farthest from the Earth, Venus is 160 million away
Q :With such a wide range between its greatest and leat distances it is natural that at sometimes Venus appears much brighter than at others.
R :No other body ever comes so near the Earth, with the exception of the Moon and occasional comet or asteroid.
S :When Venus is at its nearest to the earth it is only 26 million miles away.
S6:When at its brightest, it is easily seen with the naked eye in broad daylight.
The Proper sequence should be:
SRPQ
SQRP
PSQR
QPRS
38407.
S1:Once upon a time an ant lived on the bank of river.
P :The dove saw the ant struggling in water in a helpless condition.
Q :All its efforts to come up is failed.
R :One day it suddenly slipped in to water.
S :A dove lived in the tree on the bank not far from the spot.
S6:She was touched.
The Proper sequence should be:
RQSP
QRPS
SRPQ
PQRS
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