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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled as S1 and S6 respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly.

S1: Europeans are not used to the serpentine queues we encounter in the Indian subcontinent.

S6: That the European youth was willing to go through these hardships to pay tribute to a spiritual head was unthinkable.

P: We line up even for our filthy public toilets and to pay the electricity bills.

Q: We wait eternally at railway crossings, ration shops, and bank counters.

R: Particularly so in Europe where it is claimed that God is dead and religion defunct.

S: Hence, the fact that millions, and mostly the youth, made it to the funeral of Pope John Paul II, braving long journeys and queueing for hours on end, is truly remarkable.

Which one of the following sequence is correct?

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Important Questions on Sequence of Sentences

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled as S1 and S6 respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly.

S1: If India is hot right now, its thanks to a host of random developments.

S6: The SARS outbreak in 2002-03 bypassed India and the tsunami-affected countries like Thailand more than it impacted India.

P: Nature helped too.

Q: Arguably, it all began with the IT boom, which coupled with the unceasing tide of outsourcing, made India a global buzz.

R: And, as the saying goes, today's business travellers are tomorrow's leisure travellers.

S: That put in the global consciousness and led to a surge in business travellers.

Which one of the following sequences is correct?

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled as S1 and S6 respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly.

S1: Sleep is the only natural elixir that repairs the body.

S6: Sleep and upward mobility make for incompatible bedfellows.

P: The incessant ringing of mobile phones, the clamour of multiple TV sets, late-night parties and the Internet are all par for the course in average urban households.

Q: At work, the manic race against time means we are working longer hours.

R: At home, our lives are no less hectic.

S: But in today's fast-paced world, sleep is the one aspect that is compromised the most.

Which one of the following sequences is correct?

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled as S1 and S6 respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly.

S1: The pleasure of being able to communicate with people from another culture and to understand their society is a valuable experience.

S6: They employ linguistic experts to teach their employees the required language and to interact with employees on the client site.

P: Because of the level of interactions with foreign experts, translators are mandatory in many companies.

Q: Many Indian MNCs with global footprints need linguists to help them in foreign lands.

R: But learning a foreign language is fast becoming a necessary job skill in its own right.

S: As the global marketplace expands, the need for personnel who can communicate in foreign languages will increase.

Which one of the following sequences is correct?

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled as S1 and S6 respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly.

S1: What gives a place its distinct identity?

S6: So, what memories will you bring home?

P: And that's what best captures Singapore- a dynamic, cosmopolitan city-state where different cultures, ethnic groups, and religions have blended over centuries to bridge the East-West divide.

Q: Apart from its geographical location, people, and landscape, it's the passage of time.

R: With its friendly, welcoming people, state-of-the-art infrastructure, and something new happening every day, Singapore is easy to appreciate.

S: Singapore is a city where age-old traditions and cutting-edge innovations are celebrated simultaneously.

Which one of the following sequences is correct?

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled as S1 and S6 respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly.

S1: The fact is that good writing is a craft that can be acquired like any other craft.

S6: In short, he has to become a wordsmith.

P: Much the same is the case with the one who aspires to become a good craftsman of English.

Q: Let's take examples.

R: A young man, who wants to become a goldsmith or a silversmith, becomes an apprentice with a seasoned man in that craft.

S: After a few years of apprenticeship, he learns the ins and outs of it and becomes a skilful craftsman.

Which one of the following sequences is correct?

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled as S1 and S6 respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly.

S1: Yet, things are not that bad.

S6: Fortune, after all, favours the brave, not the complainers.

P: Some of the successful people started out with more handicaps than us.

Q: It is time we stopped feeling sorry for ourselves and got over our doubts and fears to face the world.

R: If we look around ourselves, we find people who had less than us but went on to make their fortunes.

S: Perhaps we can replicate what they did for themselves.

Which one of the following sequences is correct?

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled as S1 and S6 respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly.

S1: Any discussion on human rights is incomplete without reference to the security and terrorist threats facing the country.

S6: It is necessary to underline that it will be wrong to treat all such violent movements as pure law and order problems.

P: The Police as also the armed forces are facing an uphill task in containing these violent activities and maintaining peace and order.

Q: It must be appreciated that there is an imperative need for such special legislation as the normal laws are not adequate to deal with the situation.

R: An important issue that has come up in this context relates to the need for special legislation to cope with the situation.

S: Several parts of the country have been rocked by violence, terrorism, secessionist movement, and insurgency.

Which one of the following sequences is correct?

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning and labelled as S1 and S6 respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly.

S1: What are the outstanding features of the Indian Freedom Struggle?

S6: It not only permitted but encouraged the free expression of opinion within the party and the movement.

P: The movement popularized democratic ideas and institutions in India.

Q: The Indian National Congress was organized on a democratic basis and in the form of a parliament.

R: The nationalists fought for the introduction of a representative government.

S: A major aspect is the value and modern ideals on which the movement itself was based and the broad socio-economic and political vision of its leadership.

Which one of the following sequences is correct?