Q. 51
P: The other day we entered the city’s only Jewish cemetery.
Q: But then, it should not be a surprise.
R: We were astonished to discover how tiny it was.
S: Although Jewish people have lived in India for generations, they are one of the nation’s tiniest minorities.
(A) QRPS
(B) PRQS
(C) SRQP
(D) PSQR
Answer: (B) PRQS
Q. 52
P: She was a tall woman and she carried a large purse.
Q: Suddenly a boy ran up behind her and tried to snatch her purse.
R: It was 11 o’clock at night and a woman was walking alone.
S: It had a long strap, and she carried it slung across her shoulder.
(A) RPSQ
(B) PRSQ
(C) SQRP
(D) SRQP
Answer: (A) RPSQ
Q. 53
P: There had already been abundant rainfall in Delhi.
Q: It was the fag end of summer.
R: A strong wind began to blow and the rain came causing havoc all around.
S: One day, however, we had a cyclonic storm.
(A) QPSR
(B) RPSQ
(C) QPRS
(D) RQPS
Answer: (A) QPSR
Q. 54
P: Due to the movie, tourists started coming to the beach there.
Q: Maya Bay in Thailand was in the media in 1999 when Hollywood arrived there to film ‘The Beach’.
R: One of the film’s actors was Leonardo Di Caprio.
S: As many as 4,000 visitors would arrive on boats every day.
(A) RPQS
(B) RQSP
(C) PQRS
(D) QRPS
Answer: (D) QRPS
Q. 55
P: The officers are looking to reunite the dog with his owner.
Q: Eventually, the police caught the Chihuahua.
R: A police officer on a motorcycle chased the dog.
S: A Chihuahua ran across California’s San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
(A) PQRS
(B) SRQP
(C) RSPQ
(D) SQRP
Answer: (B) SRQP
Q. 56
P: And taking this village lad into their midst was terribly upsetting.
Q: She was by no means pleased with this unnecessary addition to her family.
R: When he reached Calcutta, Phatik met his aunt for the first time.
S: She found her own three boys quite enough to manage without taking in anyone else.
(A) QRPS
(B) RPSQ
(C) QRSP
(D) RQSP
Answer: (D) RQSP
Q. 57
P: It was tossed high on the waves.
Q: A violent storm rocked the sea.
R: The helpless people aboard the ship plunged into the sea.
S: Fierce winds struck a sailing ship.
(A) QSRP
(B) SPQR
(C) SRQP
(D) QSPR
Answer: (D) QSPR
Q. 58
P: There were some mangoes lying beside him.
Q: She looked at the mangoes longingly.
R: Romi was growing fast and was nearly always hungry.
S: Just as he was about to eat one, Kamla came along.
(A) QRPS
(B) PQRS
(C) RQSP
(D) RPSQ
Answer: (D) RPSQ
Q. 59
P: If we drove 10 kilometers along the road that branched off to the right, we would reach Barhampur.
Q: Aditya and I were returning from the site of our new factory.
R: We had reached a point where the road bifurcated.
S: We were driving along National Highway 40.
(A) QSRP
(B) RSQP
(C) PRQS
(D) QSPR
Answer: (A) QSRP
Q. 60
P: Unfortunately this resulted in his going to jail.
Q: As a child, he always landed in trouble.
R: Louis Armstrong was a famous jazz musician.
S: Once he found a pistol and fired it in the street
(A) RQPS
(B) QRPS
(C) SPQR
(D) RQSP
Answer: (D) RQSP