Para Jumbles MCQs for Competitive Examination
In the following questions, the 1st & the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts named P, Q, R, S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Find the correct combination from the options.
Q. 1
1: Education in India had a glorious beginning.
P: But after the British rule, it faced many changes.
Q: It went on for centuries with the same glory.
R: English as the medium of instruction had a great response.
S: One of the changes was the introduction of English as the medium of instruction.
6: As the Britishers left we had a complexity of opinions regarding English.
(A) PQRS
(B) QPSR
(C) PQSR
(D) SRPQ
Answer: (B) QPSR
Q. 2
1: The manual typewriter is worked by hand.
P: The required letter is thus printed on the paper
Q: When one of the keys is tapped, a hammer goes and strikes the ribbon against the blank paper
R: Then the roller automatically moves on, another key is tapped and the next letter is printed
S: A sheet of paper is clipped against the roller
6: A person who knows typing can really work fast on this machine
(A) SQPR
(B) RPQS
(C) PSQR
(D) QPSR
Answer: (A) SQPR
Q. 3
1: It is the responsibility of parents to teach the young moral values in life.
P: Many children take advantage of their parents’ busy schedules.
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 a meagre time with children.
6: As such, the society is going away from the value system.
(A) SRPQ
(B) PQRS
(C) SQRP
(D) SPQR
Answer: (A) SRPQ
Q. 4
1: I usually sleep quite well in the train, but this time I slept only a little.
P: Most people wanted it shut and I wanted it open.
Q: Soon there was a quarrel about the window.
R: The quarrel left me completely upset.
S: There were too many people and too much luggage all around.
6: The window was shut all night as usual.
(A) RSQP
(B) SQPR
(C) SQRP
(D) RSPQ
Answer: (B) SQPR
Q. 5
1: Reporters gather news for newspaper.
P: The newspaper is sent to the distributors.
Q: The news is classified and arranged by the editors.
R: It is printed in the press.
S: Then the newspapers are sent to news agencies.
6: The news agencies sell the newspapers.
(A) SRPQ
(B) RPSQ
(C) QRPS
(D) PRQS
Answer: (C) QRPS
Q. 6
1: When he was a little boy, he lived on a farm in the country.
P: He used to feed the chicken in the morning.
Q: After Lunch, it was too hot to work or play.
R: It was his grandfather’s vegetable farm.
S: Then he played in the fields until noon.
6: So everyone took a nap for two or three hours.
(A) PQSR
(B) RPQS
(C) PSRQ
(D) RPSQ
Answer: (D) RPSQ
Q. 7
1: It was 7 o’clock in the morning.
P: He was keenly looking at the approaching vehicles.
Q: His house was in the lead.
R: Shardul was waiting for his school bus.
S: Today is the final day of his school athletic meet.
6: As a leader of the house, he wanted to win the General Championship by scoring maximum points.
(A) PRSQ
(B) SRPQ
(C) RSPQ
(D) RPSQ
Answer: (D) RPSQ
Q. 8
1: Egotism is the most common fault of mankind.
P: However, with time it becomes an exaggerated form of self-display.
Q: It is the product of a perfectly natural desire to display oneself.
R: This is necessary as it impairs the personality and frustrates all efforts at self-improvement.
S: Beyond any shadow of doubt, it is a defect that ought to be constantly hunted down and scotched.
6: One should always be on guard not to give into egotism.
(A) QPSR
(B) PQSR
(C) RPSQ
(D) PRQS
Answer: (A) QPSR
Q. 9
1: The lion used to be very widely distributed in Africa and Asia.
P: There are special forest zones set aside for wild-life in various countries.
Q: Indiscriminate killing has caused the number to fall.
R: Today they are a relatively rare species.
S: If the species survives at all, it will be only in national parks.
6: No hunting is permitted in such reserved areas.
(A) RQSP
(B) QSPR
(C) PQSR
(D) SRPQ
Answer: (A) RQSP
Q. 10
1: A film director decided to make a romantic film.
P: A long spell of audition was conducted to find a suitable heroine.
Q: Mohan Lal was signed as the hero of the film.
R: The director wanted a new face for the heroine of his film.
S: Finally, he selected a young schoolgirl for his film.
6: The film was a box office hit.
(A) QRPS
(B) QPSR
(C) RPSQ
(D) RPQS
Answer: (A) QRPS