Para Jumbles MCQs for Competitive Examination
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
Q. 31
P: Such was his devotion that Kaali Ma appeared before him with a thousand heads and a thousand pairs of arms.
Q: Once, Tenali Raman wanted to visit the Kaali temple on the outskirts of the city and pray.
R: It was quite dark by the time Tenali reached the temple, prostrated before the goddess, and with eyes closed started praying to Mother Kaali.
S: Raman who was dazzled to see Mother Kaali in all her glory, looked at her from left to right and right to left and could not control his happiness.
(A) QPRS
(B) SRQP
(C) QRPS
(D) RSPQ
Answer: (C) QRPS
Q. 32
P: So he told his son that for every careless act of his he would hammer a nail into a wooden pillar in their house, and for every positive act he would pull out one nail.
Q: The boy saw that the pillar was getting crowded with nails and realised his mistake.
R: A father wanted to inculcate a sense of responsibility in his careless son.
S: He resolved to change his behaviour and soon the nails started coming out, till there were none left.
(A) RSQP
(B) QPRS
(C) RPQS
(D) QRSP
Answer: (C) RPQS
Q. 33
P: Using his mother’s show-business contacts, Charlie became a professional entertainer in 1897.
Q: He spent his early childhood with his mother, the singer Hannah Hall, after she and his father separated.
R: Even today Charlie is widely regarded as the greatest comic artist of the screen and one of the most important figures in motion-picture history.
S: Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889 in London and named after his father, a British music-hall entertainer.
(A) RPQS
(B) RQSP
(C) SQPR
(D) SPQR
Answer: (C) SQPR
Q. 34
P: “It’s sort of cool to be on a ship but even more amazing is this Earth we live on,” Williams remarked as she described life on a spaceship to eager kids.
Q: Williams, who is set to be one of the first to fly aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in November 2019, was introduced at the festival by former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino .
R: On Sept. 22, 2018, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams — a veteran of two long-duration spaceflights — talked to families and space enthusiasts about space travel.
S: She was speaking at the Intrepid Air, Sea & Space Museum during the recent Space & Science Festival.
(A) QRSP
(B) RSQP
(C) QPRS
(D) RQSP
Answer: (B) RSQP
Q. 35
P: According to hair loss experts, excess DHT drastically increases collagen production in the hair follicle.
Q: Hair loss can be traced to an increase of internal Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and collagen production.
R: Eventually, collagen blocks the pore completely causing a lack of necessary blood flow due to which your hair loses its sheen, thins down and finally you lose your hair completely.
S: When too much collagen lines the interior of the follicle, it narrows the pores, decreases blood flow and slowly strangles your hair to death.
(A) SRPQ
(B) SPQR
(C) QSPR
(D) QPSR
Answer: (D) QPSR
Q. 36
P: Some used cars may have been involved in accidents or salvaged and rebuilt.
Q: Before buying a used car it’s important to know everything there is to know about it.
R: If the car engine is clean, it’s a good sign, but still ask for a test drive.
S: It is therefore very important to examine the car’s engine for any fluid leaks.
(A) SQRP
(B) QPSR
(C) PRSQ
(D) RSQP
Answer: (B) QPSR
Q. 37
P: New ideas on marketing were brainstormed and all the members agreed to try them forthwith.
Q: Upon their return from anoff-site camp Ravi and Sunil decided to hold a meeting.
R: As soon as everyone assembled, the meeting which lasted for four hours, began.
S: Its purpose was to replace some of the old ways of marketing used by the company with new ones
(A) RSQP
(B) QSPR
(C) QRSP
(D) PRQS
Answer: (C) QRSP
Q. 38
P: It requires continuous learning and sacrifices.
Q: To raise well behaved and responsible children one should be willing to invest a considerable amount of time, patience and energy.
R: Instilling and inculcating good values in a child will go a long way in making him/her a good person and a better citizen.
S: There is no doubt that parenting is among the most difficult and demanding tasks in the world.
(A) SPQR
(B) QSRP
(C) PQRS
(D) PRQS
Answer: (A) SPQR
Q. 39
P: There is a story about an ancient Indian sage who was called ugly names by a passerby.
Q: The sage then said, “Well then, I have not accepted your offering” and walked away.
R: He finally asked the man, “If an offering is not accepted who does it belong to?” at which the man replied, “To the person who offered it.”
S: The sage listened unperturbed till the man ran out of words.
(A) PRSQ
(B) PSRQ
(C) RPQS
(D) SRQP
Answer: (B) PSRQ
Q. 40
P: . It was called the ‘take ownership’ programme, and it worked.
Q: The programme was a huge success in reviving the corporate culture of the bank and in reviving the bank’s stock price.
R: My colleagues and I felt and behaved like owners, because we actually were.
S: I once worked for a large bank that gave stock options to all of its employees.
(A) SPRQ
(B) PSRQ
(C) RPQS
(D) RSQP
Answer: (A) SPRQ