Practice Section 1 question answer - general english mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Directions:

Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

  1. At first he got scared, but then he thought, "I have never worshipped her that is why I am not able to get anything from my land."
  2. One day unable to tolerate the summer heat, he went to rest under a big banyan tree.
  3. He rushed to his village and placed his humble offering of milk in a bowl before the snake.
  4. Vishnu Raman was a poor Brahmin and a farmer by profession.
  5. The next day when he returned, he was rewarded with a gold coin in the bowl he left behind.
  6. Just as he was preparing to lie down he saw a huge Cobra swaying with his hood open.

Q-1)   Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)


Directions:

Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

  1. At first he got scared, but then he thought, "I have never worshipped her that is why I am not able to get anything from my land."
  2. One day unable to tolerate the summer heat, he went to rest under a big banyan tree.
  3. He rushed to his village and placed his humble offering of milk in a bowl before the snake.
  4. Vishnu Raman was a poor Brahmin and a farmer by profession.
  5. The next day when he returned, he was rewarded with a gold coin in the bowl he left behind.
  6. Just as he was preparing to lie down he saw a huge Cobra swaying with his hood open.

Q-2)   Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)


Directions:

Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

  1. At first he got scared, but then he thought, "I have never worshipped her that is why I am not able to get anything from my land."
  2. One day unable to tolerate the summer heat, he went to rest under a big banyan tree.
  3. He rushed to his village and placed his humble offering of milk in a bowl before the snake.
  4. Vishnu Raman was a poor Brahmin and a farmer by profession.
  5. The next day when he returned, he was rewarded with a gold coin in the bowl he left behind.
  6. Just as he was preparing to lie down he saw a huge Cobra swaying with his hood open.

Q-3)   Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after the rearrangement ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)


Directions:

Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

  1. At first he got scared, but then he thought, "I have never worshipped her that is why I am not able to get anything from my land."
  2. One day unable to tolerate the summer heat, he went to rest under a big banyan tree.
  3. He rushed to his village and placed his humble offering of milk in a bowl before the snake.
  4. Vishnu Raman was a poor Brahmin and a farmer by profession.
  5. The next day when he returned, he was rewarded with a gold coin in the bowl he left behind.
  6. Just as he was preparing to lie down he saw a huge Cobra swaying with his hood open.

Q-4)   Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)


Directions:

Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

  1. At first he got scared, but then he thought, "I have never worshipped her that is why I am not able to get anything from my land."
  2. One day unable to tolerate the summer heat, he went to rest under a big banyan tree.
  3. He rushed to his village and placed his humble offering of milk in a bowl before the snake.
  4. Vishnu Raman was a poor Brahmin and a farmer by profession.
  5. The next day when he returned, he was rewarded with a gold coin in the bowl he left behind.
  6. Just as he was preparing to lie down he saw a huge Cobra swaying with his hood open.

Q-5)   Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)


Directions:

Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) and in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.

  1. The upsurge of public activism against the setting up of Special Economic Zones, which eventually forced the State Government to announce the scrapping of all 15 such projects, is an impressive case in point.
  2. Early last year, a similar agitation coerced the government into calling for a revision of the Goa Regional Plan 2011, a controversial document that opened up large swathes of land, including green belts and coastal stretches, for construction.
  3. The broad–based agitation against SEZs has demonstrated the power of popular protest in the State.
  4. Those opposed to the projects had questioned the propriety of the government acquiring large tracts of land and then selling them to promoters at low prices.
  5. A coastal State with an area of 3,700 square kilometers and a population of about 1.4 million, Goa has always been extremely sensitive to the impact of unrestrained economic development.

Q-6)   Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

The arrangement EABDC is correct. The paragraph is clearly taking about Goa state and hence E has to be opening sentence is the paragraph.

This is followed by A where the phrase, 'is an impressive case in point', which is an example of what is being said in E.

A is followed by E as 'a similar agitation' mentioned in B refers to the public activism mentioned in A. B is further followed by D and C.


Directions:

Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) and in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.

  1. The upsurge of public activism against the setting up of Special Economic Zones, which eventually forced the State Government to announce the scrapping of all 15 such projects, is an impressive case in point.
  2. Early last year, a similar agitation coerced the government into calling for a revision of the Goa Regional Plan 2011, a controversial document that opened up large swathes of land, including green belts and coastal stretches, for construction.
  3. The broad–based agitation against SEZs has demonstrated the power of popular protest in the State.
  4. Those opposed to the projects had questioned the propriety of the government acquiring large tracts of land and then selling them to promoters at low prices.
  5. A coastal State with an area of 3,700 square kilometers and a population of about 1.4 million, Goa has always been extremely sensitive to the impact of unrestrained economic development.

Q-7)   Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

The arrangement EABDC is correct. The paragraph is clearly taking about Goa state and hence E has to be opening sentence is the paragraph.

This is followed by A where the phrase, 'is an impressive case in point', which is an example of what is being said in E.

A is followed by E as 'a similar agitation' mentioned in B refers to the public activism mentioned in A. B is further followed by D and C.


Directions:

Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) and in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.

  1. The upsurge of public activism against the setting up of Special Economic Zones, which eventually forced the State Government to announce the scrapping of all 15 such projects, is an impressive case in point.
  2. Early last year, a similar agitation coerced the government into calling for a revision of the Goa Regional Plan 2011, a controversial document that opened up large swathes of land, including green belts and coastal stretches, for construction.
  3. The broad–based agitation against SEZs has demonstrated the power of popular protest in the State.
  4. Those opposed to the projects had questioned the propriety of the government acquiring large tracts of land and then selling them to promoters at low prices.
  5. A coastal State with an area of 3,700 square kilometers and a population of about 1.4 million, Goa has always been extremely sensitive to the impact of unrestrained economic development.

Q-8)   Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

The arrangement EABDC is correct. The paragraph is clearly taking about Goa state and hence E has to be opening sentence is the paragraph.

This is followed by A where the phrase, 'is an impressive case in point', which is an example of what is being said in E.

A is followed by E as 'a similar agitation' mentioned in B refers to the public activism mentioned in A. B is further followed by D and C.


Directions:

Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) and in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.

  1. The upsurge of public activism against the setting up of Special Economic Zones, which eventually forced the State Government to announce the scrapping of all 15 such projects, is an impressive case in point.
  2. Early last year, a similar agitation coerced the government into calling for a revision of the Goa Regional Plan 2011, a controversial document that opened up large swathes of land, including green belts and coastal stretches, for construction.
  3. The broad–based agitation against SEZs has demonstrated the power of popular protest in the State.
  4. Those opposed to the projects had questioned the propriety of the government acquiring large tracts of land and then selling them to promoters at low prices.
  5. A coastal State with an area of 3,700 square kilometers and a population of about 1.4 million, Goa has always been extremely sensitive to the impact of unrestrained economic development.

Q-9)   Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

The arrangement EABDC is correct. The paragraph is clearly taking about Goa state and hence E has to be opening sentence is the paragraph.

This is followed by A where the phrase, 'is an impressive case in point', which is an example of what is being said in E.

A is followed by E as 'a similar agitation' mentioned in B refers to the public activism mentioned in A. B is further followed by D and C.


Directions:

Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) and in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.

  1. The upsurge of public activism against the setting up of Special Economic Zones, which eventually forced the State Government to announce the scrapping of all 15 such projects, is an impressive case in point.
  2. Early last year, a similar agitation coerced the government into calling for a revision of the Goa Regional Plan 2011, a controversial document that opened up large swathes of land, including green belts and coastal stretches, for construction.
  3. The broad–based agitation against SEZs has demonstrated the power of popular protest in the State.
  4. Those opposed to the projects had questioned the propriety of the government acquiring large tracts of land and then selling them to promoters at low prices.
  5. A coastal State with an area of 3,700 square kilometers and a population of about 1.4 million, Goa has always been extremely sensitive to the impact of unrestrained economic development.

Q-10)   Which of the following should be the FIFTH (LAST) sentence?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

The arrangement EABDC is correct. The paragraph is clearly taking about Goa state and hence E has to be opening sentence is the paragraph.

This is followed by A where the phrase, 'is an impressive case in point', which is an example of what is being said in E.

A is followed by E as 'a similar agitation' mentioned in B refers to the public activism mentioned in A. B is further followed by D and C.