Parajumble set 4 & 5 for ssc cgl mains

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41. 1. We speak today of self-determination in
politics.
P : So long as one is conscious of a
restraint, it is possible to resist it or to
bear it as a necessary evil and to keep
free in spirit.
Q : Slavery begins when one ceases to feel
the restraint and it depends on if the
evil is accepted as good.
R : There is, however, a subtler domination
exercised in the sphere of ideas by one
culture on another.
S : Political subjection primarily means
restraint on the outer life of people.
6. Cultural subjection is ordinarily of an
unconscious character and it implies
slavery from the very start.
(A) RSPQ (B) RSQP
(C) SPQR (D) SPRQ

C

42. 1. But how does a new word get into the
dictionary ?
P : When a new dictionary is being edited,
a lexicographer collects all the
alphabetically arranged citation slips for
a particular words.
Q : The dictionary takes notice of it and
makes a note of it on a citation slip.
R : The moment a new word is coined, it
usually enters the spoken language.
S : The word then passes from the realm of
hearing to the realm of writing.
6. He sorts them according to their
grammatical function and carefully
writes a definition.
The proper sequence should be:
(A) PQRS (B) PRSQ
(C) RQPS (D) RSPQ

A





43. 1. It was early 1943 and the war in the
East was going disastrously.
P : How this unlikely bunch of middle aged
civilians accomplished their missions
makes fascinating reading.
Q : Once to stop the sinking of a ship a spy
ring had to be broken, a German ship
assaulted, and a secret radio
transmitter silenced.
R : U-boats were torpedoing Allied ships in
the Indian ocean faster than any other
known ships
S : And the only people who could do the job
were a handful of British businessmen
in Calcutta.
6. Boarding party, James Leasor's latest
best seller is a record of this tale of
heroics tinged with irony and humour.
(A) PRSQ (B) QSRP
(C) RQSP (D) SQPR

C

44. 1. I was awakened in the night by a noise
in the house.
P : I quickly put on my dressing gown and
crept downstairs.
Q : In the living room I discovered two
burglars breaking into my desk.
R : As I switched on the light I saw that it
was 2 o'clock.
S : They were both tall, dark men.
6. As soon as they saw me standing there,
they rushed to the window and jumped
out.
(A) PQRS (B) PQSR
(C) PSRQ (D) RPQS

D

45. 1. Obesity is a curse of modern times.
P : As a result, what is lost is the natural
goodness of roughage and important
nutrients.
Q : Invariably, fat and sugar which cause
obesity are added to make food more
palatable.
R : In these days, food gets more refined
and cooking methods are more intricate.
S : Therefore, there are more obese people
today than ever before.
6. This is because today's changed life
styles often mean less physical
exertion and an over indulgence in
unhealthy food.
(A) QPRS (B) RPQS
(C) RPSQ (D) RQPS

D









46. 1. We can appreciate
P : if we understand that chemistry is
Q : the importance of chemistry
R : an experimental science
S : which has the task of
6. investigating materials out of which the
things in the universe are made.
(A) PRQS (B) QPRS
(C) QSRP (D) PSQR

B

47. 1. The motor car is one of the useful gifts
of modern science.
P : One of these is the smoke and pollution
that it creates.
Q : It has made short and medium distance
journeys fast and comfortable.
R : The other is that it has made journey
by road hazardous.
S : Yet we can't say that a motor car is a
blessing without disadvantages.
6. Finally in this age of energy crisis a
personal car is an expensive thing.
The proper sequence should be:
(A) SPQR (B) QSPR
(C) RSPQ (D) PQRS

B

48. 1. There is only one monkey we can
thoroughly recommend as an indoor pet.
P : They quickly die from colds and coughs
after the first winter fogs.
Q : It is the beautiful and intelligent
capuchin monkey.
R : The lively little Capuchins, however,
may be left for years in an English house
without the least danger to their health.
S : The Marmosets, it is true, are more
beautiful than the Capuchins and just
as pleasing, but they are too delicate for
the English climate.
6. Finally, let me say that no other monkey
has a better temper or more winning
ways.
The proper sequence should be
(A) PQRS (B) QRSP
(C) QSPR (D) RPSQ

B

49. 1. Music, like literature, is an art that
deals with sound.
P : Literature makes use of words which
are sounds.
Q : They also have meanings.
R : And the writer must be concerned with
the effect produced by the sounds he
uses.
S : But words are not only sounds.
6. They refer to specific things other than
themselves such as objects and ideas.
(A) PRSQ (B) PSQR
(C) RPSQ (D) SRPQ



A







50. 1. Macaulay has wealth and fame
P : and yet he tells us in his biography
Q : rank and power
R : that he owed
S : the happiest hours of his life
6. to books
(A) QPRS (B) QRPS
(C) RQPS (D) RSQP

A

51. 1. Most of the perishable foods are shipped
by refrigerator ships.
P : They are placed in the refrigerated hold
of the ship.
Q : Some foods, such as bananas, are
shipped before they get ripe.
R : As the green bananas are loaded, a man
watches closely the signs of yellow on
them.
S : The cool temperatures keep the
bananas from getting ripe during the
trip.
6. Ripe bananas are poor travellers and
even one ripe banana at the start of the
trip can spoil a whole ship load of fruit.
(A) PQSR (B) PSQR
(C) QPSR (D) SRPQ

A

52. 1. Urban problems differ from state to
State and city to city.
P : Most of the cities have neither water
nor the required pipelines.
Q : The population in these cities has
grown beyond the planners’
imagination.
R : However, certain basic problems are
common to all cities.
S : Only broad macro planning was done for
such cities, without envisaging the
future growth, and this has failed to
meet the requirements.
6. There is no underground drainage
system in most cities, and the narrow
historical roads are already congested.
(A) PQSR (B) QPSR
(C) RQPS (D) RSQP

D

53. 1. Primitive man was helpless and weak.
P : He conceived of some divinity behind
this.
Q : As ages passed, he began to think and
investigate nature's mysteries.
R : He bowed down before natural
phenomena.
S : The flash of lightning, the clap of
thunder struck him with awe.
6. Today the knowledge gained from
science has armed him with
superhuman strength.
(A) PSQR (B) RPSQ
(C) SPRQ (D) RSQP



B







54. 1. After the firing that evening the street
that used to be full of people was
completely deserted.
P : Nor were any windows open or lighted.
Q : Suddenly I detected a movement to my
left.
R : There was no trace of any human being
and all doors were firmly closed.
S : Surprisingly, even the stray dogs had
disappeared.
6. I was so frightened that I ran for my life.
The proper sequence should be:
(A) PQRS (B) PSQR
(C) RPSQ (D) RSPQ

C

55. 1. India's non-alignment has not been an
attitude of negative neutrality.
P : In other words, it is not an aloofness from
or indifference to other nations.
Q : Instead, it has been an attitude of
constructive neutrality.
R : On the contrary, India has been taking
a keen interest in all international
developments.
S : India wants the goodwill of all nations
and is hostile towards none.
6. This policy has been accepted, if not
actually appreciated by the leading
power of the world.
(A) PSRQ (B) QPRS
(C) QRPS (D) SQRP

B

56. 1. The little girl
P : for the mother to leave
Q : said to her friend
R : little children on their own
S : it was not quite right
6. and go to work
(A) PQRS (B) QSPR
(C) RPSQ (D) RSPQ

B

57. 1. Human ways of life have steadily
changed.
P : From that time to this, civilisation has
always been changing.
Q : About ten thousand years ago, man lived
entirely by hunting.
R : Ancient Egypt - Greece - the Roman
Empire - the Dark Ages and the Middle
Ages - the Renaissance, the age of
modern science and of modern nations
one has succeeded the other, and
history has never stood still.
S : A settled, civilised life began only when
agriculture was discovered.
6. During the last few years change has
been even more rapid than usual.
(A) QSPR (B) QSRP
(C) RSQP (D) SPRQ


B










58. 1. Science means finding out how things
actually do happen.
P : He showed that a light object falls to the
ground at the same rate as a heavy
object.
Q : It does not mean laying down principles
as to how they ought to happen.
R : This did not agree with the views of most
learned men of that time.
S : The most famous example of this
concerns Galileo's discovery about
falling bodies.
6. But Galileo proved his point
experimentally by dropping weights from
the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
(A) QSRP (B) QSPR
(C) RQPS (D) SQPR

B

59. 1. Helen Keller has an ageless quality
about her in keeping with her amazing
life story.
P : Although warmed by this human
reaction, she has no wish to be set aside
from the rest of mankind.
Q : She is an inspiration to both blind and
the seeing everywhere.
R : When she visited Japan after World War
II, boys and girls from remote villages
ran to her, crying, ‘‘Helen Keller.’’
S : Blind, deaf and mute from early
childhood, she rose above her triple
handicap to become one of the best
known characters in the modern world.
6. She believes the blind should live and
work like their fellows, with full
responsibility.
The proper sequence should be:
(A) SQRP (B) RSQP
(C) SRQP (D) RSPQ

A

60. 1. The press enables us to know about the
world and happenings around us.
P : It governs the current ideas in the
country and controls the course of
events.
Q : There is no doubt that the newspaper
is the only teacher of the common man.
R : It is indeed the mouth-piece of the
people.
S : It is feared that in the absence of the
press, government would be less
responsible, the judge less honest and
civil servant less efficient.
6. While molding it mends and mending it
moulds the public opinion.
(A) PRSQ (B) QPSR
(C) RSQP (D) SRPQ

A
















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66. 1 : The discovery of radioactivity was the foundation stone of atomic research.
P : This higher value it has because it has brought relief and cure to many suffering persons.
Q : Today, because of its rarity radium is one of the most commercially valuable elements in the world.
R : One might claim that in radium alone atomic research has given us something capable of
saving more lives than the atomic bombs have destroyed.
S : But it has a higher value than pounds, shillings and pence.
6 : It is a thought well worth serious consideration.
(A) R S P Q (B) Q S P R (C) P S R Q (D) S R P Q

A








67. 1 : The object of advertisement, of course, is to present goods in the most favourable light possible.
P : The shopper must expect to get only a one-sided view from an advertisement.
Q : Advantages are paraded, but drawbacks are not mentioned.
R : This is why the independent reports of goods which are made in newspapers and magazines
are so valuable.
S : For a more balanced picture he must make his own enquiries.
6 : They correct the distortion and so help the consumer to come to a reasonable decision.
(A) S Q P R (B) R S P Q (C) Q P S R (D) Q P R S

C

68. 1 : In what ways does mass production differ from the older methods of manufacture?
P : He was proud of the fruits of his labour.
Q : He put into his work all his skill, all his experience.
R : His reputation, his standing among his fellows, depended on his skill and on his character.
S : Formerly a craftsman, or skilled workman, often made the whole of an article himself by hand.
6 : He would have been ashamed if any serious fault had appeared in his work.
(A) S P Q R (B) S Q P R (C) Q P R S (D) P S Q R

B

69. 1 : Ants seem to be able to do everything but think.
P : An ant has very little individuality and is not beset by any anti-social urges or desires as
men and women so often are.
Q : When an individual ant is subjected to any kind of intelligence test it generally comes out
of it rather badly.
R : Any food an ant finds is shared and it will unhesitatingly sacrifice itself if the nest is
threatened.
S : There are no equivalents of police in an ant’s nest because there would be nothing for them to do.
6 : All the work it does is done for the community
(A) Q P S R (B) P Q R S (C) Q R S P (D) S P R Q

A

70. 1 : Now Kannan shook the box, held the slit up to light and tried to find out how much it contained.
P : The blacksmith had made a good job of it—the slit was exactly of the thickness of a coin,
which could go one way through it.
Q : But not one coin came out of it.
R : He held the box upside down and shook it violently till he felt deaf with the clanging of coins.
S : No power on earth could shake a coin out of it again.
6 : After a while he put it down and looked about for something with which to widen the slit.
(A) P Q R S (B) R Q P S (C) P S R Q (D) S P Q R

A

71. 1 : Last evening as I was passing through Noida city
P : He could not tell me anything
Q : I saw a large crowds gathered in front of a shop
R : I proceeded towards the crowd and asked an old man what the matter was
S : There was much uproar and high excitement
6 : He, however, directed my attention to the merchant who was held firmly by a few men.
(A) PRSQ (B) RPQS (C) QSRP (D) SQPR

C

72. 1 : The Bhagavadgita recognises the nature of man and the needs of man.
P : All these aspects constitute the nature of man.
Q : It shows how the human being is a rational one, an ethical one and a spiritual one.
R : More than all, it must be a spiritual experience.
S : Nothing can give him fulfillment unless it satisfies his reason, his ethical conscience.
6 : A man who does not harmonise them, is not truly human.
(A) PSRQ (B) RSPQ (C) QPSR (D) PSQR

C

73. 1 : For decades, American society has been called a melting pot.
P : Differences remained – in appearance, mannerisms, customs, speech, religion and more.
Q : The term has long been a cliché, and a half-truth.
R : But homogenization was never achieved.
S : Yes, immigrants from diverse cultures and traditions did cast off vestiges of their native
lands and become almost imperceptibly woven into the American fabric.
6 : In recent years, such differences – accentuated by the arrival of immigrants from Asia
and other parts of the world in the United States – have become something to celebrate
and to nurture.
(A) QRSP (B) SQRP (C) SQPR (D) QSRP




D








74. 1 : There is only one monkey we can thoroughly recommend as an indoor pet.
P : They quickly die from colds and coughs after the first winter fogs.
Q : It is the beautiful and intelligent Capuchin monkey.
R : The lively little Capuchins, however, may be left for years in an English house without the
least danger to their health.
S : The Marmosets , it is true, are more beautiful than the Capuchins and just as pleasing,
but they are too all insects too.
6 : Finally, let me say that no other monkey has a better temper or more winning ways.
(A) PQRS (B) QRPS (C) QSPR (D) RPSQ

C

75. 1 : Far away in a little street there is a poor house.
P : Her face is thin and worn and her hands are coarse, pricked by a needle, for she is a seamstress.
Q : One of the windows is open and through it I can see a poor woman.
R : He has fever and is asking for oranges.
S : In a bed in a corner of the room her little boy is lying ill.
6 : His mother has nothing to give but water, so he is crying.
(A) SRQP (B) PQSR (C) QPSR (D) RSPQ






C



76. 1. There was a girl named Meetu
P. So the mother asked her to find work.
Q. They were very poor.
R. She lived with her mother.
S. But Meetu refused to work.
6. At last she turned her out of the house.
(A) PSQR (B) RQPS (C) RSPQ (D) QPRS

B

77. 1. Gopal went to the farthest limit
P. in spreading factual knowledge
Q. through his dedicated involvement
R. organising relief and rehabilitation
S. about the disease and by
6. measures for the victims.
(A) PSRQ (B) QPSR (C) RSPQ (D) QSPR

B

78. 1. If the Central government takes
P. effort to maintain its
Q. from this fact, its
R. the appropriate lessons
S. image as the custodian of a
6. Welfare State would succeed.
(A) SRPQ (B) QSRP (C) RQPS (D) RSPQ

C

79. 1. Sixty-three years later,
P. to reiterate that the highest
Q. to farming, to food and agriculture
R. the time has come for us
S. national priority must be given
6. as the corner-stone of our economy.(A) RSPQ (B) SQPR (C) RPSQ (D) QPSR

C

80. 1. The only hopeful sign,
P. tendency among ordinary
Q. that there is an increasing
R. people to see health as a
S. in such a situation is
6. right and a responsibility.
(A) PSRQ (B) SQRP (C) RQSP (D) SQPR




D

81. 1. There are
P. any other kind of
Q. more ants
R. land animal
S. than
6. in the world.
(A) PSQR (B) RSPQ (C) SPRQ (D) QSPR

D

82. 1. Hyde Park is
P. parks
Q. one of the largest
R. and
S. in London
6. the most popular.
(A) SPRQ (B) RQSP (C) QPSR (D) PRSQ

C

83. 1. For some time
P. it was commonly assumed
Q. after the treaty of Versailles
R. that Germany had caused World War I by her aggressive acts
S. by scholars and laymen alike
6. and by encouraging Italy in her aggression.
(A) PRQS (B) SPQR (C) QPRS (D) QPSR

D

84. 1. Studies of Nobel laureates show that
P. or encounter professional
Q. and have strained relationships
R. they often publish articles less frequently
S. after winning the prize
6. envy and rivalry
(A) SRQP (B) RQPS (C) QPSR (D) PSRQ

A

85. 1. People who
P. are terrible as
Q. no way of taking
R. there is
S. have no weaknesses
6. advantage of them
(A) PSQR (B) RSPQ (C) SPRQ (D) QSRP







C



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