EveryDayQuiz: Parajumble set 1 2 3 for ssc cgl mains

60questions

SET-1

41. 1. Children are not the only ones who can

fly kites.

P : in some countries like Malaysia, there

are kite festivals

Q : these experts are mostly adult amateur

kite fliers

R : kite flying is a good leisure activity for

parents with their children

S : self designed kites are flown by experts

during such times

6. Some of them play music too.

(A) PSQR (B) SRPQ

42. 1. Technology is meant for bringing

comfort to the body an spirituality

brings comfort to the mind.

P : but in India that never happened,

religion has always encouraged Science

Q : scientists were persecuted

R : here religion and philosophy were never

isolated practices

S : in the west religion was always opposed

to science

6. They intertwined with life, in music,

art, drama, dance, painting and

sculpture

(A) SRQP (B) PRSQ

43. 1. His wrist watch had gone out of order.

P : he took it to a watch repairer

Q : he gave an idea of the likely cost of the

replacement based on the examination

of the watch

R : he found that some parts needed

replacement

S : the repairer opened the outer case and

checked the parts

6. His estimate appeared reasonable.

(A) PQSR (B) RQSP

1. Papua New Guinea is well known for its

climate.

P : for some time

Q : which is troublesome

R : the weather becomes cool and pleasant

S : though there is humidity in it

6. and people are used to it and enjoy

however.

. (A) PRQS (B) RPSQ

45. 1. Now-a-days cinema has a prominent

place in our life.

P : a valuable aid to education

Q : the cinema offers

R : not only amusement

S : but is also

6. Which caters to invoke our conscience

and play a significant role in society.

(A) QRSP (B) QSPR

46. 1. The buzzer sounded.

P : the lights dimmed and the curtain went

up again.

Q : the third act was about to begin.

R : now Ken and Kathy felt as if they were

right on the stage.

S : ken and Kathy hurried back to their

seats.

6. Ken was the angry businessman who

got the wrong order, and Kathy was the

secretary who was trying to take

dictation and to answer the telephone

at the same time.

(A) QSPR (B) PQSR

47. 1. Many scientists are working on safer

and better ways to kill mosquitoes.

P : bringing more of these animals into

places where mosquitoes live might

help.

Q : mosquitoes have many natural

enemies like bats, birds, etc.

R : mosquito nets can be used for

protection.

S : but, there is no sure way to protect

everyone from their deadly bites.

6. This is a natural solution.

(A) SRQP (B) PQRS

48. 1. Gulliver landed on the shores of Lilliput.

P : it alleviated all the pain and discomfort.

Q : he fell asleep thereafter.

R : he was exhausted and had taken

sleeping pills.

S : the Emperor of the land was informed.

6. He planned to carry Gulliver to the

capital city.

(A) PQRS (B) RSPQ

(C) RQPS (D) QSPR

49. 1. Although Alex Branhammer was an

expert in production assessment.

P : to prove

Q : disparaging each new production

R : no one liked their caustically

S : the playwright's worthlessness

6. Which aggravated acrimony between

the direction and him.

(A) PSQR (B) SQPR

50. 1. Ram has an important examination to

sit for in a few weeks time.

P : but he could not concentrate.

Q : what he saw was not very nice he was

very pale.

R : he sat to prepare for it.

S : after a while he looked at himself in the

mirror.

6. He said to himself, "What I need is

Fresh air."

(A) QSPR (B) SQRP

(C) PQRS (D) RPSQ

51. 1. It must be remembered that

P : to foresee and

Q : no animal on this earth

R : has the power

S : except man, the supreme being

6. plan a better future for the coming

generations.

(A) QRSP (B) SQPR

(C) QSRP (D) SPQR

52. 1. After landing on the strange island, he

took a long breath

P : to the headland and round the corner to

the little bay facing the open sea

Q : it was inaccessible by boat, because

seams of rock jutted out and currents

swirled round them treacherously

R : at low tide he walked over the sands

S : but you could walk there if you chose

6. One of the lowest ebb tides that receded

a very long way.

(A) PRSQ (B) RPQS

(C) RSPQ (D) SRPQ

53. 1. India has been a land

P : but in the sense that learning has

always been very highly valued

Q : not indeed in the sense that education

has been universal,

R : and the learned man has been held in

higher esteem

S : of learning throughout the ages,

6. than the warrior or the administrator.

(A) PQSR (B) RSQP

1. When a satellite is launched, the rocket

begins by going slowly upwards through

the air.

P : however, the higher it goes, the less air

it meets

Q : as the rocket goes higher, it travels

faster

R : for the atmosphere becomes thinner

S : as a result there is less frosting

6. Consequently, the rocket still does not

become too hot

54. (A) QPRS (B) QSPR

(C) PQRS (D) PQSR

55. 1. It was a very pleasant walk along the

banks of the river.

P : the buffalo had huge horns

Q : a kind of unknown calm and peace

seemed to slide into my soul

R : what delighted me most was the sight

of a little boy sitting on the last buffalo

in the herd

S : i saw a herd of buffaloes swimming

across the river

6. It charmed me beyond measure

(A) SRPQ (B) QSRP

1. The role of modern youth

P : as they have to not only

Q : than that of their forefathers

R : keep the torch of freedom aloft

S : is far more challenging

6. but also keep it always lit

56. (A) SQPR (B) QSPR

57. 1. One of the significant effect of

industrialisation is

P : and it can make Indian farmers active

Q : growth of industries

R : throughout the year

S : in cities around the villages

6. Which in return help India boost its

sustainable growth aspirations

(A) QSPR (B) RPSQ

58. 1. The Great Lakes are a group of

P : superior is so called not because it is

the largest,

Q : on the border between the USA and

Canada

R : five freshwater lakes on North America

S : but because it is higher upstream than

the others.

6. huron takes its name from the name

French setters gave it.

(A) PQRS (B) RQPS

59. 1. The world's largest living organism is

not the blue whale

P : but Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Q : sadly, size notwithstanding

R : which still is the world's largest living

animal

S : one of the country's prime living

animals and prime tourist attraction

6. it is slowly succumbing to the killer

'white syndrome', a bleaching disease.

(A) RPSQ (B) QPRS

60. 1. as it was completely covered by the sea

at high tide

P : the little bay fresh and unlittered,

Q : for this reason very few people cared to

explore the

R : the bay was inaccessible by boat,

because seams of rock jutted out and

currents swirled round them

treacherously

S : it looked mysteriously dark, cool and

inviting.

6. Although not able to penetrated to the

farthest corner where you can discover

patch of daylight.

(A) PQRS (B) QPRS

SET-2

41. 1. US President Barack Obama has

nominated Indian-American Richard

Rahul Verma

P : Is currently a senior counsellor at the

Steptoe and Johnson law firm

Q : Verma, a former Assistant secretary of

state

R : Verma took his higher education from

Georgetown University

S : As the new American ambassador to the

India

6. And is a renowned legal expert in

national security law and public policy

(A) SRQP (B) SQPR

42. 1. Speech was the first means of conveying

information

P : Thirdly printing helped in

dissemination of knowledge in a

permanent form

Q : Then writing as a means introduced a

capacity for storing information.

R : Computer is the only store but analyse

information to make decision

S : However, all these are passive media

6. Therefore, computer is hailed as the

fourth information revolution.

(A) PQSR (B) QPRS

43. 1. The National party led by the New

Zealand Prime Minister

P : The National Party garnered 48% votes

Q : John key stormed to power in New

Zealand’s general elections

R : Out of 121 member Parliament

S : Key’s National Party secured 61 seats

6. Its nearest political rival, the Labour

Party secured only 24.6%

(A) PQSR (B) RQSP

44. 1. Rammohan Roy was associated with

several newspapers.

P : Many educationists protested vigorously

against their measures

Q : But this came to grief soon after the

enactment in 1823, of new measure for

the control of the press.

R : He brought out a bilingual, BengaliEnglish magazine

S : Later, desiring an all - India circulation,

he published a weekly in persian, which

was recognised then as the language of

the cultured classes all over India.

6. Rammohan Roy even addressed a

petition to the King-in-Council in

England.

(A) QPRS (B) RQPS

45. 1. The houses in the Indus Valley were

built of baked bricks.

P : This staircase sometimes continued

upwards on to the roof.

Q : Access to the upstairs rooms was by a

narrow stone staircase at the back of

the house.

R : The drains were incorporated in the

walls.

S : The houses had bathrooms and water

closets, rubbish chutes and excellent

drainage systems.

6. They led outside into covered sewers

which ran down the side of the streets.

(A) PSQR (B) QPSR

(C) QRPS (D) SPQR

46. 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 during

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) RQRS (B) PSQR

(C) QPSR (D) SRPQ

47. 1. China is clearly

P : become a middle income nation

Q : its economy and society, and

R : and perhaps a super power

S : determined to modernise

6. in the next twenty five years

(A) PRSQ (B) QRPS

(C) RSQP (D) SQPR

48. 1. Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto set a new world

marathon record

P : By finishing the race in just 2 hours, 2

minutes and 57 seconds

Q : Finishing a marathon in just 2 hours,

3 minutes and 23 seconds

R : Kimetto broke compatriot Wilson

Kipsang record of

S : Kipsang set the record

6. At Berlin marathon last year

(A) PRQS (B) RSPQ

49. 1. There is nothing strange in the fact that

so many foreign students should wish

to learn English.

P : If any valuable book is written in

another language, an English

translation of it is sure to be speedily

published.

Q : Anyone who masters the England

tongue acquires a key.

R : Most books found to be generally useful

are written in English.

S : The English speaking people want no

monopoly of knowledge.

6. This key will open to him whatever is

valuable in the literature of the world.

(A) SQRP (B) SRPQ

(C) RSPQ (D) RPSQ

50. 1. Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk

P : Will replace the incumbent Herman

Van Rompuy

Q : Tusk, who has been Poland's PM since

2007

R : has been elected as the next European

Union Council president

S : German Chancellor Angela Merkel and

other Conservative leaders in the EU

6. Mainly backed Tusk’s candidature for

the top EU post

(A) RQPS (B) PQSR

51. 1. Once upon a time an ant lived on the

bank of a river.

P : The dove saw the ant struggling in water

in a helpless condition.

Q : All its efforts to come up failed.

R : One day it suddenly slipped into the

water.

S : A dove lived in a tree on the bank not

far from the spot.

6. She was touched.

(A) PQRS (B) QRPS

52. 1. Kartar Lalvani the founder of

Vitabioitics

P : Which is one of the oldest Universities

of Europe

Q : The largest vitamins company in the UK

by sales

R : Mr Lalvani has been selected for

S : Has been bestowed the honorary

professorship of University of Franche

Comete

6. His commendable work in the field of

dermatology

(A) PRQS (B) QSPR

53. 1. But Mr. Ford was by no means the

inventor of mass production.

P : It is difficult, indeed, to say who was.

Q : Brilliant men perfected cotton gins and

looms.

R : The invention of the steam-engine gave

manufactures the cheap power they

needed.

S : When the first large mills for the

manufacture of cloth were built, mass

production began.

6. When one huge machine began to

perform rapidly the operations

previously done slowly by hand, the age

of mass production was born.

(A) PQRS (B) PSQR

(C) PSRQ (D) SPQR

54. 1. Ms. Subramaniam started a petrol pump

in Madras.

P : A total of twelve girls now work at the

pump.

Q : She advertised in newspapers for

women staff.

R : They operate in two shifts.

S : The response was good.

6. Thus she has shown the way for many

to others.

(A) PQRS (B) PQSR

55. 1. India has been ranked 112th out of 159

countries in world economic freedom

index

P : by analyzing the policies and institution

Q : The Index was released

R : The report measures the economic

freedom

S : as part of 2016 annual report of the

economic freedom

6. of all 159 countries and territories and

was based on data from the year 2016

(A) SRQP (B) PRSQ

56. 1. Egypt is located in north-east of Africa.

P : The land should be productive

Q : It is on the coast of Mediterranean Sea.

R : The important thing is not just the area.

S : Its area is almost four times that of

England.

6. Egypt is mostly four desert or semi

desert.

(A) PQSR (B) QSRP

57. 1. The electricity bill had to be paid

immediately.

P : He borrowed some money from his

neighbour for me.

Q : However, he promised to get the money

I needed

R : Since I had no money with me, I decided

to borrow from my friend

S : But, he had no money with him to lend

me.

6. and return to me happily and said that

I was his true friend.

(A) QSPR (B) RSQP

58. 1. India and jointly developed

P : The missile was test fired from a mobile

launcher

Q : Barak-8 was successfully test fired off

the odisha coast

R : surface-to-air missile (known as LRSam)

S : most advanced long range

6. at the integrated test range in

chandipur in Balasoze district in odisha

(A) PSQR (B) SRQP

59. 1. The mail is first collected from different

letter boxes.

P : From there it is sent to the head post

office.

Q : It is then sorted out at the sorting office

R : The mail is again sorted out at the head

office by the concerned beat postman.

S : The sorted mail is sent to the zonal post

office.

6. Finally it is delivered to us.

(A) QPRS (B) QSPR

(C) RPQS (D) RSQP

60. 1. India and Australia signed the

landmark Civil Nuclear Cooperation

Pact

P : which India signed a nuclear

cooperation pact

Q : During the visit of Australian Prime

Minister Tony Abbott to India

R : Australia is the 11th country with

S : Allowing Australia to export uranium to

India

6. For its nuclear energy plants and other

peaceful purposes

(A) QRSP (B) QRPS

SET-3

41. 1. It's hard to imagine a horse pulling a
railroad car.
P : Many of the early cars were pulled by
horses.
Q : And these cars weren't easy to pull
either.
R : They didn't have steel wheels that
moved smoothly over steel rails.
S : But it wasn't long ago that horses did
just that.
6. Both the wheels and the rails were made
of wood.
(A) PQRS (B) SPQR
(C) SRPQ (D) QPRS

42. 1. The advantage of travelling
P : customs and manners is that
Q : we learn to appreciate the good points
of others
R : to different places and having
S : the opportunity of observing people's
6. and our prejudices against them
disappear.
(A) QRSP (B) PQRS
(C) RSPQ (D) SPQR

43. 1. There are many problems connected
with space travel.
P : Everything is held down to the Earth by
magnetic force.
Q : The weight of something is another way
of describing the amount of force
exerted on it by gravity.
R : The first and greatest of these is gravity.
S : If you let your pencil drop to the floor,
you can see gravity in action.
6. A rocket must go at least 2,500 miles
an hour to take a man beyond the
gravity of the Earth into space.
(A) RSPQ (B) PQRS
(C) RPQS (D) RPSQ

44. 1. Savita was lonely in the house.
P : She was very good at that.
Q : She sat all day in a little room off the
main drawing room.
R : She would sit on the rug and do needle
work.
S : It was a little room with nothing in it
but a few chairs and a rug.
6. It was the only thing she had learnt
from the Convent School.
(A) PQRS (B) QSRP
(C) RSPQ (D) SRPQ

45. 1. Springfield may be a great place to live.
P : that make Springfield.
Q : makes a number of assumptions.
R : pushing her beliefs
S : but the author of this article
6. an attractive home
(A) SRQP (B) QRPS
(C) RQSP (D) SQRP

46. 1. The world leaders.
P : that the despotic regime will try to get
Q : by unleashing cruder violence that may
come
R : gathered in the peace-conference, were
unanimous in voicing their fears
S : over its palpable sense of insecurity
6. in the form of the use of chemical
weapons.
(A) RPSQ (B) SQRP
(C) QPRS (D) PQSR

47. 1. I asked him
P : for I realized how silly it was
Q : who obviously
R : to ask someone such a question
S : if he was found of reading and blushed
as I spoke
6. did not have the means to buy books
(A) SOQR (B) SQRP
(C) SRQP (D) SPRQ

48. 1. In an ordinary power station we burn
fuel to get heat.
P : In a nuclear power station we burn
water into steam and then use the
steam in the same way.
Q : It is from the generator that we get
electricity.
R : The steam is then made to turn a
turbine and through the turbine a
generator.
S : This heat turns water into steam.
6. For, instead of getting heat by burning
fuel, we get it from the nuclear reactor.
(A) PRQS (B) SQRP
(C) SRQP (D) PQRS

49. 1. Youths are the assets and hope of a
nation.
P : in making India a great
Q : steeped in old cultural values
R : They can play a vital role
S : democratic, progressive and prosperous

country

6. but equipped with modern scientific

look.
(A) RPSQ (B) QPRS
(C) SPRQ (D) PRSQ

50. 1. According to Greek mythology, Atlas was
a Titan of enormous strength.
P : Zeus ordered Atlas to carry the earth
and sky for all eternity.
Q : Because of his association with the
globe, maps began to decorated this
image of Atlas.
R : Atlas is shown as a stooped figure
carrying the globe on his shoulders.
S : Finally, the word ‘atlas’ came to denoted
a collection of maps.
6. Today an ‘atlas’ refers to any book that
consists of several maps.
(A) PQRS (B) PRQS
(C) QRPS (D) QSPR

51. 1. The boy-urchin stood on the pavement
outside the shop.
P : He was observing the boy closely.
Q : He looked longingly at all the cakes and
cookies in the display window.
R : Leaving his table, the gentlemen
crossed the street.
S : An elderly gentleman was sitting at a
table in a cafe across the street.
6. Walking up to the boy, he tapped him
on the shoulder.
(A) QPSR (B) QSPR
(C) PQRS (D) SQPR

52. 1. Researches say that jogging alone is
unhealthy.
P : It was found that communal joggers
have double the number of brain cells
as solo runners.
Q : These positive effects are suppressed
when running occurs in isolation.
R : Experiments indicated that running
alone stifles brain cell regeneration.
S : Experienced in a group, running
stimulates brain cell growth.
6. However, joggers around the world
should remember that jogging is
healthier than the rat race.
(A) RPSQ (B) RQPS
(C) SPQR (D) PQSR

53. 1. The Tower of Babel' is highly symbolic.
P : For Bruegel it also signified the vanity
of human endeavour.
Q : The building of Babel, as described in
the Bible, was an age old symbol or
pride.

R : The landscape is not imaginary.

S : He set the Tower in a 16th century
setting.
6. It is based on Bruegel's careful
observation of the lands around him.
(A) QPSR (B) QPRS
(C) SRQP (D) SQRP

54. 1. Nalanda became India's famous centre
of education.
P : Ten thousand Buddhist monks used to
live there.
Q : It is situated near the town of Bihar
Sharif.
R : The ruins of Nalanda can still be seen.
S : It was visited by the Chinese Pilgrim
Hiuen Tsang.
6. He stayed there for several years.
(A) QPSR (B) RPSQ
(C) RQPS (D) SPRQ

55. 1. The domestic cat is a contradiction in
itself.
P : But the adult pet dog also sees its
human family as the dominant
members of the pack.
Q : Nursed in kittenhood it develops
extraordinary intimacy with mankind.
R : The dog, like the pet cat, sees its owners
as pseudo - parents.
S : At the same time. However, the cat
continues to retain its independence.
6. Hence it has won such a reputation for
obedience and loyalty.
(A) QSPR (B) QSRP
(C) SQPR (D) SQRP

56. 1. Every family has a crazy streak in it
somewhere.
P : He was an enormous man with a large
head.
Q : He was also a man of temper.
R : In our family my cousin Mourad was said
to have inherited it.
S : Before him was our uncle Khosrove.
6. He was so impatient that he stopped
anyone from talking by roaring.
(A) SPQR (B) RQSP
(C) PSQR (D) RSPQ

57. 1. The Cinema is a very valuable teaching
aid
P : The cinema is entertaining also.
Q : Historical films help the teacher of
History.
R : Science can also be taught very
effectively through Cinema.
S : Large number of people like social
films.
6. Thus Cinema has a great impact on our
society.
(A) SQRP (B) RQSP
(C) QRPS (D) PQRS

58. 1. In our country Internet is becoming
more and more popular.
P : In one such cafe one can sit before the
computer.
Q : Cyber cafes are opening up like STD and
ISD booths.
R : One can ask for the information one
needs to know.
S : The cost ranges from Rs. 10 to 20 per
hour.
6. One needs to tell the search engine to
find the information and it will flash on
the screen.
(A) SQPR (B) PRQS
(C) QPRS (D) RPSQ

59. 1. Children like to celebrate their
birthday.
P : In addition to birthday presents, they
also receive greetings.
Q : It provides an opportunity for them to
enjoy themselves with their friends.
R : The birthday presents also add to their

joy.

S : Nobody can deny that company of friends

is joyful.
6. All these factors make birthday worth
celebrating.
(A) SRPQ (B) RPQS
(C) QSRP (D) QRSP

60. 1. One day at school, Newton was kicked
by a bigger boy from a higher class.
P : He also decided to beat him at lessons,
and this made him study harder.
Q : So he turned on the bigger boy and gave
him a good beating.
R : The kicking made Newton very angry.
S : After the he improved in his studies.
6. perhaps the big boy who kicked Newton
did a service to the world.
(A) QRSP (B) SPRQ
(C) RSQP (D) RQPS

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