Q.12997·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyS₁: It was a very pleasant walk along the banks of the river. S₆: I saw a herd of buffaloes swimming across 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: It charmed me beyond measure. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.12998·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyS₁: In 1739, Nadir Shah, the mighty king of Iran, invaded India. S₆: This was followed by the cruel massacre and reckless plunder of Delhi. P: After a stay of two months, Nadir Shah went back to Iran. Q: He defeated the Mughal army in the battle at Karnal. R: He took with him immense wealth as well as the Kohinoor diamond. S: Another trophy he took with him was the Peacock Throne built by Shahjahan. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.12999·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyS₁: Until the hospital could be built there was no surgery available for the patients. S₆: Working in the sun was very tiring. P: But there were disadvantages. Q: Schweitzer therefore started his medical treatment in an open space outside his house. R: Moreover, there was a storm almost every evening, when everything had to be dragged hurriedly to the shelter of the verandah. S: After a short time an emergency hospital was created from a rough fowl-house. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.13000·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyS₁: When Galileo was young, people believed that the earth was the centre of the Universe. S₆: He was imprisoned for voicing this unorthodox view. P: But Galileo began to argue that it was not so. Q: This belief was supported by the State and the Church. R: He said that the Earth and other planets moved round the sun. S: But time has proved that Galileo's view was right. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.13001·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyS₁: When Madhu opened the living-room, an extraordinary sight met her eyes. S₆: But it was now too late, the man had disappeared. P: She soon returned home in a police car with two policemen. Q: A strange man was fast asleep in an armchair. R: Madhu left the house immediately and went to the police station. S: Hurrying upstairs, she went to her dressing table but to her relief found that the man had taken only an imitation diamond necklace. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.13002·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyS₁: The earth was initially very hot and without an atmosphere. S₆: This early atmosphere was not one in which we could have survived. P: The atmosphere came from the emission of gases from the rocks. Q: Because it contained no oxygen. R: In the course of time it cooled and acquired an atmosphere. S: But it contained a lot of other gases that are poisonous to us. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.13003·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyS₁: The wise men laughed at Galileo for presuming to differ from the great Aristotle. S₆: But Galileo said he could prove his statement. P: He then climbed to the top, carrying with him a ten-pound shot and a one-pound shot. Q: So one morning he took some students and teachers to the base of the famous Leaning Tower. R: Balancing them on the edge of the tower, he let them fall together. S: Both struck the ground together, as he had asserted that they would. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.13004·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyS₁: Her sisters recognized her at once. S₆: As for the young prince, he found her more lovely and lovable than ever, and insisted upon marrying her immediately. P: She embraced them, telling them she forgave them with all her heart. Q: Then she departed with the herald to the King's palace. R: They were not in the least surprised, for everybody believed in fairies, and everybody longed to have a fairy godmother. S: She told him whole story to His Majesty and the royal family. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.13005·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyA large number of people had come to attend the meeting to be addressed by the gifted speaker. The organizers had a difficult time keeping the assembled people quiet as the meeting did not commence at the scheduled time. After some time the people lost their patience and began to shout and heckle. The organizers had great difficulty in assuaging the anger of the crowd when they were forced to cancel the meeting as the speaker had to be hospitalized due to sudden illness. Further delay resulted in the peopleView question
Q.13006·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyA large number of people had come to attend the meeting to be addressed by the gifted speaker. The organizers had a difficult time keeping the assembled people quiet as the meeting did not commence at the scheduled time. After some time the people lost their patience and began to shout and heckle. The organizers had great difficulty in assuaging the anger of the crowd when they were forced to cancel the meeting as the speaker had to be hospitalized due to sudden illness. What does the word "assuaging" imply?View question
Q.13007·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyA large number of people had come to attend the meeting to be addressed by the gifted speaker. The organizers had a difficult time keeping the assembled people quiet as the meeting did not commence at the scheduled time. After some time the people lost their patience and began to shout and heckle. The organizers had great difficulty in assuaging the anger of the crowd when they were forced to cancel the meeting as the speaker had to be hospitalized due to sudden illness. What was the actual reason for the organizers to have a difficult time?View question
Q.13008·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyI was very fond of the old soldier in our little town. He had only one leg, having lost the other somewhere in Assam in 1942. He used to tell me about his adventures. He told me that he had run away from home to join the army. He had experienced his first battle in the Libyan desert. Out of his dozens of war stories, the one I liked best was the one of his escape from a Japanese prison-of-war camp in Burma. He told me again and again how he walked two hundred miles in two weeks. On the way he was bitten on the toe by a poisonous snake and he had to cut off part of the toe in order to survive. But by the time he got to an Indian camp the wound had turned septic and the leg had to be amputated. He is, however, quite contented with his lot. The soldier's leg had to be amputated becauseView question
Q.13009·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyI was very fond of the old soldier in our little town. He had only one leg, having lost the other somewhere in Assam in 1942. He used to tell me about his adventures. He told me that he had run away from home to join the army. He had experienced his first battle in the Libyan desert. Out of his dozens of war stories, the one I liked best was the one of his escape from a Japanese prison-of-war camp in Burma. He told me again and again how he walked two hundred miles in two weeks. On the way he was bitten on the toe by a poisonous snake and he had to cut off part of the toe in order to survive. But by the time he got to an Indian camp the wound had turned septic and the leg had to be amputated. He is, however, quite contented with his lot. The old soldier, according to the author, wasView question
Q.13010·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyS₁: The only news the inhabitants get is from travellers. S₆: On their way into the hills they bring news from distant plains and cities of India. P: These travellers come from distant places. Q: No daily paper has ever found its way into this village. R: They carry this with them to the trading centres in the plains and cities. S: They carry this with them to the trading centres in the plains and cities. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.13011·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyI was very fond of the old soldier in our little town. He had only one leg, having lost the other somewhere in Assam in 1942. He used to tell me about his adventures. He told me that he had run away from home to join the army. He had experienced his first battle in the Libyan desert. Out of his dozens of war stories, the one I liked best was the one of his escape from a Japanese prison-of-war camp in Burma. He told me again and again how he walked two hundred miles in two weeks. On the way he was bitten on the toe by a poisonous snake and he had to cut off part of the toe in order to survive. But by the time he got to an Indian camp the wound had turned septic and the leg had to be amputated. He is, however, quite contented with his lot. The story of the old soldier that the author liked most was that aboutView question
Q.13012·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyI was very fond of the old soldier in our little town. He had only one leg, having lost the other somewhere in Assam in 1942. He used to tell me about his adventures. He told me that he had run away from home to join the army. He had experienced his first battle in the Libyan desert. Out of his dozens of war stories, the one I liked best was the one of his escape from a Japanese prison-of-war camp in Burma. He told me again and again how he walked two hundred miles in two weeks. On the way he was bitten on the toe by a poisonous snake and he had to cut off part of the toe in order to survive. But by the time he got to an Indian camp the wound had turned septic and the leg had to be amputated. He is, however, quite contented with his lot. Why did the old soldier repeatedly tell that he walked two hundred miles?View question
Q.13013·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyI was very fond of the old soldier in our little town. He had only one leg, having lost the other somewhere in Assam in 1942. He used to tell me about his adventures. He told me that he had run away from home to join the army. He had experienced his first battle in the Libyan desert. Out of his dozens of war stories, the one I liked best was the one of his escape from a Japanese prison-of-war camp in Burma. He told me again and again how he walked two hundred miles in two weeks. On the way he was bitten on the toe by a poisonous snake and he had to cut off part of the toe in order to survive. But by the time he got to an Indian camp the wound had turned septic and the leg had to be amputated. He is, however, quite contented with his lot. The author was very fond of the old soldier becauseView question
Q.13014·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyAs soon as I saw the elephant I knew with perfect certainty that I ought not to shoot him. It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant — it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery — and obviously one ought not to do it if it can possibly be avoided. And at that distance, peacefully eating, the elephant looked no more dangerous than a cow. The elephant looked no more dangerous than a cow becauseView question