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Sentence Arrangement
36 previous year questions.
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2009 Chapter Questions 36 MCQs
01
PYQ 2009
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
Freedom, is the restricted kind in the sense (P), the rich and poor woman (Q), that a wide gulf separates (R), which a modern woman enjoys (S).
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PSRQ
2
SRQP
3
RQPS
4
SPRQ
02
PYQ 2009
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
In life, some rules are (P), as in business (Q), they seem almost instinctive (R), learnt so early that (S).
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RSPQ
2
QPSR
3
RPSQ
4
QSPR
03
PYQ 2009
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
Kapil, left in an aeroplane (P), after reading a sailing magazine (Q), had decided (R), to build his own boat nine years earlier (S).
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PRQS
2
RSQP
3
RQPS
4
PSRQ
04
PYQ 2010
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
Which sentence will start the passage?
1
F
2
C
3
E
4
B
05
PYQ 2010
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
Which sentence will come third after the rearrangement?
1
F
2
E
3
B
4
D
06
PYQ 2010
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
Which sentence will come complete the passage?
1
C
2
A
3
D
4
B
07
PYQ 2010
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
Which sentence should come before the last?
1
F
2
E
3
D
4
A
08
PYQ 2010
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
Which sentence should come second in the paragraph?
1
B
2
A
3
F
4
E
09
PYQ 2011
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
1. A nation
P. the material assets it possesses
Q. is not made by
R. and collective determination
S. but by the will
6. of the people
P. the material assets it possesses
Q. is not made by
R. and collective determination
S. but by the will
6. of the people
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PQRS
2
QPSR
3
RSPQ
4
SRPQ
10
PYQ 2011
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
1. making ourselves
P. our language
Q. part of growing into
R. Masters of
6. full manhood or womanhood
P. our language
Q. part of growing into
R. Masters of
6. full manhood or womanhood
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PSRQ
2
SQPR
3
RPSQ
4
PRSQ
11
PYQ 2011
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
1. When the Governor
P. the bell had rung
Q. justice should be immediately
R. he ordered that
S. found out why
6. done to the horse
P. the bell had rung
Q. justice should be immediately
R. he ordered that
S. found out why
6. done to the horse
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RSPQ
2
PQSR
3
SPRQ
4
SQRP
12
PYQ 2011
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
1. The very first battle they fought
P. and they had to fall back
Q. across the border
R. was lost
S. letting the enemy
6. enter the country
P. and they had to fall back
Q. across the border
R. was lost
S. letting the enemy
6. enter the country
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RQSP
2
RPSQ
3
QRPS
4
QPRS
13
PYQ 2011
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
1. When you ponder over
P. that the only hope
Q. you will realize
R. of world peace lies
S. the question deeply
6. in the United Nations
P. that the only hope
Q. you will realize
R. of world peace lies
S. the question deeply
6. in the United Nations
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QRSP
2
SQPR
3
SQPR
4
RSPQ
14
PYQ 2012
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
1. The most vulnerable section of the society are the students.
P. Revolutionary and new fledged ideas have a great appeal to them.
Q. Agitations may be non-violent methods of protest.
R. They cannot resist the charm of persuasion.
S. They are to be taught that without discipline they cannot get proper education.
6. However if these become violent, the antisocial elements get encouraged and they pull all proper working out of gear.
Which of the following is correct?
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PRSQ
2
RSQP
3
SRPQ
4
RPQS
15
PYQ 2012
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
Venice is a strange city.
P. There are about 400 odd bridges connecting the islands of Venice.
Q. There are no motor cars, no horses and no buses there.
R. These small islands are close to one another.
S. It is not one island but a hundred islands.
6. This is because Venice has no streets.
Which of the following is correct?
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SRPQ
2
PSRQ
3
RPQS
4
SQRP
16
PYQ 2013
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
We don’t know the plan of Ram.
He cares for his friends.
He is a complete person.
We want some help and advice.
As we are in trouble.
We hope he will do his best for us.
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PRSQ
2
QPRS
3
PQRS
4
RQPS
17
PYQ 2013
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
1. He is a famous doctor.
2. Once I had to consult with him.
3. I never believed him.
4. He suggested me a proper remedy.
5. I become completely fine.
6. Now I also admit this fact.
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PQRS
2
QPRS
3
QRPS
4
RQPS
18
PYQ 2013
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
It is not my problem.
All residents of this society are careless.
I am unable to convince anyone.
They don’t want to do some good.
Every one seems to be unwise here.
We all have to suffer one day.
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PRSQ
2
PQRS
3
QRPS
4
PSRQ
19
PYQ 2014
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
Arrange the following sentences in the correct order: I. Today we live in modern technology era.
P. We want to get everything in one day.
Q. We have a lot of problems now.
R. Ancient time was quite pleasant.
S. We had no problems then.
6. Perhaps greed is the main cause for this.
P. We want to get everything in one day.
Q. We have a lot of problems now.
R. Ancient time was quite pleasant.
S. We had no problems then.
6. Perhaps greed is the main cause for this.
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PQRS
2
PRSQ
3
SRQP
4
RPQS
20
PYQ 2014
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
Arrange the following sentences in the correct order: I. I want to change the room.
P. Last month I got a job.
Q. I had been living there for six months.
R. The office is far from the room.
S. I want to cut expenses of travelling.
6. Hopefully I will do this next week.
P. Last month I got a job.
Q. I had been living there for six months.
R. The office is far from the room.
S. I want to cut expenses of travelling.
6. Hopefully I will do this next week.
1
PQRS
2
PRSQ
3
QPRS
4
QPSR
21
PYQ 2014
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
Arrange the following sentences in the correct order: I. He is a common man.
P. Yesterday our city saw a brutal crime.
Q. Police is trying to arrest innocent persons.
R. The criminals are well known.
S. Police as well as whole system is corrupt.
6. Police will arrest him as he is an easy target because of being a common man.
P. Yesterday our city saw a brutal crime.
Q. Police is trying to arrest innocent persons.
R. The criminals are well known.
S. Police as well as whole system is corrupt.
6. Police will arrest him as he is an easy target because of being a common man.
1
PRSQ
2
PQSR
3
PRQS
4
PQRS
22
PYQ 2015
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D and E to form a logical paragraph. Sentences:
A. It is hoping that overseas friends will bring in big money and lift the morale of the people.
B. But a lot needs to be done to kick start industrial revival.
C. People had big hopes from the new government.
D. So far government has only given an incremental push to existing policies and programmes.
E. Government is to go for big time reforms, which it promised.
1
BCDAE
2
EADCB
3
DABCE
4
CDEAB
23
PYQ 2015
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D and E to form a logical paragraph. Sentences:
A. Forecasting the weather has always been a difficult business.
B. During a period of drought, streams and rivers dried up, the cattle died from thirst and were ruined.
C. Many different things affect the weather and we have to study them carefully to make accurate forecast.
D. Ancient Egyptians had no need of weather forecasting in the Nile valley hardly ever changes.
E. In early times, when there were no instruments, such as thermometer or barometer, a man looked for tell tale signs in the sky.
1
ABDCE
2
EDCBA
3
ACBDE
4
BDCAE
24
PYQ 2015
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D and E to form a logical paragraph. Sentences:
A. Tasty and healthy food can help you bring out their best.
B. One minute they are toddlers and next you see them in their next adventure.
C. Your young ones seem to be growing so fast.
D. Being their loving custodians you always want to see them doing well.
E. Their eyes sparkle with curiosity and endless questions on their tongues.
1
DBCEA
2
CADEB
3
CBEDA
4
ECABD
25
PYQ 2016
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
S1: Calcutta unlike other cities keeps its trams.
P: As a result there horrendous congestion.
Q: It was going to be the first in South Asia.
R: They run down the centre of the road.
S: To ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line.
S6: The foundation stone was laid in 1972. The proper sequence should be:
1
PRSQ
2
PSQR
3
SQRP
4
RPSQ
26
PYQ 2016
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
S1: A force exists between everybody in the universe.
P: Normally it is very small but when one of the bodies is a planet, like earth, the force is considerable.
Q: It has been investigated by many scientists including Galileo and Newton.
R: Everything on or near the surface of the earth is attracted by the mass of earth.
S: This gravitational force depends on the mass of the bodies involved.
S6: The greater the mass, the greater is the earth’s force of attraction on it. We can call this force of attraction gravity. The proper sequence should be:
1
PRQS
2
PRSQ
3
QSRP
4
QSPR
27
PYQ 2018
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
If sentence (C) “Clinical trials involving human subjects have long been a flashpoint between bioethicists and clinical research organisations (CROs) in India.” is the first sentence, what is the order of other sentences after rearrangement? (A) Such over-volunteering occurs more frequently in bioequivalence studies, which test the metabolism of generics in healthy subjects.
(B) Landmark amendments to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act in 2013 led to better protection of vulnerable groups such as illiterate people, but more regulation is needed to ensure truly ethical research.
(C) Clinical trials involving human subjects have long been a flashpoint between bioethicists and clinical research organisations (CROs) in India.
(D) The big problem plaguing clinical research is an over-representation of low-income groups among trial subjects.
(E) While CROs have argued that more rules will stifle industry, the truth is that ethical science is often better science.
(F) Sometimes CROs recruit them selectively, exploiting financial need and medical ignorance; at other times people volunteer for the money.
(B) Landmark amendments to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act in 2013 led to better protection of vulnerable groups such as illiterate people, but more regulation is needed to ensure truly ethical research.
(C) Clinical trials involving human subjects have long been a flashpoint between bioethicists and clinical research organisations (CROs) in India.
(D) The big problem plaguing clinical research is an over-representation of low-income groups among trial subjects.
(E) While CROs have argued that more rules will stifle industry, the truth is that ethical science is often better science.
(F) Sometimes CROs recruit them selectively, exploiting financial need and medical ignorance; at other times people volunteer for the money.
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ABDFE
2
BDEAF
3
DFAEB
4
BEDFA
28
PYQ 2018
easy
english ID: bitsat-2
If sentence (B) "The Finance Ministry's warning to potential investors in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has come at a time when a new, seemingly attractive investment area has opened up that few have enough information about." is to be placed after rearrangement, the correct order of sentences is: (A) One of the main reasons for this volatility is speculation and the entry into the market of a large number of people lured by the prospect of quick and easy profits.
(B) The Finance Ministry's warning to potential investors in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has come at a time when a new, seemingly attractive investment area has opened up that few have enough information about.
(C) A number of investors, daunted by the high price of bitcoin, have put their money into less well-established and often spurious cryptocurrencies, only to lose it all.
(D) Investment in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies increased tremendously in India over the past year, but most new users know close to nothing of the technology or how to verify the genuineness of a particular cryptocurrency.
(E) The price of bitcoin, the most popular of all cryptocurrencies, not only shot up by well over 1000% over the course of the last year, but also fluctuated wildly.
(F) The government's caution comes on top of three warnings issued by the Reserve Bank of India since 2013.
(B) The Finance Ministry's warning to potential investors in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has come at a time when a new, seemingly attractive investment area has opened up that few have enough information about.
(C) A number of investors, daunted by the high price of bitcoin, have put their money into less well-established and often spurious cryptocurrencies, only to lose it all.
(D) Investment in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies increased tremendously in India over the past year, but most new users know close to nothing of the technology or how to verify the genuineness of a particular cryptocurrency.
(E) The price of bitcoin, the most popular of all cryptocurrencies, not only shot up by well over 1000% over the course of the last year, but also fluctuated wildly.
(F) The government's caution comes on top of three warnings issued by the Reserve Bank of India since 2013.
29
PYQ 2019
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
A. It is hoping that overseas friends will bring in big money and lift the morale of the people.
B. But a lot needs to be done to kick start industrial revival.
C. People had big hopes from the new government.
D. So far government has only given an incremental push to existing policies and programmes.
E. Government is to go for big time reforms, which it promised.
B. But a lot needs to be done to kick start industrial revival.
C. People had big hopes from the new government.
D. So far government has only given an incremental push to existing policies and programmes.
E. Government is to go for big time reforms, which it promised.
1
BCDAE
2
EADCB
3
DABCE
4
CDEAB
30
PYQ 2019
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
A : Forecasting the weather has always been a defficult business.
B : During a period of drought, steams and rivers dried up, the cattle died from thirst and were ruined.
C : Many different things affect the weather and we have to study them carefully to make accurate forecast.
D : Ancient egyptians had no need of weather in the Nille valley hardly ever changes.
E : In early times, when there were no instruments, such as their mometer or the barometer, a man looked for tell tale signs in the sky.
B : During a period of drought, steams and rivers dried up, the cattle died from thirst and were ruined.
C : Many different things affect the weather and we have to study them carefully to make accurate forecast.
D : Ancient egyptians had no need of weather in the Nille valley hardly ever changes.
E : In early times, when there were no instruments, such as their mometer or the barometer, a man looked for tell tale signs in the sky.
1
ABDCE
2
EDCBA
3
ACBDE
4
BDCAE
31
PYQ 2019
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
A. Tasty and healthy food can help you bring out their best.
B. One minute they are toddlers and next you see them in their next adventure.
C. Your young ones seem to be growing so fast.
D. Being their loving custodians, you always want to see them doing well.
E. Their eye sparkle with curiosity and endless questions on their tongues
B. One minute they are toddlers and next you see them in their next adventure.
C. Your young ones seem to be growing so fast.
D. Being their loving custodians, you always want to see them doing well.
E. Their eye sparkle with curiosity and endless questions on their tongues
1
DBCEA
2
CADEB
3
CBEDA
4
ECABD
32
PYQ 2020
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
The proper sequence should be:
1
PRSQ
2
PSQR
3
SQRP
4
RPSQ
33
PYQ 2020
medium
english ID: bitsat-2
The proper sequence should be:
1
PRQS
2
PRSQ
3
QSRP
4
QSPR
34
PYQ 2025
easy
english ID: bitsat-2
Rearrange the parts to make a meaningful sentence:
(A) In recent years,
(B) governments around the world have implemented stricter environmental regulations,
(C) to combat the effects of pollution and climate change,
(D) leading to increased awareness and efforts towards sustainability.
(A) In recent years,
(B) governments around the world have implemented stricter environmental regulations,
(C) to combat the effects of pollution and climate change,
(D) leading to increased awareness and efforts towards sustainability.
1
A – B – C – D
2
B – A – C – D
3
A – C – B – D
4
C – A – B – D
35
PYQ 2025
easy
english ID: bitsat-2
Rearrange the following parts to form a coherent sentence:
(A) Despite the challenges faced by scientists,
(B) they continue to make remarkable progress in understanding the universe,
(C) new discoveries in astrophysics and quantum mechanics,
(D) with many groundbreaking theories being developed every year.
(A) Despite the challenges faced by scientists,
(B) they continue to make remarkable progress in understanding the universe,
(C) new discoveries in astrophysics and quantum mechanics,
(D) with many groundbreaking theories being developed every year.
1
A – B – D – C
2
A – C – B – D
3
A – B – C – D
4
B – A – C – D
36
PYQ 2025
hard
english ID: bitsat-2
Rearrange the following parts to form a meaningful sentence:
P. technological advancement
Q. has led to
R. in many fields
S. a significant leap
P. technological advancement
Q. has led to
R. in many fields
S. a significant leap
1
P Q S R
2
P R S Q
3
Q P R S
4
P Q R S