NTSE English Sample Paper NTSE English Sample Paper-14

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    Direction: In the following question, there are six sentences marked (\[{{S}_{1}}\]), (\[{{S}_{6}}\]), (P), (Q), (R), (S). The positions of (\[{{S}_{1}}\]) and (\[{{S}_{6}}\]) are fixed. You are required to choose one of the four alternatives which would be the most logical sequence of the sentences in the passage.
    (\[{{S}_{1}}\]) When the romans invaded Britain about 2,000 years ago, their calendar was calculated on the phases of the moon.
    (P) This calendar had gradually become so out of line with the seasons that it was two or three months behind.
    (Q) The Emperor Julius Caesar was determined to correct it.
    (R) Caesar had been to Egypt and seen the advantages of a calendar which used only the sun.
    (S) So he sought help from a Greek astronomer who lived in the Egyptian city of Alexandria.
    (\[{{S}_{6}}\]) The astronomer's name was sosigenes and his calendar had a year of 365 days.

    A)  RQPS        

    B)  PQRS        

    C)  PSRQ        

    D)  RSPQ

    Correct Answer: B


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