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Para jumble / Jumbled


Sentence short Tricks
& Questions with
solutions
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The Para jumble or Jumbled Sentence is very 1. 4/5 sentences are given in a random order
important for all competitive exams generally 4- and you have to unjumble all of them. Toughest
5 questions come from this topic in maximum of the lot!
exams. So we are here providing you the
concepts and important short tricks to solve 2. The opening sentence + 4/5 sentences are
Para jumble or Jumbled Sentence in very fast given and you have to rearrange the group of
and efficient way. At the end, we will provide 4/5 sentences, having been given prior
few practice questions also apply the trick on knowledge of the thought that starts off the flow
those and see that you have got the trick or not. of the discussion.

Paragraph jumbles, or as they are fondly called, 3. 4/5 sentences + the closing sentence is given
para jumbles, are sets of connected statements and you need to correctly sequence 4/5
in some random order, which when unjumbled, sentences so that they flow into the last
sentence.
create a meaningful paragraph. There aren‘t
any straight-forward approaches to solving 4. Opening sentence + 4/5 Sentences + Closing
Para Jumbles. With as many approaches as you Sentence are given. Easiest of the lot. You know
can possibly think of, each Para jumble has a where the story starts and where it ends. You
unique solution. only have to figure out the screenplay in
between!
Why are Para Jumbled questions important?
The smartest approach
Para-jumbles are significant because they have
been regularly appearing in the exams. There is a) The best approach to solving PJ questions is
a good chance of para-jumble questions the 'free fall' one. That is, develop a high
appearing in the 5-6 questions in english reading speed and scan all 4-5 sentences. Try to
section. Which means that if you cracked the get a feel of what the passage is about.
para-jumbles correctly --- 20% of your VA
score stands. b) At this point you need to decide whether this
particular paragraph is one which you are
Secondly and more importantly --- Para comfortable with or not.
Jumbled are one of those questions of the Exam
in which you can improve your skills c) If you decide to go ahead, then scan the
dramatically within a short span of time. answer options. Are they of any help?
Engineers have a special fondness for Para
Jumbled as they appeal to the need for If , for example the options are,
symmetry in their souls and let's face it --- it is
probably one of the few areas of English where a) BDAC b) BCAD c) CABD d) CBDA
the scope of ambiguity is limited!
Then you know for sure that this paragraph has
Types of PJ(Para Jumbled) questions to start either with B or C. A quick look at B and
C will tell you which one looks like a better
Para-jumbles broadly fall in three categories. In opening sentence and already your choices will
each category, the jumbled sentences are coded be halved.
with an alphabet (usually A, B, C and D).
Similarly, with options,

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a) BDCA b) CDBA c) DCAB d) ACDB containing the original 'it' will come before this
sentence.
then we know that it has to end with either B or
A. So browse sentences A and B and see if any Strategy 2b: Look for 'Poriborton' (Change, in
one of them look like a concluding sentence. Mamata Banerjee's tongue). Certain words
called 'transition words' help the author to shift
There might be other indicators to keep an eye from one thought flow to another. In other
out for. For example if three of the five options words, they usher in change. Some transition
start with A and the other two with C/B/D there words that appear regularly are --- hence,
is a good probability that A is the starting besides, simultaneously, in conclusion, etc.
sentence. While you practice PJs whenever you come
across a transition word --- note it down. Make
If, say, a link CB occurs in more than 2 options a list!
then it is something worth paying attention to.
Strategy 2c: Demonstrate! Look for
PJ strategies to save time and increase demonstrative pronouns --- this, that, these,
accuracy those, etc. Again, if you look at our opening
paragraph, the first line starts with 'for this' ---
Strategy 1: Once upon a time long ago... / ...and now we know that we need to figure out what
they lived happily after: Identify the 'this' refers to and the sentence containing the
opening/closing sentence using what we original 'this' will come before this sentence.
discussed above. Either the tone of the
paragraph or the option elimination method. Strategy 3: Main samay hoon! Sometimes the
events mentioned in the paragraph can be
Strategy 2: Where's the interlock dude? Identify arranged in a chronological order making it
links between two sentences and try to see if that easy for you to identify the sequence. Example,
link exists in multiple answer options (a sure
way to know that you are on the right track). A A: Alexander Bain, Scottish clockmaker,
combination of 1 and 2 will take you home most patented the electric clock.
of the time.
B: The next development in accuracy occurred
Place your magnifying glass on the following, after 1656 with the invention of the pendulum
clock.
Strategy 2a: Make it 'personal'. Look out for
personal pronouns (he, she, it, him, her, you, C: Clocks have played an important role in
they). Personal pronouns always refer to a man's history.
person, place or thing. Therefore, if a sentence
has a personal pronoun without mentioning the D: Spring-driven clocks appeared during the
person, place or object it is referring to, mark it 15th century, although they are often
in your head and scan the paragraph for the erroneously credited to Nuremberg watchmaker
original person, place or object that it refers to. Peter Henlen around 1511.

For example if you go back to the opening It is quite obvious by studying the chronology
jumbled paragraph of this article, the third what the sequence should be.
sentence starts with 'it'. We now need to figure
out what 'it' refers to and the sentence

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Strategy 4: The Chota Rajan Approach. a couple of other types of questions as well
Sometimes you will find that for some terms in which we shall discuss in later articles.
the paragraph both the full form and the
abbreviation have been used. For Example IMF Whenever you solve para-jumbles the accuracy
--- International Monetary Fund, Charles and speed is a function of how quickly you can
Dickens --- Dickens, Dr Manmohan Singh --- Dr become comfortable with the topic. So from
Singh. In these cases where both the full form as today for every PJ you solve, plug a sentence
well as the abbreviation is present in different from the PJ into Google which will throw up the
sentences, then the sentence containing the full source of that PJ or similar articles. Read up
form will obviously come before the sentence that article fully. This will broaden the base of
containing the abbreviation. your reading.

Strategy 5: What an Idea Sirji! If there are two To-do practice activity for all of you
sentences, one containing an idea and another
giving examples of the same idea then the Team up with another friend. Both of you select
sentence containing the idea should come before passages from newspaper editorials, magazines,
the sentence containing the examples. But they etc. Paste them to Microsoft Word. Break them
need not necessarily be exactly side by side. up into sentences. Jumble up the sentences.
Example, Exchange and solve.

A: Russia possesses the largest stockpiles of APPROACHES FOR PARAJUMBLES


weapons of mass destruction in the world.
Most of the information given in parajumbles is
B: 489 missiles carrying up to 1,788 warheads unnecessary for the purpose at hand, i.e.,
and 12 submarines carrying up to 609 warheads sorting the sentences. In essence what we are
form a looming threat. looking for are things that can help us in
connecting the sentences. Some approaches are
A will come before B in this case, even though
there might be sentences in between. given below to help identify the sequence of
sentences. Generally, in a given parajumble
Strategy 6: An article of faith. It is highly more than one approach will be applicable at
unlikely that the definite article 'the' will be part the same time, therefore practices identifying
of an opening sentence. If 'a/an' and 'the' both which approach/approaches apply to the
are used for the same noun then the sentence parajumbles you have to solve.
containing 'the' will come after the sentence
containing a/an.

Tips for beginners 1.Noun-Pronoun Relationship Approach

Focus on improving your reading skills. Also try In noun/pronoun relationships, we know that the
to improve your cognitive ability. For example - noun will come first and will be referred to later
-- Go to a random website article. Go using suitable pronouns. Study the following
immediately to the second paragraph and after example:
reading it try to guess what the author could
have possibly said in the previous paragraph
and the next paragraph. This will help you with

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A.People can get infected by handling reptiles B.It is rich in life.


and then touching their mouths or an open cut.
C.This coast is normally caressed by the cold,
B.At first they look the perfect pets: exotic, rich Humboldt Current.
quiet and tidy.
D.Usually the Humboldt hugs the shore and
C.A study estimates that in 1995, there were as extends 200 to 300 miles out to sea.
many as 6,700 reptile-caused salmonella
infections. 5. It fosters the largest commercial fishery in the
world and is the home of one of the mightiest
D.But lizards and other pets can harbour a game fish on record, the black marlin.
salmonella bacterium that makes people sick.
(a) ABCD (b) DCAB (c) ACDB (d) CBAD
(a) BCAD (b) BCDA (c) ACDB (d) BDCA
Solution
Read sentences C and D carefully. Sentence D
contains the noun phrase ―a salmonella Read sentences A and C carefully. Notice the
bacterium‖ and Sentence C contains the noun noun/ pronoun relationship between the two.
phrase ―salmonella infections‖. What is the Sentence A refers to ―the West Coast of
relationship between the two? Since the phrase America‖ and Sentence C talks about ―this
―a salmonella bacterium‖ introduces the coast‖. Which coast? Obviously ―the West
bacterium, it should logically precede the Coast of America‖! Therefore, Sentences A and
phrase ―salmonella infections‖. Therefore, the C are related and Sentence A must come before
sentence that contains the phrase ―a salmonella Sentence C. Now look again. Sentence C talks
bacterium‖ should come before the sentence about ―the cold, rich Humboldt Current‖ and
that contains the phrase ―salmonella Sentence D refers to ―the Humboldt‖ obviously
infections‖. So, Sentence D should precede these two sentences are also related. Which
Sentence C! Once you have a link between two one should come first? Once you have decided,
sentences, look at the answer choices to see if check the answer choices to see if you are
you are on the right track. If you are, then you correct. [(Option (c) ACDB)]
have the right answer [(Option (d) BDCA)] and 2.Acronym Approach:
it is time to move on to the next exercise.
Full Form vs. Short Form When we introduce
Example 1 someone or something, we use the complete
1. These enormous ―rivers‖ – quite inconstant, name or title. When we refer to the same
sometimes shifting, often branching and eddying someone or something later in the paragraph,
in manners that defy explanation and prediction we use just the surname or the first name if we
– occasionally cause disastrous results. are on familiar terms with the person being
discussed. If we are discussing an object, we
A.One example is El Nino, the periodic remove the modifiers and just use the noun or a
catastrophe that plagues the West Coast of pronoun to refer to it. In Parajumbles we
America.

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encounter full and short names or sometimes using time indicating words. This provides a
acronyms of some term or institution. way for us to identify the correct sequence of the
sentences by arranging the sentences using their
Example: proper time sequence. Some words through
World Trade Organisation – WTO, Dr. which a time sequence may be indicated are –
Manmohan Singh – Dr. Singh, Karl Marx – Before, after, later, when, etc.
Marx, President George W. Bush – President Example 3
Bush or The President. The rule is that if both
full form as well as short form is present in A.Then two astronomers—the German,
different sentences, then the sentence containing Johannes Kepler, and the Italian, Galileo
full form will come before the sentence Galilei—started publicly to support the
containing short form. Copernican theory, despite the fact that the
orbits it predicted did not quite match the ones
Example 2 observed.
A.If you are used to having your stimulation B.His idea was that the sun was stationary at
come in from outside, your mind never develops the centre
its own habits of thinking and reflecting.
and that the earth and the planets move in
B.Marx thought that religion was the opiate, circular orbits around the sun.
because it soothed people‘s pain and suffering
and prevented them from rising in rebellion. C.A simple model was proposed in 1514 by a
Polish
C.If Karl Marx was alive today, he would say
that television is the opiate of the people. priest, Nicholas Copernicus.

D.Television and similar entertainments are D.Nearly a century passed before this idea was
even more of an opiate because of their taken seriously.
addictive tendencies.
(a) CADB (b) BCAD (c) CBDA (d) CDBA
(a) BACD (b) ADBC (c) BCDA (d) CBDA
Solution In the above example you will observe
Solution Sentence B has Marx (short form) and that the flow of logic is in the form of a time
sequence which flows from the oldest time
sentence C has Karl Marx (full form). So C will period to a more contemporary time period.
come before B. Now look at the options. In Therefore, Sentence C will be the first sentence.
option (a), (b) and (c), B is placed before C— Sentence B expands upon the ―simple model‖
hence, rejected. Option (d) is the right answer. proposed, hence, it will be the sentence
3.Time Sequence Approach (TSA) – either following
Dates or Time Sequence Indicating Words C. The next sentence in the order of chronology
In a given parajumbles, there may be a time is C— nearly a century passed, while the last
indication given, either by giving years – or by sentence will be A which completes the

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sequence from older time to contemporary time writers use to join sentences or ideas together
thus giving us the answer as CBDA. and to provide a smooth flow from one idea to
the next. It is essential to learn how to spot these
Example 4 words and learn how to use them correctly.
A.By the time he got to Linjeflug four years Parajumble sentences often contain several
later, he had learned many lessons, in fact, he signal words, combining them in complex
began his second stint as top dog by calling the ways.
entire company together in a hanger and asking Cause and Effect Signals: Look for words or
for help, a far cry from his barking out phrases explicitly indicating that one thing
commands just 48 months back. causes another or logically determines another.
B.At SAS, he arrived at a time crisis. Some examples of such words are:

C.This book is chock-a-block full of intrusive Accordingly - in order to - because so...that


stories and practical advice, describing consequently - therefore - given – thus – hence -
Carton‘s activities at Vingresor (where he when...then - if...then
assumed his first presidency at age 32), Support Signal Words: Look for the words or
Linjeflug, and SAS in particular. phrases supporting a given sentence. Sentences
D.He began at Vingresor as an order giver, not containing these words will generally not be the
a listener opening sentence. These sentences will follow
immediately the sentence supported. Some
– neither to his people nor to his customers and examples of such words are:
made every mistake in the book.
Furthermore – additionally - also – and - indeed
(a) CDAB (b) CBAD (c) BACD (d) BADC - besides - as well – too – likewise - moreover

Solution Observe the sequence given. Again you Contrast Signals: Look for function words or
will see a chronological order in the phrases (conjunctions, sentence adverbs, etc.)
parajumble. Sentence C gives us a clear that indicate a contrast between one idea and
indication that the book is being talked about in another, setting up a reversal of a thought.
current times. Sentence D then starts tracing
Carton‘s career path from the beginning, thus Nevertheless - nonetheless - on the contrary –
leading us to the correct sequence of CDAB. notwithstanding - and - even though - instead of
- despite - in spite of - while in contrast -
4.Structure Approach although - however

In order to unjumble a group of sentences Let us put into practice what we have discussed
quickly, it is essential for us to understand how so far. Here is a typical example, combining all
language sticks together to form a cohesive the points discussed above.
unit. English provides certain sequencing
words – firstly, secondly, then, however, Example 5
consequently, on the other hand, etc. – which

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A.When conclusions are carefully excluded, In the above jumble, the word ―however‖ in
however, and observed facts are given instead, Sentence A suggests a contrast to something
there is never any trouble about the length of mentioned previously. In situations of this kind,
the papers. it is always a good idea to separate the
argument clearly. Sentences A and D, therefore,
B.The reason for this is that those early should come together.
paragraphs
Now you try.
contain judgments that there is little left to be
said. Example 6

C.A judgment (―He is a boy‖, ―She is an awful 1.To read the characters or the letters of the
bore‖) is a conclusion, summing up a large text does not mean reading in the true sense of
number of previously observed facts. the word.

D.In fact, they tend to become too long, since A.This mere mechanism of reading becomes
inexperienced writers, when told to give facts, altogether automatic at an early period of life.
often give more than are necessary, because
they lack discrimination between the important B.You will often find yourself reading words or
and the trivial. characters automatically, while your mind is
E.It is a common observation among teachers concerned with a totally different subject.
that students almost always have difficulty in C.This can be performed irrespective of
writing themes of the required length because attention.
their ideas give out after a paragraph or two.
D.Neither can I call it reading when it is just to
(a) ECDAB (b) CEBAD (c) EACBD (d) EBCAD extract the narrative portion of a text from the
Solution Sentence E states the situation in rest simply for one‘s personal amusement.
general and gives us information about why (a) BACD (b) DCBA (c) ADCB (d) CBDA
students have problems ―in writing themes of
the required length‖. Solution The word ―neither‖ in Sentence D will
tell you that there is something additional that
Sentence B goes on to tell us ―the reason for the writer wishes to discuss. Sentences 1, A, B
this‖, so the and C all talk about the same idea. Therefore,
two sentences must be related. Similarly, Sentence D should be the last sentence. Any
Sentence C is related to Sentence B because answers? So, option (a) is the answer.
both sentences contain the word ―judgment‖, 5.Linking the Sentences Let us look at the
with Sentence C explaining what the word following statements:
means. Once a link of this nature is established,
go to the answer choices to see if you are on Example 7
the right track. D any of the answer choices
offer our line of reasoning? Answer (d) does.
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I.As a retention strategy, the company has ―risk‖ in other statements.


issued many schemes including ESOPs.
This ―risk‖ is present in statement II in the
II.Given the track record and success of our words – ―other companies often look to us as
employees, other companies often look to us as hunting ground for talent‖.
hunting ground for talent.
So, statement II will come before statement IV.
III.The growth of the Indian economy has led to
an increased requirement for talented As discussed earlier, statement IV furthers an
managerial personnel and we believe that the idea, and that idea is present in statement I.
talented manpower is our key strength. Hence, I-IV should come together.
IV.Further in order to mitigate the risk we place Let us see all that we have established so far:
considerable emphasis on development of Link – I-IV and II will come before IV and I
leadership skills and on building employee cannot be the starting statement. Now let us
motivation. I have deliberately not given the look at the options:
options here.
A.I, II, III, IV – Ruled out and I-IV link is not
Read all the statements one by one, and try to present.
find out the opening statement and any possible
linkage between/among the statements. B.II, I, IV, III – This is the only option left out.
Hence, answer.
Solution Can I be the opening statement – Very
Unlikely. It does not introduce any idea or C.III, I, IV, II – Ruled out as II comes after IV.
theme. Ideally the 1st statement would be an
D.IV, I, III, II – Ruled out as I-IV link is not
initiator of ideas or theme of the passage.
present. Hence, option (b) is the answer.
Can II be the opening statement – May be.
Example 8 Let us look at another example
Can III be the opening statement – May be.
A.In America, highly educated women, who are
in stronger position in the labour market than
less qualified ones, have higher rates of
Can IV be the opening statement – Very marriage than other groups. [A is the opening
Unlikely. statement as mentioned in the paper. You are
It talks about an idea which is being required to re-arrange the following four
―furthered‖ in this statement. statements].

You can also see that statement IV talks about B.Some work supports the Becker thesis, and
―Mitigating the risk‖. some appears to contradict it.

What is the risk? So now we would try to find C.And, as with crime, it is equally inconclusive.
out the D.But regardless of the conclusion of any
particular piece of work, it is hard to establish
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convincing connections between family changes do with Becker Thesis, and this passage is just a
and economic factors using conventional small part of it.
approaches.
Now let us look at the options and try to
E.Indeed, just as with crime, an enormous eliminate the options with the help of the
academic literature exists on the validity of the conclusions that we have derived so far:
pure economic approach to the evolution of
family structures. (Options Withheld pro tem). (1) BCDE – Ruled out as E is the 1st statement.

Solution Can B be the opening statement – (2)DBEC – Ruled out as E is the 1st statement.
Very Unlikely. There is no mention of ―Becker (3)BDCE – Ruled out as E is the 1st statement.
thesis‖ in the opening statement.
(4)ECBD – Answer.
Can C be the opening statement – Two words in
the statement – ―Crime‖ and ―Inconclusive‖ (5)EBCD – Ruled out as EC is the link. Hence,
make this as the statement after A very unlikely. option (d) is the answer.

Can D be the opening statement – Though it Let us summarize


furthers the idea presented in statement A,
See the image below Observe various linkages
usage of word like ―But‖ make it unlikely to be
the statement coming just after statement A. In exam you thought process should be-
Besides, statement A does not talk about any
piece of work. Identify keywords - linkages - try to put in order

In fact, statement A is just an opinion.

Can E be the opening statement – Yes. E is the


statement after A – both through elimination of
other statements and selection.

Next statement should be C, as it again talks


about ‗Crime‘ and how inconclusive it is
(despite ―an enormous academics literature
exists‖ as given in statement E).

Next statement: D should be the last statement


1st step
as it concludes the whole theme that ―it is hard
to establish‖. Now the whole point is – how do Identify in each sentences
we place statement B and Becker thesis, which
finds no mention in the whole passage. Pronouns

Only reasoning that can be given here is – Qualifiers /connectors/ Transition words key-
Probably this passage has been taken from a subjects
book or project report which has something to
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Use of Pronoun in a sentence is always after use 3rd step


of its corresponding Noun in preceding
Put into Order – IPS

Example - 1.Introductory (first statement.)

2.Problem statement (-ve sense)


sentence) Qualifiers tell us something about the 3.Solution or suggestion.
following sentence & connectors;indicate the
linkage between two sentences. Put Similar info together. Chronology order
(PPF tense)
Ex 'later' (sentence 2), 'therefore'
Every paragraph has a broad structure as
key-subjects - are the main topic raised in a indicated above. While reading sentence you
sentence must identify sentences with introductory tone
(top)- ve sense (middle part)suggestion oriented
2nd step
sense (last part)
Find linkages

1. mandatory pairs (MP) a sentence actually lies in the first, middle or


last in the paragraph
2. Noun pronoun link (NP)
Chronology order (PPF tense)- follow past
3. Clues from connectors. -present -future order.
4. Abbreviation hints Specific words & usage
Cause -effect relationship Specific words-

(To find initial & last statement)

two sentence will come immediately in Beginning – firstly, first and foremost, initially,
sequence. at the outset

To find mandatory pairs we should always focus Ending –hence, in conclusion, thus, lastly,
on initial & last part of sentences. 2 & 3 already therefore
explained
Connectors
Abbreviation is used only after full form of its
use. Supporting – and , likewise, similarly, in the
same vein
Cause -
by cause. Ex phrase 'as a result' (sentence 4) Contradicting- however, despite this, on the
indicate that there is a preceding sentence contrary, on the other hand, nevertheless,
(cause) which lead to sentence 4th. instead, alternatively,

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Cause effect connectors

because of, since, therefore, hence,


as a result, consequently, due to,

Additional information-

furthermore, moreover, in addition to

Time

then, after, before, previously

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Para jumble Questions


TYPE I: Four/Five/Six Sentences

Directions for Questions 1 to 41: The sentences given in each question, when properly
sequenced, form a coherent paragraph.

Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among
the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

1. A. The two neighbours never fought each other.

B. Fights involving three male fiddler crabs have been recorded, but the status of the
participants was unknown.

C. They pushed or grappled only with the intruder.

D. We recorded 17 cases in which a resident that was fighting an intruder was joined by an
immediate neighbour, an ally.

E. We therefore tracked 268 intruder males until we saw them fighting a resident male.

1. BEDAC 2. DEBAC 3. BDCAE 4. BCEDA

2. A. He felt justified in bypassing Congress altogether on a variety of moves.

B. At times he was fighting the entire Congress.

C. Bush felt he had a mission to restore power to the presidency.

D. Bush was not fighting just the democrats.

E. Representative democracy is a messy business, and a CEO of the White House does not
like a legislature of second guessers and time wasters.

1. CAEDB 2. DBAEC 3. CEADB 4. ECDBA

3. A. In the west, Allied Forces had fought their way through southern Italy as far as Rome.

B. In June 1944 Germany‘s military position in World War Two appeared hopeless.

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C. In Britain, the task of amassing the men and materials for the liberation of northern
Europe had been completed.

D. The Red Army was poised to drive the Nazis back through Poland.

E. The situation on the eastern front was catastrophic.

1. EDACB 2. BEDAC 3. BDECA 4. CEDAB

4. A. Experts such as Larry Burns, head of research at GM, reckon that only such a full hearted
leap will allow the world to cope with the mass motorisation that will one day come to China or
India.

B. But once hydrogen is being produced from biomass or extracted from underground coal
or made from water, using nuclear or renewable electricity, the way will be open for a huge
reduction in carbon emissions from the whole system.

C. In theory, once all the bugs have been sorted out, fuel cells should deliver better total fuel
economy than any existing engines.

D. That is twice as good as the internal combustion engine, but only five percentage points
better than a diesel hybrid.

E. Allowing for the resources needed to extract hydrogen from hydrocarbon, oil, coal or
gas, the fuel cell has an efficiency of 30 %.

1. CEDBA 2. CEBDA 3. AEDBC 4. ACEBD

5. A. But this does not mean that death was the Egyptians‘ only preoccupation.

B. Even papyri come mainly from pyramid temples.

C. Most of our traditional sources of information about the Old Kingdom are monuments of
the rich like pyramids and tombs.

D. Houses in which ordinary Egyptians lived have not been preserved, and when most
people died they were buried in simple graves.

E. We know infinitely more about the wealthy people of Egypt than we do about the
ordinary people, as most monuments were made for the rich.

1. CDBEA 2. ECDAB 3. EDCBA 4. DECAB

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16. A. To much of the Labour movement, it symbolises the brutality of the upper classes.

B. And to everybody watching, the current mess over foxhunting symbolises the
government‘s weakness.

C. To foxhunting‘s supporters, Labour‘s 1991 manifesto commitment to ban it symbolises


the party‘s metropolitan roots and hostility to the countryside.

D. Small issues sometimes have large symbolic power.

E. To those who enjoy thundering across the countryside in red coats after foxes, foxhunting
symbolises the ancient roots of rural lives.

1. DEACB 2. ECDBA 3. CEADB 4. DBAEC

7. A. In the case of King Merolchazzar‘s courtship of the Princess of the Outer Isles, there
occurs a regrettable hitch.

B. She acknowledges the gifts, but no word of a meeting date follows.

C. The monarch, hearing good reports of a neighbouring princess, dispatches messengers


with gifts to her court, beseeching an interview.

D. The princess names a date, and a formal meeting takes place; after that everything
buzzes along pretty smoothly.

E. Royal love affairs in olden days were conducted on the correspondence method.

1. ACBDE 2. ABCDE 3. ECDAB 4. ECBAD

8. A. Who can trace to its first beginnings the love of Damon for Pythias, of David for Jonathan,
of Swan for Edgar?

B. Similarly with men.

C. There is about great friendships between man and man a certain inevitability that can
only be compared with the ageold association of ham and eggs.

D. One simply feels that it is one of the things that must be so.

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E. No one can say what was the mutual magnetism that brought the deathless partnership of
these wholesome and palatable foodstuffs about.

1. ACBED 2. CEDBA 3. ACEBD 4. CEABD

9. A. Events intervened, and in the late 1930s and 1940s, Germany suffered from ―over-
branding‖.

B. The British used to be fascinated by the home of Romanticism.

C. But reunification and the federal government‘s move to Berlin have prompted Germany
to think again about its image.

D. The first foreign package holiday was a tour of Germany organized by Thomas Cook in
1855.

E. Since then, Germany has been understandably nervous about promoting itself abroad.

1. ACEBD 2. DECAB 3. BDAEC 4. DBAEC

10. A. The wall does not simply divide Israel from a putative Palestinian state on the basis of the
1967 borders.

B. A chilling omission from the road map is the gigantic ‗separation wall‘ now being built
in the West Bank by Israel.

C. It is surrounded by trenches, electric wire and moats; there are watchtowers at regular
intervals.

D. It actually takes in new tracts of Palestinian land, sometimes five or six kilometres at a
stretch.

E. Almost a decade after the end of South African apartheid, this ghastly racist wall is going
up with scarcely a peep from Israel‘s American allies who are going to pay for most of it.

1. EBCAD 2. BADCE 3. AEDCB 4. ECADB

11. A. Luckily the tide of battle moved elsewhere after the American victory at Midway and an
Australian victory over Japan at Milne Bay.

B. It could have been no more than a delaying tactic.

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C. The Australian military, knowing the position was hopeless, planned to fall back to the
south-east in the hope of defending the main cities.

D. They had captured most of the Soloman Islands and much of New Guinea, and seemed
poised for an invasion.

E. Not many people outside Australia realize how close the Japanese got.

1. EDCBA 2. ECDAB 3. ADCBE 4. CDBAE

12. A. Call it the third wave sweeping the Indian media.

B. Now, they are starring in a new role, as suave dealmakers who are in a hurry to strike
alliances and agreements.

C. Look around and you will find a host of deals that have been inked or are ready to be
finalized.

D. Then the media barons wrested back control from their editors, and turned marketing
warriors with the brand as their missile.

E. The first came with those magnificent men in their mahogany chambers who took on the
world with their mighty fountain pens.

1. ACBED 2. CEBDA 3. CAEBD 4. AEDBC

13. A. The celebrations of economic recovery in Washington may be as premature as that


―Mission Accomplished‖ banner hung on the USS Abraham Lincoln to hail the end of the Iraq
war.

B. Meanwhile, in the real world, the struggles of families and communities continue
unabated.

C. Washington responded to the favorable turn in economic news with enthusiasm.

D. The celebrations and high-fives up and down Pennsylvania Avenue are not to be found
beyond the Beltway.

E. When the third quarter GDP showed growth of 7.2% and the monthly unemployment rate
dipped to 6%, euphoria gripped the US capital.

1. ACEDB 2. CEDAB 3. ECABD 4. ECBDA

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14. A. Four days later, Oracle announced its own bid for PeopleSoft, and invited the firm‘s
board to a discussion.

B. Furious that his own plans had been endangered, PeopleSoft‘s boss, Craig Conway,
called Oracle‘s offer ―diabolical‖, and its boss, Larry Ellison, a ―sociopath‖.

C. In early June, PeopleSoft said that it would buy J.D. Edwards, a smaller rival.

D. Moreover, said Mr. Conway, ―he could imagine no price nor combination of price and
other conditions to recommend accepting the offer.‖

E. On June 12th, PeopleSoft turned Oracle down.

1. CABDE 2. CADBE 3. CEDAB 4. CAEBD

15. A. A few months ago I went to Princeton University to see what the young people who are
going to be running our country in a few decades are like.

B. I would go to sleep in my hotel room around midnight each night, and when I awoke, my
mailbox would be full of replies—sent at 1:15 a.m., 2:59 a.m., 3:23 a.m.

C. One senior told me that she went to bed around two and woke up each morning at seven;
she could afford that much rest because she had learned to supplement her full day of work by
studying in her sleep.

D. Faculty members gave me the names of a few dozen articulate students, and I sent them
e-mails, inviting them out to lunch or dinner in small groups.

E. As she was falling asleep she would recite a math problem or a paper topic to herself;
she would then sometimes dream about it, and when she woke up, the problem might be solved.

1. DABCE 2. DACEB 3. ADBCE 4. AECBD

16. A. I am much more intolerant of a human being‘s shortcomings than I am of an animal‘s, but
in this respect I have been lucky, for most of the people I have come across have been charming.

B. Then you come across the unpleasant human animal—the District Officer who drawled,
―We chaps are here to help you chaps,‘ and then proceeded to be as obstructive as possible.

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C. In these cases of course, the fact that you are an animal collector helps; people always
seem delighted to meet someone with such an unusual occupation and go out of their way to
assist you.

D. Fortunately, these types are rare, and the pleasant ones I have met more than
compensated for them—but even so, I think I will stick to animals.

E. When you travel round the world collecting animals you also, of necessity, collect human
beings.

1. EACBD 2. ABDCE 3. ECBDA 4. ACBDE

17. A. Surrendered, or captured, combatants cannot be incarcerated in razor wire cages; this
‗war‘ has a dubious legality.

B. How can then one characterize a conflict to be waged against a phenomenon as war?

C. The phrase ‗war against terror‘, which has passed into the common lexicon, is a huge
misnomer.

D. Besides, war has a juridical meaning in international law, which has codified the laws of
war, imbuing them with a humanitarian content.

E. Terror is a phenomenon, not an entity—either State or non-State.

1. ECDBA 2. BECDA 3. EBCAD 4. CEBDA

18. A. To avoid this, the QWERTY layout put the keys most likely to be hit in rapid succession on
opposite sides. This made the keyboard slow, the story goes, but that was the idea.

B. A different layout, which had been patented by August Dvorak in 1936, was shown to be
much faster.

C. The QWERTY design (patented by Christopher Sholes in 1868 and sold to Remington in
1873) aimed to solve a mechanical problem of early typewriters.

D. Yet the Dvorak layout has never been widely adopted, even though (with electric
typewriters and then PCs) the anti jamming rationale for QWERTY has been defunct for years.

E. When certain combinations of keys were struck quickly, the type bars often jammed.

1. BDACE 2. CEABD 3. BCDEA 4. CAEBD

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19. A. Branded disposable diapers are available at many supermarkets and drug stores.

B. If one supermarket sets a higher price for a diaper, customers may buy that brand
elsewhere.

C. By contrast, the demand for private-label products may be less price sensitive since it is
available only at a corresponding supermarket chain.

D. So, the demand for branded diapers at any particular store may be quite price sensitive.

E. For instance, only SavOn Drugs stores sell SavOn Drugs diapers.

F. Then, stores should set a higher incremental margin percentage for private-label diapers.

1. ABCDEF 2. ABCEDF 3. ADBCEF 4. AEDBCF

20. A. Having a strategy is a matter of discipline.

B. It involves the configuration of a tailored value chain that enables a company to offer
unique value.

C. It requires a strong focus on profitability and a willingness to make tough tradeoffs in


choosing what not to do.

D. Strategy goes far beyond the pursuit of best practices.

E. A company must stay the course even during times of upheaval, while constantly
improving and extending its distinctive positioning.

F. When a company‘s activities fit together as a self-reinforcing system, any competitor


wishing to imitate a strategy must replicate the whole system.

1. ACEDBF 2. ACBDEF 3. DCBEFA 4. ABCEDF

21. A. As officials, their vision of a country shouldn‘t run too far beyond that of the local people
with whom they have to deal.

B. Ambassadors have to choose their words.

C. To say what they feel they have to say, they appear to be denying or ignoring part of what
they know.

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D. So, with ambassadors as with other expatriates in black Africa, there appears at a first
meeting a kind of ambivalence.

E. They do a specialized job and it is necessary for them to live ceremonial lives.

1. BCEDA 2. BEDAC 3. BEADC 4. BCDEA

22. A. ―This face off will continue for several months given the strong convictions on either
side,‖ says a senior functionary of the high-powered task force on drought.

B. During the past week-and-half, the Central Government has sought to deny some of the
earlier apprehensions over the impact of drought.

C. The recent revival of the rains had led to the emergence of a line of divide between the
two.

D. The state governments, on the other hand, allege that the Centre is downplaying the crisis
only to evade its full responsibility of financial assistance that is required to alleviate the
damage.

E. Shrill alarm about the economic impact of an inadequate monsoon had been sounded by
the Centre as well as most of the states, in late July and early August.

1. EBCDA 2. DBACE 3. BDCAE 4. ECBDA

23. A. This fact was established in the 1730s by French survey expeditions to Equador near the
Equator and Lapland in the Arctic, which found that around the middle of the earth the arc was
about a kilometer shorter.

B. One of the unsettled scientific questions in the late 18th century was the exact nature of
the shape of the earth.

C. The length of one-degree arc would be less near the equatorial latitudes than at the
poles.

D. One way of doing that is to determine the length of the arc along a chosen longitude or
meridian at one-degree latitude separation.

E. While it was generally known that the earth was not a sphere but an ‗oblate spheroid‘,
more curved at the equator and flatter at the poles, the question of ‗how much more‘ was yet to
be established

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1. BECAD 2. BEDCA 3. EDACB 4. EBDCA

24. A. Although there are large regional variations, it is not infrequent to find a large number of
people sitting here and there and doing nothing.

B. Once in office, they receive friends and relatives who feel free to call any time without
prior appointment.

C. While working, one is struck by the slow and clumsy actions and reactions, indifferent
attitudes, procedure rather than outcome orientation, and the lack of consideration for others.

D. Even those who are employed often come late to the office and leave early unless they are
forced to be punctual.

E. Work is not intrinsically valued in India.

F. Quite often people visit ailing friends and relatives or go out of their way to help them in
their personal matters even during office hours.

1. ECADBF 2. EADCFB 3. EADBFC 4. ABFCDE

25. A. But in the industrial era, if you need to destroy the enemy‘s productive capacity means
bombing the factories which are located in the cities.

B. So in the agrarian era, if you need to destroy the enemy‘s productive capacity, what you
want to do is burn his fields, or if you‘re really vicious, salt them.

C. Now in the information era, destroying the enemy‘s productive capacity means
destroying the information infrastructure.

D. How do you battle with your enemy?

E. The idea is to destroy the enemy‘s productive capacity, and depending upon the economic
foundation, that productive capacity is different in each case.

F. With regard to defence, the purpose of the military is to defend the nation and be
prepared to do battle with its enemy.

1. FDEBAC 2. FCABED 3. DEBACF 4. DFEBAC

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26. A. Michael Hofman, a poet and translator, accepts this sorry fact without approval or
complaint.

B. But thanklessness and impossibility do not daunt him.

C. He acknowledges too—in fact he returns to the point often—that best translators of


poetry always fail at some level.

D. Hofman feels passionately about his work, and this is clear from his writings.

E. In terms of the gap between worth and rewards, translators come somewhere near nurses
and street-cleaners.

1. EACDB 2. ADEBC 3. EACBD 4. DCEAB

27. A. Passivity is not, of course, universal.

B. In areas where there are no lords or laws, or in frontier zones where all men go armed,
the attitude of the peasantry may well be different.

C. So indeed it may be on the fringe of the unsubmissive.

D. However, for most of the soil-bound peasants the problem is not whether to be normally
passive or active, but when to pass from one state to another.

E. This depends on an assessment of the political situation.

1. BEDAC 2. CDABE 3. EDBAC 4. ABCDE

28. A. The situations in which violence occurs and the nature of that violence tends to be clearly
defined at least in theory, as in the proverbial Irishman‘s question: ‗Is this a private fight or can
anyone join in?‘

B. So the actual risk to outsiders, though no doubt higher than our societies, is calculable.

C. Probably the only uncontrolled applications of force are those of social superiors to
social inferiors and even here there are probably some rules.

D. However binding the obligation to kill, members of feuding families engaged in mutual
massacre will be genuinely

appalled if by some mischance a bystander or outsider is killed.

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1. DABC 2. ACDB 3. CBAD 4. DBAC

29. A. If caught in the act, they were punished, not for the crime, but for allowing themselves to
be caught another lash of the whip.

B. The bellicose Spartans sacrificed all the finer things in life for military expertise.

C. Those fortunate enough to survive babyhood were taken away from their mothers at the
age of seven to undergo rigorous military training.

D. This consisted mainly of beatings and deprivations of all kinds like going around
barefoot in winter, and worse, starvation so that they would be forced to steal food to survive.

E. Male children were examined at birth by the city council and those deemed too weak to
become soldiers were left to die of exposure.

1. BECDA 2. ECADB 3. BCDAE 4. ECDAB

30. A. This very insatiability of the photographing eye changes the terms of confinement in the
cave, our world.

B. Humankind lingers unregenerately in Plato‘s cave, still revelling, its age-old habit, in
mere images of truth.

C. But being educated by photographs is not like being educated by older images drawn by
hand; for one thing, there are a great many more images around, claiming our attention.

D. The inventory started in 1939 and since then just about everything has been
photographed, or so it seems.

E. In teaching us a new visual code, photographs alter and enlarge our notions of what is
worth looking at and what we have a right to observe.

1. EABCD 2. BDEAC 3. BCDAE 4. ECDAB

31. A. To be culturally literate is to possess the basic information needed to thrive in the modern
world.

B. Nor is it confined to one social class; quite the contrary.

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C. It is by no means confined to ―culture‖ narrowly understood as an acquaintance with the


arts.

D. Cultural literacy constitutes the only sure avenue of opportunity for disadvantaged
children, the only reliable way of combating the social determinism that now condemns them.

E. The breadth of that information is great, extending over the major domains of human
activity from sports to science.

1. AECBD 2. DECBA 3. ACBED 4. DBCAE

32. A. Both parties use capital and labour in the struggle to secure property rights.

B. The thief spends time and money in his attempt to steal (he buys wire cutters) and the
legitimate property owner expends resources to prevent the theft (he buys locks).

C. A social cost of theft is that both the thief and the potential victim use resources to gain
or maintain control over property.

D. These costs may escalate as a type of technological arms race unfolds.

E. A bank may purchase more and more complicated and sophisticated safes, forcing
safecrackers to invest further in safecracking equipment.

1. ABCDE 2. CABDE 3. ACBED 4. CBEDA

33. A. The likelihood of an accident is determined by how carefully the motorist drives and how
carefully the pedestrian crosses the street.

B. An accident involving a motorist and a pedestrian is such a case.

C. Each must decide how much care to exercise without knowing how careful the other is.

D. The simplest strategic problem arises when two individuals interact with each other, and
each must decide what to do without knowing what the other is doing.

1. ABCD 2. ADCB 3. DBCA 4. DBAC

34. A. In rejecting the functionalism in positivist organization theory, either wholly or partially,
there is often a move towards a political model of organization theory.

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B. Thus the analysis would shift to the power resources possessed by different groups in the
organization and the way they use these resources in actual power plays to shape the
organizational structure.

C. At the extreme, in one set of writings, the growth of administrators in the organization is
held to be completely unrelated to the work to be done and to be caused totally by the political
pursuit of self-interest.

D. The political model holds that individual interests are pursued in organizational life
through the exercise of power and influence.

1. ADBC 2. CBAD 3. DBCA 4. ABDC

35. A. Group decision making, however, does not necessarily fully guard against arbitrariness
and anarchy, for individual capriciousness can get substituted by collusion of group members.

B. Nature itself is an intricate system of checks and balances, meant to preserve the delicate
balance between various environmental factors that affect our ecology.

C. In institutions also, there is a need to have in place a system of checks and balances
which inhibits the concentration of power in only some individuals.

D. When human interventions alter this delicate balance, the outcomes have been seen to be
disastrous.

1. CBAD 2. BCAD 3. CABD 4. BDCA

36. A. He was bone-weary and soul-weary, and found himself muttering, ―Either I can‘t manage
this place, or it‘s unmanageable.‖

B. To his horror, he realized that he had become the victim of an amorphous, unwitting,
unconscious conspiracy to immerse him in routine work that had no significance.

C. It was one of those nights in the office when the office clock was moving towards four in
the morning and Bennis was still not through with the incredible mass of paper stacked before
him.

D. He reached for his calendar and ran his eyes down each hour, half-hour, and quarter-
hour, to see where his time had gone that day, the day before, the month before.

1. ABCD 2. CADB 3. BDCA 4. DCBA

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37. A. With that, I swallowed the shampoo, and obtained most realistic results on the spot.

B. The man shuffled away into the back regions to make up a prescription, and after a
moment I got through on the shoptelephone to the Consulate, intimating my location.

C. Then, while the pharmacist was wrapping up a six-ounce bottle of the mixture, I groaned
and inquired whether he could give me something for acute gastric cramp.

D. I intended to stage a sharp gastric attack, and entering an old-fashioned pharmacy, I


asked for a popular shampoo mixture, consisting of olive and flaked soap.

1. DCBA 2. DACB 3. BDAC 4. BCDA

38. A. Since then, intelligence tests have been mostly used to separate dull children in school
from average or bright children, so that special education can be provided to the dull.

B. In other words, intelligence tests give us a norm for each age.

C. Intelligence is expressed as intelligence quotient, and tests are developed to indicate


what an average child of a certain age can do: what a 5-year-old can answer, but a 4-year-old
cannot, for instance.

D. Binet developed the first set of such tests in the early 1900s to find out which children in
school needed special attention.

E. Intelligence can be measured by tests.

1. CDABE 2. DECAB 3. EDACB 4. CBADE

39. A. This is now orthodoxy to which I subscribe— up to a point.

B. It emerged from the mathematics of chance and statistics

C. Therefore the risk is measurable and manageable.

D. The fundamental concept: Prices are not predictable, but the mathematical laws of
chance can describe their fluctuations.

E. This is how what business schools now call modern finance was born.

1. ADCBE 2. EBDCA 3. ABDCE 4. DCBEA

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40. A. Similarly, turning to caste, even though being lower caste is undoubtedly a separate cause
of disparity, its impact is all the greater when the lower-caste families also happen to be poor.

B. Belonging to a privileged class can help a woman to overcome many barriers that
obstruct women from less thriving classes.

C. It is the interactive presence of these two kinds of deprivation—being low class and being
female—that massively impoverishes women from the less privileged classes.

D. A congruence of class deprivation and gender discrimination can blight the lives of
poorer women very severely.

E. Gender is certainly a contributor to societal inequality, but it does not act independently
of class.

1. EABDC 2. EBDCA 3. DAEBC 4. BECDA

41. A. When identity is thus ‗defined by contrast‘, divergence with the West becomes central.

B. Indian religious literature such as the Bhagavad Gita or the Tantric texts, which are
identified as differing from secular writings seen as ‗western‘, elicits much greater interest in the
West than do other Indian writings, including India‘s long history of heterodoxy.

C. There is a similar neglect of Indian writing on non-religious subjects, from mathematics,


epistemology and natural science to economics and linguistics.

D. Through selective emphasis that point up differences with the West, other civilizations
can, in this way, be redefined in alien terms, which can be exotic and charming, or else bizarre
and terrifying, or simply strange and engaging.

E. The exception is the Kamasutra in which western readers have managed to cultivate an
interest.

1. BDACE 2. DEABC 3. BDECA 4. BCEDA

TYPE II: Six Sentences—First and Last Sentences Fixed

Directions for Questions 42 to 51: Sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced,
form a coherent paragraph. The first and last sentences are 1 and 6, and the four in between are

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labelled A, B, C and D. Choose the most logical order of these four sentences from among the
four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph from sentences 1 to 6.

42. 1. Security inks exploit the same principle that causes the vivid and constantly changing
colours of a film of oil on water.

A. When two rays of light meet each other after being reflected from these different surfaces,
they have each travelled slightly different distances.

B. The key is that the light is bouncing off two surfaces, that of the oil and that of the water
layer below it.

C. The distance the two rays travel determines which wavelengths, and hence colours,
interfere constructively and look bright.

D. Because light is an electromagnetic wave, the peaks and troughs of each ray then
interfere either constructively, to appear bright, or destructively, to appear dim.

6. Since the distance the rays travel changes with the angle as you look at the surface, different
colours look bright from different viewing angles.

1. ABCD 2. BADC 3. BDAC 4. DCAB

43. 1. Commercially reared chicken can be unusually aggressive, and are often kept in
darkened sheds to prevent them pecking at each other.

A. The birds spent far more of their time—up to a third—pecking at the inanimate objects in
the pens, in contrast to birds in other pens which spent a lot of time attacking others.

B. In low light conditions, they behave less belligerently, but are more prone to ophthalmic
disorders and respiratory problems.

C. In an experiment, aggressive head-pecking was all but eliminated among birds in the
enriched environment.

D. Altering the birds‘ environment, by adding bales of wood-shavings to their pens, can
work wonders.

6. Bales could diminish aggressiveness and reduce injuries; they might even improve
productivity, since a happy chicken is a productive chicken.

1. DCAB 2. CDBA 3. DBAC 4. BDCA

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44. 1. The concept of a ‗nation-state‘ assumes a complete correspondence between the


boundaries of the nation and the boundaries of those who live in a specific state.

A. Then there are members of national collectivities who live in other countries, making a
mockery of the concept.

B. There are always people living in particular states who are not considered to be (and
often do not consider themselves to be) members of the hegemonic nation.

C. Even worse, there are nations which never had a state or which are divided across
several states.

D. This, of course, has been subject to severe criticism and is virtually everywhere a fiction.

6. However, the fiction has been, and continues to be, at the basis of nationalist ideologies.

1. DBAC 2. ABCD 3. BACD 4. DACB

45. 1. In the sciences, even questionable examples of research fraud are harshly punished.

A. But no such mechanism exists in the humanities—much of what humanities researchers


call research does not lead to results that are replicable by other scholars.

B. Given the importance of interpretation in historical and literary scholarship, humanities


researchers are in a position where they can explain away deliberate and even systematic
distortion.

C. Mere suspicion is enough for funding to be cut off; publicity guarantees that careers can
be effectively ended.

D. Forgeries which take the form of pastiches in which the forger intersperses fake and real
parts can be defended as mere mistakes or aberrant misreading.

6. Scientists fudging data have no such defences.

1. BDCA 2. ABDC 3. CABD 4. CDBA

46. 1. Horses and communism were, on the whole, a poor match.

A. Fine horses bespoke the nobility the party was supposed to despise.

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B. Communist leaders, when they visited villages, preferred to see cows and pigs.

C. Although a working horse was just about tolerable, the communists were right to be
wary.

D. Peasants from Poland to the Hungarian Pustza preferred their horses to party dogma.

6. ―A farmer‘s pride is his horse; his cow may be thin but his horse must be fat,‖ went a Slovak
saying.

1. ACDB 2. DBCA 3. ABCD 4. DCBA

47. 1. Making people laugh is tricky.

A. At times, the intended humour may simply not come off.

B. Making people laugh while trying to sell them something is a tougher challenge, since the
commercial can fall flat on two grounds.

C. There are many advertisements which do amuse but do not even begin to set the cash tills
ringing.

D. Again, it is rarely sufficient for an advertiser simply to amuse the target audience in
order to reap the sales benefit.

6. There are indications that in substituting the hard sell for a more entertaining approach, some
agencies have rather thrown out the baby with the bath water.

1. CDBA 2. ABCD 3. BADC 4. DCBA

48. 1. Picture a termite colony, occupying a tall mud hump on an African plain.

A. Hungry predators often invade the colony and unsettle the balance.

B. The colony flourishes only if the proportion of soldiers to workers remains roughly the
same, so that the queen and workers can be protected by the soldiers, and the queen and soldiers
can be serviced by the workers.

C. But its fortunes are presently restored, because the immobile queen, walled in well below
ground level, lays eggs not only in large enough numbers, but also in the varying proportions
required.

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D. The hump is alive with worker termites and soldier termites going about their distinct
kinds of business.

6. How can we account for her mysterious ability to respond like this to events on the distant
surface?

1. BADC 2. DBAC 3. ADCB 4. BDCA

49. 1. According to recent research, the critical period for developing language skills is
between the ages of three and five and a half years.

A. The read-to child already has a large vocabulary and a sense of grammar and sentence
structure.

B. Children who are read to in these years have a far better chance of reading well in
school, indeed, of doing well in all their subjects.

C. And the reason is actually quite simple.

D. This correlation is far and away the highest yet found between home influences and
school success.

6. Her comprehension of language is therefore very high.

1. DACB 2. ADCB 3. ABCD 4. BDCA

50. 1. High-powered outboard motors were considered to be one of the major threats to the
survival of the Beluga whales.

A. With these, hunters could approach Belugas within hunting range and profit from its
inner skin and blubber.

B. To escape an approaching motor, Belugas have learned to dive to the ocean bottom and
stay there for up to 20 minutes, by which time the confused predator has left.

C. Today, however, even with much more powerful engines, it is difficult to come close,
because the whales seem to disappear suddenly just when you thought you had them in your
sights.

D. When the first outboard engines arrived in the early 1930s, one came across 4 and 8 HP
motors.

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6. Belugas seem to have used their well-known sensitivity to noise to evolve an ‗avoidance‘
strategy to outsmart hunters and their powerful technologies.

1. DACB 2. CDAB 3. ADBC 4. BDAC

51. 1. The reconstruction of history by post-revolutionary science texts involves more than a
multiplication of historical misconstructions.

A. Because they aim quickly to acquaint the student with what the contemporary scientific
community thinks it knows, textbooks treat the various experiments, concepts, laws and theories
of the current normal science as separately and as nearly seriatim as possible.

B. Those misconstructions render revolutions invisible; the arrangement of the still visible
material in science texts implies a process that, if it existed, would deny revolutions a function.

C. But when combined with the generally unhistorical air of science writing and with the
occasional systematic misconstruction, one impression is likely to follow.

D. As pedagogy this technique of presentation is unexceptionable.

6. Science has reached its present state by a series of individual discoveries and inventions that,
when gathered together, constitute the modern body of technical knowledge.

1. BADC 2. ADCB 3. DACB 4. CBDA

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ANSWER KEY

TYPE I: Four/Five/Six Sentences 1. (1) 2. (2) 3. (2) 4. (1) 5. (3)

6. (1) 7. (3) 8. (2) 9. (3) 10. (2)

11. (1) 12. (4) 13. (4) 14. (1) 15. (3)

16. (1) 17. (4) 18. (2) 19. (3) 20. (1)

21. (3) 22. (4) 23. (2) 24. (3) 25. (1)

26. (3) 27. (4) 28. (1) 29. (1) 30. (3)

31. (1) 32. (2) 33. (4) 34. (1) 35. (4)

36. (2) 37. (1) 38. (3) 39. (2) 40. (2)

41. (4)

TYPE II: Six Sentences—First and Last Sentences Fixed 42. (2) 43. (4) 44. (1) 45. (3) 46. (3)

47. (3) 48. (2) 49. (4) 50. (1) 51. (1)

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Para Jumble Questions (A)The basic justification of this scrutiny is to divest
unrestricted investments from certain low priority area.
Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, (B)The Govt. has decided in principle to throw open to
C, D, E, and F in the proper sequence so as to form a the private sector which is reserved for the unrestricted
meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions sector.
given below them. (C) Only those industries are proposed to be reserved
(A)It was further revived by a Boston publishing firm, for the unrestricted sector, which fall In the high priority
and from that time Mother Goose continued and grew in areas.
fame and interest till date. (D) In addition, the government is also occupied in an
(B)The first collection of verses under her name was analysis of the existing range of unrestricted investment.
published in London in book form by John Newbery. (E)This will enable the government to abolish the
(C)These were known long before they were designated monopoly of any sector in the field of public services
as Mother Goose rhymes. except these priority sectors.
(D)Some rhymes can be traced to popular ballads, folk Q6.
songs and games, political satire, ancient proverbs, cries Which sentence should come LAST in the paragraph ?
of street vendors, real or legendary events. (a)A
(E)About twenty five, years later the book was reprinted (b)B
in the United States in Worcester, Massachusetts. (c)C
(F)In fact, until the eighteenth century Mother Goose did (d)D
not have a name in print in English literature. (e) E
Q1. Q7.
Which of the following will be the LAST sentence ? Which sentence should come THIRD in the paragraph ?
(a)A (a)A
(b)B (b) B
(c)C (c) C
(d)D (d)D
(e)E (e) E
Q2. Q8.
Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence ? Which sentence should come FOURTH in the paragraph

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(a)F ?
(b)E (a)A
(c) D (b) B
(d)C (c) C
(e)B (d)D
Q3. (e) E
Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence ? Q9.
(a)F Which sentence should come FIRST in the paragraph ?
(b)E (a) A
(c)D (b)B
(d)C (c) C
(e)B (d)D
Q4. (e) E
Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence ? Q10.
(a)A Which sentence should come SECOND in the paragraph
(b)B ?
(c)C (a) A
(d)D (b)B
(e)E (c) C
Q5. (d)D
Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence ? (e) E
(a)A
(b)B Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A),
(c)C (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form
(d)D a meaningful paragraph then answer the question
(e)E given below them,
(A)To propose the idea of becoming perfected is not the
Directions : Rearrange the following five sentences (A), same as saying that we human beings can be perfect.
(B), (C), (D) and (E) In the proper sequence so as to (B)It only means that we are capable of learning
form a meaningful paragraph then answer the changing and growing throughout the span of our
questions given below them. earthly life,

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(C)Learning is a process that begins at birth and lasts till (D)However it is not what we grasp but what we fail to
death. forgetting a file, key points at an interview which causes
(D)This development through understanding new stress.
things, transforming and developing brought may be (E)Some people however are of the view that having an
considered as the perfection of soul. exceptional memory in a world of high pressure working
(E)Given that we are here to continually learn on the is a disadvantage.
journey of life, it seems that the ultimate goal of learning (F)To our ancestors though, in the absence of the
is the perfection of our souls printing press it was much more it was the slate on
(F)Nor that we should be perfect in everything. which history was recorded.
Q11. Q16.
Which of the following should be the SECOND statement Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after
after rearrangement ? rearrangement ?
(a) A (a)A
(b) B (b) B
(c) C (c) C
(d) D (d) D
(e) E (e)E
Q12. Q17.
Which of the following should be the FIRST Statement Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after
after rearrangement? rearrangement?
(a)A (a)A
(b) B (b) B
(c) C (c)C
(d) D (d) D
(e)E (e)E
Q13. Q18.
Which of the following should be the FIFTH statement Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence
after rearrangement? after rearrangement?

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(a) A (a) B
(b) B (b)C
(c) C (c)D
(d) D (d)E
(e) E (e)F
Q14. Q19.
Which of the following should be the SIXTH (last) Which of the following will be the SIXTH (LAST)
statement after rearrangem ent ? sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A (a) B
(b) B (b)C
(c) C (c)D
(d) D (d)E
(e) E (e)F
Q15. Q20.
Which of the following should be the THIRD statement Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after
after rearrangement ? rearrangement?
(a) A (a) A
(b) B (b)B
(c) C (c)C
(d) D (d)D
(e) E (e) E

Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A), Directions : Rearrange the following sentences (A),
(B), (C),(D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form (B), (C), (D), (E)and (F) in the proper sequence to form
a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions
given below them given below them.
(A) In this early period a good memory was a (A) In fact he believed that customers are the origin, the
prerequisite for success and poets like Homer source of the money we have.
memorized their Work before it was ever written down. (B)The customer thus has the power to fire everybody in
(B)If we have to remember everything will it not the company from the chairman on down.
increase the feeling of stress? (C)Management can ensure this doesn’t happen by
(C)Today memory is widely regarded as a useful aid to motivating employees to cultivate meaningful
survival. relationships with customers.

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(D)Sam Walton built his Wal-Mart business empire (E) For example he would typically look Intently at a
knowing there was only one boss the customer. young engineer presenting his ideas.
(E)So it is not the company which pays us but the (F) Instead he thought of himself as one of them.
customer. Q26.
(F)He can achieve this by simply spending his money Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence
elsewhere. after rearrangement?
Q21. (a)B
Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after (b) C
rearrangement? (c)D
(a) B (d) E
(b) C (e) F
(c)D Q27.
(d) E Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST)
(e) F sentence after rearrangement ?
Q22. (a)B
Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence (b) C
after rearrangement? (c)D
(a)A (d)E
(b) B (e) F
(c)C Q28.
(d) D Which of (ho following should be the FIFTH sentence
(e) E after rearrangement?
Q23. (a)A
Which of the following will be THIRD sentence after (b) B
rearrangement? (c)C
(a) B (d) D
(b) C (e) E
(c)D Q29.

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(d) E Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
(e) F after rearrangement?
Q24. (a) B
Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after (b) C
rearrangement? (c) D
(a)A (d) E
(b)B (e)F
(c)C Q30.
(d) D Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence
(e) F after rearrangement?
Q25. (a) A
Which of the following will be the SIXTH (LAST) (b) B
sentence after rearrangement? (c)C
(a)B (d) D
(b) C (e)E
(c)D
(d) E Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A),
(e) F (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form
a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions
Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A), given below them.
(B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) in the proper sequence to form (A)Assuming that all these reasons are true, the fact
a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions remains that there is an Urgent need to check the
given below them. accelerated costs and initiate suitable measures.
(A) Irrespective of hierarchical level, he would give (B)Some people attribute it to the Increasing greediness
undivided attention to those who voiced ideas. among the medicos.
(B) He would then ask him risk some probing questions (C) The impact of these measures Will be visible only
and turn to his senior most managers to get these after a considerable passage of time.
implemented, (C) What set him apart from other (D)Health care costs have been skyrocketing in our
industrialists was that he was not interested in country.
demonstrating his power over his employees. (E)The measures include yoga classes with emphasis on
(D)This Is a prime example of how he fostered the physical and mental exercises and also change in food
participation of everyone of in the organization, habits.

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(F)Certain others feel that It is because of drastic (b) (C)
changes in peoples lifestyle and eating habits. (c)(D)
Q31. (d) (E)
Which of the following would be the FIRST statement (e) (F)
after rearrangement? Q37.
(a)A Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence
(b) B after rearrangement ?
(c)C (a)(B)
(d) D (b) (C)
(e) E (c)(D)
Q32. (d) (E)
Which of the following would be the SECOND statement (e) (F)
after rearrangement? Q38.
(a)A Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
(b) B after rearrangement?
(c)C (a) (A)
(d) D (b)(B)
(e) E (c) (C)
Q33. (d)(D)
Which of the following would be the FOURTH statement (e) (E)
after rearrangement? Q39.
(a) A Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence
(b) B after rearrangement ?
(c)C (a) (A)
(d) D (b)(B)
(e) E (c) (C)
Q34. (d)(D)
34Which of the following would be the FIFTH statement (e) (E)

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(a)A Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence
(b) B after rearrangement?
(c)C (a) (A)
(d) D (b)(B)
(e) E (c) (C)
Q35. (d)(D)
Which of the following Would be the SIXTH (LAST), (e) (E)
statement after rearrangem ent ?
(a)A Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A),
(b) B (B), (C),(D), (E), and (F) in the proper sequence to form
(c)C a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions
(d) D given below them.
(e) E (A)Expansion of retail banking especially has a lot of
scope, since retail assets are just 22 percent of the total
Directions : Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), banking assets.
(C), (D),(E)and (F) in the proper sequence to form a (B)Where they do not find it viable to open branches
meaningful paragraph then answer the questions given they may open satellite offices in these areas.
below them. (C)There is tremendous scope for the expansion of
(A) As a result the nonstop tensions arid anxieties at banking in India.
work often result in health related problems. (D)Banks can also diversify beyond cities to semi urban
(B)The truth is we cannot change the world of work. and rural, areas.
(C)We spend at least half our waking hours at work. (E) In these ways a transition from class banking to mass
(D)We have therefore to take charge and transform the banking can take place.
way in which we respond to our work environment. (F)They can also Collaborate with local stakeholders in
(E)So how can we control these problems arid perform order to extend microcredit services to those living there
at work? Q41.
(F)However we can change the way we feel and deal Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence
with various situations. after the arrangement ?
Q36. (a) B
Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) (b) C
sentence after rearrangement? (c) D
(a) (B) (d) E

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(e) F (a) (F)
Q42. (b)(E)
Which of die following should be the FIRST sentence (c) (D)
after rearrangement? (d)(A)
(a) A (e) (C)
(b) B Q48.
(c) C Which of the following is the FIRST sentence ?
(d) D (a) (E)
(e) E (b)(A)
Q43. (c) (F)
Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence (d)(D)
after rearrangement ? (e) (C)
(a) B Q49.
(b) C Which of the following is the SECOND sentence ?
(c) D (a) (A)
(d) E (b) (E)
(e) F (c) (F)
Q44. (d) (B)
Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) (e) (C)
sentence after rearrangement ? Q50.
(a) A Which of the following is the THIRD sentence ?
(b)B (a) (A)
(c) C (b)(B)
(d)D (c) (F)
(e) E (d) (C)
Q45. (e) (D)
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
after rearrangement? Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A),

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(a) A (B), (C),(D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form
(b)B a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions
(c) C given below them.
(d)D (A)What appears to be emerging is a new kind of
(e) E warfare
(B)This does not mean the advocacy of isolation or going
Directions : Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), back to concept of a nut and bolt form of self-reliance.
(C), (D), (E)and (F) in the proper sequence to form a (C)Issues of national security are no longer simple
meaningful paragraph then answer the questions given considerations of defence but are closely intertwined
below them. with many other aspects.
(A) In all varieties of humor, especially the subtle ones it (D)We need to address newer and more Sophisticated
is therefore what the reader thinks which gives extra concepts of protecting our strategic interests.
meaning to these verses. (E)Trade, commerce, investment, creation of knowledge
(B)But such a verse may also be enjoyed at the surface base and its application are dependent on national
level. security.
(C)Nonsense verse is not of the most sophisticated forms (F) If a country does not learn to master these new
of literature. realities of life, all our aspirations to ensure the
(D)This fulfills the author’s main intention in such a prosperity of our people may come to naught.
verse which is to give pleasure. Q51.
(E)However the reader who understands the broad Which of the following should be the THIRD statement
implications of the content and allusion finds greater after rearrangement ?
pleasure. (a) (A)
(F) The reason being it requires the reader to supply a (b)(B)
meaning beyond the surface meaning. (c) (C)
Q46. (d)(D)
Which of the following is the FIFTH sentence? (e) (E)
(a) (D) Q52.
(b)(E) Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST)
(c) (B) statement after rearrangem ent ?
(d)(C) (a) (A)
(e) (A) (b)(B)
Q47. (c) (C)
Which of the following is the SIXTH (LAST) sentence ? (d)(D)

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(e) (E) Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
Q53. after rearrangement ?
Which of the following should be the FOURTH statement (a) A
after rearrangement ? (b) B
(a)(F) (c) C
(b)(D) (d) D
(c) (E) (e) E
(d)(A) Q59.
(e)(B) Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence
Q54. after rearrangement ?
Which of the following should be the FIRST (a)A
statement after rearrangement ? (b) B
(a) (A) (c) C
(b)(B) (d) D
(c) (C) (e) E
(d)(D) Q60.
(e) (E) Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence
Q55. alter rearrangement ?
Which of the following should be the SECOND statement (a)A
after rearrangement ? (b) B
(a) (F) (c) C
(b)(E) (d) D
(c) (D) (e) E
(d)(C)
(e) (B) Directions : Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B),
(C), (D), (E) and (F) to make a meaningful paragraph
Directions : Rearrange the following five sentences (A), and answer the questions which , follow
(B) (C),(D)and (E) in the proper sequence to form a (A)However while reading they would not know when

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meaningful paragraph then answer the questions given to pause and what to emphasize.
below them. (B)Since then their use has been regularized and the
(A)For instance, if we measure the room temperature punctuation rules have been followed by all.
continuously and plot its, graph with time on X-axis and (C) In earlier days, people learnt by reading out loud.
temperature on the Y axis, we get a continuous (D)But not everybody used the same punctuations for
waveform, which is an analog signal. Analog is Always the same thing.
continuous. (E)To address this problem, various signs depicting
(B)The absence or presence of something can be used to various punctuations were introduced.
plot a digital signal. (F)Thus firmer guidelines regarding punctuations were
(C)An analog signal is a continuously varying signal, framed so that everyone used them in similar way.
similar to a sinusoidal, waveform. Q61.
(D)Any signal can be classified into one of the two types Which of the following sentences should be the SECOND
analog and digital. after rearrangement ?
(E) In contrast, a digital signal takes the form of pulses, (a)A
where we have something or nothing. (b) B
Q56. (c) D
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence (d) E
after rearrangement ? (e) F
(a) A Q62.
(b)B Which of the following sentences should be the THIRD
(c) C after rearrangement?
(d) D (a)A
(e)E (b)E
Q57. (c) D
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence (d)F
after rearrangement ? (e) C
(a) A Q63.
(b) B Which of the following sentences should be the FIFTH
(c) C after rearrangement?
(d) D (a) B
(e) E (b)C
Q58. (c) A
(d)E

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(e) F (a) C
Q64. (b)E
Which of the following sentences should be the SIXTH (c)D
(LAST) after rearrangement ? (d)B
(a)C (e) F
(b)E Q70.
(c) D Which of the following sentence should be the FIFTH
(d)B after rearrangement ?
(e)F (a)B
Q65. (b) C
Which of the following sentences should be the FIRST (c) A
after rearrangement ? (d) E
(a)A (e) F
(b) B
(c)C Directions : Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B),
(d) D (C),(D), (E) and (F) to make a meaningful paragraph
(e)E and then answer the questions which follow
(A)The blame for lacking creativity is, however, put on
Directions : Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), the present generation by the modem educationists.
(C), (D), (E)and (F) in the proper sequence to form a (B)The concept of homework began so that the pupils
meaningful paragraph then answer the questions given could revise that was being taught in the class.
below them. (C)By doing so, most of the schools took away the leisure
(A)Had it been not for them, Indian banks would have time of the children.
had their hands tied down too. (D) Instead, these educationists should suggest lowering
(B)Today almost all the countries are facing the heat of of burden of homework to the commission for
recession. educational reforms.
(C)One of these is the strict RBI and. SEBI rules which (E)The purpose of this concept was, however, defeated
regulated banking sector very efficiently when the schools started overburdening students with

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(D) This could have led to massive losses to them, which so called homework.
could have percolated to other sectors as well. (F)Lack of such leisure time does not allow the children
(E)However there are a few things which help India In to develop creative pursuits
bouncing back from the state of recession. Q71.
(F)Like others India too has not remained immune to the Which of the following (sentence should be the THIRD
epidemic after re arrangement?
Q66. (a) A
Which of the following sentence should be the THIRD (b) E
after rearrangement ? (c) D
(a)A (d) F
(b)E (e) C
(c)D Q72.
(d)F Which of the following sentence should be the FIRST
(e) C after rearrangement ?
Q67. (a)A
Which of the following sentence should be the FIRST (b)B
after rearrangement ? (c) C
(a) A (d) D
(b)B (e) E
(c)C Q73.
(d)D Which of the following sentence should be the SECOND
(e) E after rearrangement ?
Q68. (a)A
Which of the following sentence should be the SECOND (b) B
after rearrangement ? (c) D
(a) A (d) E
(b) B (e) F
(c)D Q74.
(d)E Which of the following sentence should be the SIXTH
(e) F (LAST) after rearrangement ?
Q69. (a) B
Which of the following sentence should be the SIXTH (b) C
(LAST) after rearrangement ? (c) D

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(d) E (e) E
(e) F Q80.
Q75. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST)
Which of the following sentence should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?
after rearrangement ? (a)B
(a)A (b) C
(b) B (c)D
(c)C (d) E
(d) E (e) F
(e) F
Directions : Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B),
Directions :(7680) Rearrange the following six (C), (D),(E)and (F) to make a meaningful paragraph
sentences (A), (B), (C),(D), (E) and (F) in the proper and then answer the questions which follow
sequence to form a meaningful paragraph then answer (A)As a result the nonstop tensions and anxieties at
the questions given below them. work often result in health related problems.
(A)With all the bid Information being available and (B)The truth is we cannot change the world of work.
tracked online, corruption has been considerably (C)We spend at least half our waking hours at work.
reduced. (D)We have therefore to take change and transform the
(B)Today, most i.e. over ninety five per cent households, way in which we respond to our work environment
in the city enjoy a broadband connection. (E)So how can we control these problems and perform
(C)All city contracts are now bid for online. at work?
(D)Over twenty years ago the city government, central (F)However we can change the way we feel and deal
government and the private sector made a concerted with various situations.
effort to shift the economy to include IT. Q81.
(E)As our cities continue to expand and become more Which of the following sentence should be the LAST
complex, such a system will make governance more (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement ?
manageable. (a) B
(F)This level of connectedness has changed not only the (b) C

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city’s economy but also how it is governed and how (c)D
business is conducted. (d) E
Q76. (e) F
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence Q82.
after rearrangement ? Which of the following sentence should be the FIFTH
(a)A sentence after rearrangement ?
(b)B (a) B
(c)C (b) C
(d)D (c)D
(e) E (d) E
Q77. (e) F
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence Q83.
after rearrangement? Which of the following sentence should be the SECOND
(a)A sentence after rearrangement ?
(b)B (a) A
(c)C (b) B
(d)D (c)C
(e) F (d) D
Q78. (e) E
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence Q84.
after rearrangement ? Which of the following sentence should be the FIRST
(a) B sentence after rearrangement ?
(b)C (a)A
(c)D (b) B
(d)E (c)C
(e) F (d) D
Q79. (e) E
Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence Q85.
after rearrangement ? Which of the following sentence should be the FOURTH
(a) A sentence after rearrangement ?
(b)B (a) A
(c)C (b) B
(d)D (c)C

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(d) D Directions : Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B),
(e) E (C), (D), (E) and (F) to make a meaningful paragraph
and then answer the questions which follow
Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A) (A) In fact according to mainstream economists it is
(B), (C),(D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form inevitable and a necessary evil in any economy.
a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions (B) It is thus important for every nation to maintain this
given below reserve of labour force to maintain an optimal level of
(A)With all the bid information being available and unemployment.
tracked online, corruption has considerably reduced. (C)Unemployment Is popularly believed to be an index
(B)Today, most i.e. over ninety five percent households, which measures the economic condition of a nation.
In the city enjoy broad band connection. (D)This is because it helps avert inflation by providing a
(C)All city contracts are now bid for online reserve army of labour which keeps wages in check.
(D)Over twenty years ago the city government, central (E)The problem, however, only emerges when
government and the private sector made a concerted governments indirectly facilitate unemployment in order
effort to shift the economy to include IT to curb inflation through various policies and
(E)As our cities to expand and become more complex, frameworks, depriving a large population of its
such a system will make governance more manageable fundamental rights.
(F)This level of connectedness has changed not only the (F) But contrary to popular belief un , employment is not
city’s economy but also how it is governed and how always disadvantageous to the economy of a state
business is conducted. Q91.
Q86. Which of the following sentences should be the SIXTH
Which of the following sentence should be the LAST (LAST) after rearrangement ?
(SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement ? (a) A
(a) B (b)B
(b) C (c) C
(c)D (d)E
(d) E (e)F
(e) F Q92.

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Q87. Which of the following sentences should be the FIRST
Which of the following sentence should be the FIFTH after rearrangement ?
sentence after rearrangement ? (a)A
(a) B (b)B
(b) A (c) C
(c)D (d)D
(d) E (e) E
(e) F Q93.
Q88. Which of the following sentences should be the FIFTH
Which of the following sentence should be the SECOND after rearrangement?
sentence after rearrangement ? (a)A
(a) A (b)B
(b) B (c) C
(c)C (d)E
(d) D (e) F
(e) E Q94.
Q89. Which of the following sentences should be the SECOND
Which of the following sentence should be the FIRST after rearrangement?
sentence after rearrangement ? (a)A
(a)A (b)B
(b) B (c) D
(c)C (d)E
(d) D (e)F
(e) E Q95.
Q90. Which of the following sentences should be the THIRD
Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
after rearrangement ? (a)A
(a) B (b) E
(b)C (c)D
(c)D (d) F
(d)E (e)C
(e) F

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Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A), Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences
(B), (C), (D), (E) arid (F) in the proper sequence to form (A),(B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) In the proper sequence to
a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions form a meaningful paragraph then answer the
given below them. questions given below them.
(A)However, many people may riot be aware of the (A) It Is therefore a contributing factor to the growth of
numerous other areas where it has been applied. landfills and waterway, pollution, both of which are
(B)Today, even, those who have little knowledge about costly and energy intensive to solve.
the production of virtual reality are now most likely (B)Making an effort to use those resources and avoid
aware of its use in video games. polystyrene ones can help to decrease your
(C) Similarly, medical students have substituted a environmental impact.
cadaver for a fiberglass mauled of a body and a headset (C)Non-biodegradabl e essentially means that any
when training to perform surgery. polystyrene that makes its way into a landfill will stay
(D) Virtual reality was an unfamiliar concept to many there indefinitely, never breaking down and returning to
people till the early 90s. the earth.
(E) Introducing virtual reality to the real world, thus, has (D)Polystyrene, as a product, is very, convenient to use,
already proven to be beneficial for every industry it but it has some Important effects we should consider
encounters. when making choices as consumers.
(F)For example, astronaut trainees have recently used (E) While recycling polystyrene material can cushion the
virtual reality to simulate a trip to space environmental blow of its use, alternatives are available
Q96. that are created from renewable resources and
Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence biodegrade more readily.
after rearrangement? (F) For example, while polystyrene has some excellent
(a)E uses and Is technically, recyclable, it is not a substance
(b)F that biodegrades.
(c)A Q101.
(d)D Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH)

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(e) B sentence after rearrangement ?
Q97. (a)A
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence (b)B
after rearrangement? (c)C
(a)A (d)D
(b)B (e) E
(c)C Q102.
(d)D Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence
(e) E after rearrangement?
Q98. (a) E
Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) (b)F
sentence after rearrangement ? (c)A
(a) A (d)D
(b)B (e) B
(c)C Q103.
(d)D Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence
(e) E after rearrangement ?
Q99. (a)A
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence (b) B
after rearrangement ? (c)C
(a) B (d) D
(b) C (e) E
(c) D Q104.
(d) E Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
(e) F after rearrangement?
Q100. (a)B
Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence (b) C
after rearrangement? (c)D
(a)A (d) E
(b) B (e) F
(c)C Q105.
(d) D Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence
(e) E after rearrangement ?
(a)A
(b) B

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(c)C (d) D
(d) D (e) E
(e) E Directions: Rearrange the following five sentences (A),
(B),(C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a
Directions : Rearrange the following five sentences meaningful paragraph then answer the questions given
(A).(B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form below them.
a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions (A)Thus, if we really value it, we will work hard to make
given below them. it a reality.
(A)During this aging process, you had first heard (B) Inner peace is the most elusive thing that a human
statements such as You can’t ride your bicycle until you being can seek.
are seven, and You can’t drive a car until you’re 18. (C)The most Important criterion in order to experience
(B)But, you need to remember that part of you has an it is to value the importance of inner peace.
ageless mind and is quite oblivious to the physical aging (D)To experience inner peace one doesn’t have to
process you just need to encourage it to overcome this retreat to a Himalayan cave rather, one can experience
excuse of being old, Inner peace seated exactly where they are by watching
(C)The age excuse of being too old comes from an these thoughts.
inclination to identify yourself with the number of trips (E)Nobody can gift the other inner peace at the same
you have made around the sun. time it is only ones own thoughts that can rob them of
(D)The age of your body can seem to be quite an their inner peace.
obstacle on the road to changing long held thinking Q111.
habits. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence
(E)Then at some point you discovered that you went after rearrangement ?
from being not old enough to being too old. (a)A
Q106. (b) B
Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after (c)C
rearrangement? (d)D

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(a)A (e) E
(b)B Q112.
(c)C Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence
(d) D after rearrangement ?
(e) E (a)E
Q107. (b) D
Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence (c)C
after rearrangement ? (d) B
(a)A (e) A
(b) B Q113.
(c)C Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
(d) D after rearrangement ?
(e) F (a)E
Q108. (b)D
Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence (c)C
after rearrangement ? (d)B
(a)A (e)A
(b) B Q114.
(c)C Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence
(d) D after rearrangement ?
(e)E (a)A
Q109. (b)B
Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after (c)C
rearrangement ? (d)D
(a)A (e)E
(b) B Q115.
(c)C Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence
(d) D after rearrangement ?
(e)E (a)A
Q110. (b)B
Which of the following will be the FIFTH (LAST) (c)C
sentence after rearrangement ? (d)D
(a)A (e) E
(b) B
(c)C

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Directions : Rearrange the following five sentences
(A),(B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A),
a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions (B), (C), (D) (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form
given below them. a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions
(A)For almost two months now, the struggle to cap the given below them.
oil well and protect large sections of the Country’s (A)The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which had last
coastline from being devastated has been the top story in intervened in the foreign exchange market In June 2009,
the news and the major concern of the US was seen buying dollars to stem the rupees runaway
administration. appreciation.
(B)At present, though, one finds little expression of this (B)The bank had for so long resisted a rate increase, but
in the discussions around the oil spill. finally toed the line of other banks as its cost of funds has
(C) In these months it has been realized that this is an gone up.
environmental crisis of gigantic proportions, and is (C)The local currency recently rose to a 25 month high
purely manmade. against the dollar on sustained capital inflows.
(D)Oil and water do not mix, as the Americans are being (D)Some interesting things have happened in the Indian
forced to accept with the tragic oil spill from a British financial system in the past few weeks.
Petroleum oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. (E)The RBI also announced a Rs. 12,000 crore buy back
(E)Whether in the long term this will compel Americans of government bonds from the market to Infuse money
to think again about their dependence on fossil fuels and into a liquidity starved banking system. (F)Finally, the
seriously embark on the path of scaling it down and State Bank of India, the nation’s largest lender, has raised
encouraging alternatives remains to be seen. its minimum lending rate, or base rate, by IQ basis
Q116. points. (One basis point is one hundredth of a percentage
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence point)
after rearrangement ? Q121.
(a) A Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence?
(b) B (a)B

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(c)C (b)A,
(d) D (c) D
(e)E (d)E
Q117. (e) F
Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence Q122.
after rearrangement? Which of the following would be the SIXTH (LAST)
(a)E sentence?
(b)D (a)B
(c) C (b)C
(d) B (c)D
(e) A (d)E
Q118. (e) A
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence Q123.
after rearrangement ? Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence?
(a) E (a)A
(b)D (b) C
(c) C (c)D
(d)B (d)E
(e) A (e)F
Q119. Q124.
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence?
after rearrangement ? (a) B
(a) A (b)C
(b)B (c)D
(c) C (d) A
(d)D (e)E
(e) E Q125.
Q120. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence?
Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence (a)B
after rearrangement ? (b)C
(a) A (c)D
(b) B (d)E
(c) C (e) F
(d)D
(e) E

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Directions : Rearrange the following five sentences
(A),(B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form Directions : Rearrange the following sentences (A),
a paragraph then answer the questions given below (B),(C), (D), (E) and (F) to make a meaningful
them. paragraph and then answer the questions which follow
(A)A small wooden nest box Is all it has taken to rekindle (A)Increased competition, globalization and the need for
all the romance of bringing sparrows and other birds enormous resources have nudged priorities which once
back Into our cities and halt them from fading into the held the fort.
past like a forgotten folktale. (B)In order to achieve these, hype and sensationalism Is
(B)There is something wrong with a city that remains put in to spice up the news which have robbed news
Unperturbed even as its birds desert it. stories of credibility
(C)Thankfully, the situation Is not as hopeless as It (C)This is only possible if a lot more thought is put into
seems. the gathering and presentation of the daily news and
(D)Much as we try to defend the seemingly irreversible delivering It much more sensitively to its receiver’s
modem life of these cities, we can’t stop our hearts from users.
crying when we realize that our rapidly degenerating (D) Technological innovation arid economic change has
urban ecosystem Isn’t generous enough to let these transformed the news industry to the extent where its
delicate winged creatures build tiny little nests in its original definition as a public service no longer holds
nooks and crannies, sit in solitude, and rear offspring. good.
(E)And this desertion seems to be true with most metros (E) In order to win it back, the media should make full
in India where house sparrows have almost become a use of the tremendous power that the democracy blesses
thing of the past. it with.
Q126. (F)These included public good and social responsibility.
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence But sadly, today, these have made way for a business
after rearrangement ? target of commercial viability and a chase of viewer ship.
(a)A Q131.
(b)B Which of the following sentences should be the SIXTH

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(c)C (LAST) after rearrangement ?
(d)D (a)A
(e) E (b) B
Q127. (c)C
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence (d) D
after rearrangement ? (e)F
(a) E Q132.
(b)D Which of the following sentences should be the THIRD
(c) C after rearrangement?
(d)B (a)A
(e) A (b) E
Q128. (c)D
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence (d) F
after rearrangement ? (e) C
(a)A Q133.
(b)B Which of the following sentences should be the FIFTH)
(c)C after rearrangement ?
(d)D (a) A
(e) E (b)B
Q129. (c)E
Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence (d) C
after rearrangement ? (e)F
(a)E Q134.
(b)D Which of the following sentences should be the FIRST
(c)C after rearrangement?
(d)B (a)A
(e) A (b) B
Q130. (c)C
Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence (d) D
after rearrangement ? (e) E
(a)A Q135.
(b)B Which of the following sentences should be the SECOND
(c)C after rearrangement?
(d)D (a)A
(e)E (b) B

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(c)D (c)C
(d) E (d) B
(e)F (e) A

Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences
(A),(B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) In the proper sequence to (A),(B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to
form a meaningful paragraph then answer the form a meaningful paragraph then answer the
questions given below them. questions given below them.
(A)Building of these structures requires a lot of fuel to (A)While the reference point for the former is the state,
be burnt which emits a large amount of carbon dioxide for the latter Its society.
in the atmosphere. (B)India’s strategic community comprises two distinct
(B)The major source of carbon dioxide is power plants. circles with little overlap.
(C)Another twenty percent of carbon dioxide emitted in (C)Consequently, mainstream strategists have an
the atmosphere comes from burning of gasoline in the external orientation to their discourse, concentrating on
engines of vehicles. high politics the latter is more internal oriented.
(D)Buildings, both commercial and residential represent (D)Their prescriptions too are understandably poles
a larger source of global warming pollution than the said apart and thus, the state, to which both their
cars and trucks. commentary is directed, has to play balancer, and ends
(E)The major cause of global warming is the emission of up being at the receiving end of criticism from both
greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous sides.
oxide etc. into the atmosphere. (E)Out of the two, one can be termed the mainstream
(F) These power plants emit large amounts of carbon and the other alternate.
dioxide produced from burning of fossil fuels for the (F) To further elaborate on the external and internal
purpose of electricity generation. concept while one Is enamored of India’s rise and place
Q136. in the global order, the other is more sensitive to its
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence vulnerabilities and inadequacies.

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after rearrangement ? Q141.
(a)E Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence
(b) D after rearrangement ?
(c)C (a)E
(d)B (b)D
(e) A (c)C
Q137. (d)B
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence (e) A
sifter rearrangement ? Q142.
(a)A Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentence
(b)B after rearrangement ?
(c)C (a)A
(d)D (b)B
(e)F (c)C
Q138. (d)D
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence (e) E
after rearrangement? Q143.
(a)A Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
(b) B after rearrangement ?
(c)C (a)E
(d)D (b) D
(e)E (c)C
Q139. (d) B
Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentence (e) A
after rearrangement? Q144.
(a)A Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence
(b) B after rearrangement ?
(c)C (a)A
(d) D (b) B
(e)E (c)C
Q140. (d) D
Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence (e)E
after rearrangement ? Q145.
(a)E Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence
(b) D after rearrangement ?

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(a)A (A)Development of drought resistance could benefit
(b) B large numbers of farmers.
(c)C (B) choice but to adapt to these impacts.
(d) D (C) India has to be concerned about climatic changes.
(e)F (D)This impact carl run into decades and centuries.
(E)Environment day is thus an important occasion to
Directions : Rearrange the following five sentences assess the past and our future.
(A),(B), (C), (D) and (E) In the proper sequence to form (F)Since there is a possibility of adverse impact on
a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions agriculture which could deter growth.
given below them. Q151.
(A)What a waste of my tax money, I thought, walking Which is the FIFTH sentence of the passage after the
past the people having free Californian Char donnay. rearrangement?
(B)Speak to her, he said, She’s Into books. (a) (F)
(C)The friend who had brought me there noticed my (b) (D)
noticing her. (c) (E)
(D)In late 2003, I was still paying taxes in America, so it (d) (A)
horrified me that the US Consulate was hosting a Gallo (e) (C)
drinking appreciation event. Q152.
(E)Behind them, a pianist was playing old film tunes, and Which is the THIRD sentence of the passage ?
a slim short woman was dancing around him. (a) (A)
Q146. (b)(D)
Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence ? (c) (B)
(a)A (d)(C)
(b) B (e) (E)
(c)C Q153.
(d) D Which is the SECOND sentence of the passage ?

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(e) E (a) (B)
Q147. (b)(D)
Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence ? (c) (F)
(a)A (d)(C)
(b) B (e) (E)
(c)C Q154.
(d) D Which is the LAST (SIXTH) sentence of the passage ?
(e) E (a) (C)
Q148. (b)(B)
Which of the following would be the FIFTH (LAST) (c) (F)
sentence ? (d)(D)
(a)A (e) (E)
(b) B Q155.
(c)C Which Is the FIRST sentence of the passage?
(d) D (a) (A)
(e) E (b)(D)
Q149. (c) (C)
Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence ? (d)(B)
(a) A (e) (E)
(b) B
(c)C Directions : Rearrange the following seven sentences
(d) D (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence
(e) E to form a meaningful paragraph then answer the
Q150. questions given below them.
Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence ? (A)But seriously, how much would you pay to know
(a) A what thoughts are swimming around in someone else’s
(b) B head ?
(c)C (B) In most fictional movies thus, the, idea of reading
(d) D minds of seeing the private intentions of another, and
(e) E the possibility of intervening in those plans has always
been highly attractive long been the bread and butter of
Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A), fiction.
(B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form (D)Today, more than four centuries since the phrase, A
a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions penny for your thoughts? Was first recorded, inflationary
given below them.

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accounting makes that ancient penny worth more than the participation of the stakeholders, an attitude that can
$40. only be described as either arrogance or indifference.
(E)The going rate for a thought a probe into the thinking (D)In reality, every parent decides which school is a
of another was once quite a bargain. good one, based on his/her own set of values,
(F)And if you could realty know their truthfulness how perceptions and aspirations.
much more would you pay? (E)The root cause of most of the ills that plague our
(G)Even with the sliding value of the 1 dollar, this still education system is the enormous distance that
seems quite a bargain. separates the power centers within the system arid the
Q156. schools where the action takes place.
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence (F) It is often said in defense of such an approach that
after rearrangement? poor parents are too ignorant to be partners in a
(a) F meaningful dialogue.
(b)D Q161.
(c) C Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST)
(d)G sentence after rearrangement?
(e) A (a) A
Q157. (b) B
Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence (c) F
after rearrangement? (d) D
(a) A (e)E
(b) B Q162.
(c) G Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence
(d)D after rearrangement ?
(e) F (a)A
Q158. (b) B
Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentence (c) C

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after rearrangement? (d)D
(a) E (e) F
(b)G Q163.
(c) C Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
(d)B after rearrangement ?
(e) A (a)F
Q159. (b) D
Which of the following should be the SEVENTH (Last) (c) C
sentence after rearrangement? (d) E
(a) A (e) A
(b)B Q164.
(c) F Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence
(d)D after rearrangement ?
(e) E (a) A
Q160. (b) B
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence (c) C
after rearrangement? (d)D
(a) A (e) E
(b)B Q165.
(c) C Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence
(d)D after rearrangement ?
(e)E (a) E
(b) D
Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (c) C
(B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form (d) B
a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions (e)A
given below them.
(A) Ironically the same parents who are considered to be Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A),
ignorant are thought to be very enlightened In choosing (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form
private schools over state run ones. a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions
(B)This is all the more reason why we should include given below them.
them during the planning and implementation of the (A)When it comes to the number of tigers though, I think
system. it is too small a number representing a species.
(C)This is apparent at every stage from policy making to (B)These days, everywhere I go. I see hoardings saying
implementation as critical decisions are made without Just 1411 Left.

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(C)The three being, the Caspian, Balinese and Javan. (D)Much as we try to defend the seemingly irreversible
(D)Besides the small number, we are steadily losing a modem life of these cities, we can’t stop our hearts from
few species of these animals as well. crying when we realize that our rapidly degenerating
(E)Normally, I would groan and grumble on seeing this urban ecosystem isn’t generous enough to let these
figure of 1411 on my shopping bills as it sounds too delicate winged creatures build tiny little nests in its
much. nooks and crannies, sit in solitude, and rear offspring.
(F) At the end of the last century we had lost 3 out of 8 (E)And this desertion seems to be true with most metros
tiger species. in India where house sparrows have almost become a
Q166. thing of the past.
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence Q171.
after rearrangement? Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence
(a)A after rearrangement ?
(b) B (a) A
(c) C (b) B
(d) D (c) C
(e) E (d) D
Q167. (e) E
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence Q172.
after rearrangement? Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
(a) F after rearrangement ?
(b)D (a) E
(c) C (b)D
(d)E (c) C
(e) A (d)B
Q168. (e) A
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence Q173.

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after rearrangement? Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence
(a) A after rearrangement ?
(b)B (a) A
(c) C (b)B
(d)D (c) C
(e) E (d)D
Q169. (e) E
Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence Q174.
after rearrangement? Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence
(a)A after rearrangement ?
(b) B (a) E
(c) F (b)D
(d)D (c) C
(e) E (d)B
Q170. (e) A
Which of the following should be the SIXTH (Last) Q175.
sentence after rearrangement? Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence
(a) E after rearrangement?
(b)D (a)A
(c) C (b) B
(d)B (c) C
(e) A (d) D
(e)E
Directions : Rearrange the following five sentences (A),
(B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A),
paragraph then answer the questions given below them. (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form
(A)A small wooden nest box is all it has taken to rekindle a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions
all the romance of bringing sparrows and other birds given below them.
back into our cities and halt them from fading into the (A) It is no Wonder that a majority of these excluded and
past like a forgotten folktale. low achievers come from the most deprived sections of
(B)There is something wrong with a city that remains society.
unperturbed even as its birds desert it. (B)They are precisely those who are supposed to be
(C)Thankfully, the situation is not as hopeless as it empowered through education.
seems. (C)With heightened political consciousness about the
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history of India has the demand for inclusive education (C)With heightened political consciousness about the
been as fervent as today. plight of these to be empowered people, never in the
(D)They either never enroll or they drop out of schools history of India has the demand for inclusive education
at different stages during these eight years. been as fervent as today.
(E)Of the nearly 200 million children in the age group (D)They either never enroll or they drop out of schools
between 6 and 14 years, more than half do not complete at different stages during these eight years.
eight years of elementary education. (E)Of the nearly 200 million children in the age group
(F) Of those who do complete eight years of schooling, between 6 and 14 years, more than half do not complete
the achievement levels of a large percentage, in language eight years of elementary education.
and mathematics, is unacceptably low. (F) Of those who do complete eight years of schooling,
Q176. the achievement levels of a large percentage, in language
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence and mathematics, is unacceptably low.
after rearrangement? Q181.
(a) A Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence
(b)B after rearrangement?
(c) C (a)A
(d) D (b)B
(e)F (c) C
Q177. (d)D
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence (e)F
after rearrangement? Q182.
(a) A Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence
(b)B after rearrangement ?
(c) C (a)A
(d)D (b)B
(e)E (c) C

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Q178. (d)D
Which of the following should be, the SECOND sentence (e)E
after rearrangement? Q183.
(a) F Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
(b)E after rearrangement?
(c) D (a) F
(d)C (b)E
(e) B (c)D
Q179. (d)C
Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence (e) B
after rearrangement? Q184.
(a) A Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence
(b)B after rearrangement ?
(c) C (a)A
(d)D (b) B
(e)E (c) C
Q180. (d)D
Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence (e) E
after rearrangement? Q185.
(a) F Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence
(b)E after rearrangement?
(c) D (a) F
(d)B (b)E
(e) A (c) D
(d)B
Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (e) A
(B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form
a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions Directions : Rearrange the following five sentences (A),
given below them. (B),(C), (D) and (E) in a proper sequence so as to form a
(A) It is no wonder that a majority of these excluded and meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions
low achievers come from the most deprived sections of given below
society. (A)But Gandhi ji stuck to his principles and did not copy,
(B)They are precisely those who are supposed to be thus, haying to face scolding and ridicule after the
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(B)Gandhi ji wrote four words correctly, but he could (C)However, amidst all this chaos India’s banking sector
not spell the fifth word Kettle. has been amongst the few to maintain resilience.
(C)The Inspector of Schools visited Gandhi ji is school. (D)Indian banks have already begun to revise their
(D) Having noticed that except Gandhi ji all the other growth approach to take advantage of these new
students had spelt all the five words, the teacher opportunities.
prompted Gandhi ji to copy the word from his (E)In the recent times the world economy has witnessed
neighbours slate. many serious difficulties, the prominent of these being
(E) He read out five English words to the, class and collapse of banking and financial institutions.
asked all the boys to write them down. (F)The way forward for the Indian banks is to innovate
Q186. to take advantage of the new business opportunities and
Which of the following should be the LAST (FIFTH) at the same time ensure continuous assessment of risks.
sentence after the rearrangement ? Q191.
(a) B Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence
(b)A after the rearrangem ent ?
(c) E (a)A
(d)D (b) C
(e) C (c)D
Q187. (d) F
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence (e) B
after the rearrangem ent ? Q192.
(a) D Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
(b) B after the rearrangem ent ?
(c) C (a)E
(d)E (b) F
(e) A (c)D
Q188. (d) C

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Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence (e) A
after the rearrangem ent ? Q193.
(a)C Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence
(b)B after the rearrangem ent?
(c)E (a)C
(d)A (b)A
(e) D (c)F
Q189. (d)D
Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence (e) B
after the rearrangem ent ? Q194.
(a)A Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH)
(b)C sentence after the rearrangement ?
(c)D (a) B
(d)B (b)D
(e) E (c)C
Q190. (d)E
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence (e)F
after the rearrangem ent ? Q195.
(a)E Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence
(b)B after the rearrangem ent ?
(c)D (a)D
(d)C (b)F
(e) A (c)C
(d)E
Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (e) A
(A),(B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in a proper sequence so as
to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A),
questions given below. (B), (C),(D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form
(A)Owing to these difficulties, the prospects of the a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions
banking sector became very uncertain and caused given below them.
recession. (A) If China is the world’s factory, India has become the
(B)A progressively growing balance sheet, higher pace of world’s outsourcing Centre keeping in line with this
credit expansion, and focus on financial inclusion have image
contributed to making Indian banking vibrant and (B) But India’s future depends crucially on its ability to
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and software, but across design and entrepreneurship Directions : Rearrange the following sentences (A),
arts, culture and entertainment and the knowledge (B),(C), (D), (E) and (F) to make a meaningful
based professions of medicine, finance and law. paragraph and answer the questions which follow
(C)While its creative assets outstrip those of other (A) However while reading they would not know when
emerging competitors, India must address several to pause and what to emphasize.
challenges to increase its international competitiveness (B) Since then their use has been regularized and the
as the world is in the midst of a sweeping punctuation rules have been followed by all.
transformation. (C) In earlier days, people learnt by reading out loud.
(D) This transformation is evident in the fact that the (D) But not everybody used the same punctuations for
world is moving from an industrial economy to a the same thing.
Creative Economy that generates wealth by harnessing (E) To address this problem various signs depicting
intellectual labour, intangible goods and human creative various punctuations were introduced.
capabilities. (F) Thus firmer guidelines regarding punctuations were
(E) Its software industry is the world’s second largest, its framed so that everyone used them in similar way.
tech outsourcing accounts for more than half of the $ 300 Q201.
billion global industry, according to a technology expert. Which of the following sentences should be the SECOND
(F) If the meeting of world leaders at Davos is any after rearrangement?
indication, India is rapidly becoming an economic rock (a) A
star. (b)B
Q196. (c) D
Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) (d)E
sentence after the rearrangement ? (e)F
(a)A Q202.
(b)B Which of the following sentences should be the THIRD
(c)C after rearrangement ?
(d)D (a) A

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(e) E (b)E
Q197. (c) D
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence (d)F
after the rearrangem ent? (e)C
(a)A Q203.
(b)B Which of the following sentences should be the FIFTH
(c) C after rearrangement ?
(d)D (a) B
(e) E (b)C
Q198. (c) A
Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence (d)E
after the rearrangem ent? (e)F
(a)A Q204.
(b)B Which of the following sentences should be the SIXTH
(c) C (LAST) after rearrangement ?
(d)F (a)C
(e) E (b)E
Q199. (c) D
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence (d)B
after the rearrangem ent? (e)F
(a) F Q205.
(b)B Which of the following sentences should be the FIRST
(c) C after rearrangement?
(d)A (a)A
(e) E (b)B
Q200. (c) C
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence (d)D
after the rearrangem ent? (e)E
(a)A ANSWERS :
(b)B 1a 2e 3b 4d 5c 6a
(c) C 7e 8d 9b 10 c 11 e 12 c
(d)D 13 b 14 d 15 a 16 a 17 c 18 e
(e) F 19 c 20 b 21 c 22 a 23 d 24 e
25 b 26 d 27 c 28 b 29 e 30 c
31 d 32 b 33 a 34 e 35 c 36 c

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38 a 39 c 40 b 42 c
43 e 44 e 45 a 46 a 48 e
49 a 50 c 52 b 53 a 54 c
56 b 57 c 58 d 59 a 60 e
62 b 63 e 64 d 65 c 66 b
68 e 69 c 70 c
74 c 78 e
80 d 81 c 82 e 83 a 84 c
85 b 86 d 87 b 88 b 89 d 90 b
92 c 93 b 94 e 95 a 96 b
98 e 99 a 100 c
108 c

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200 a 202 b 203 e 204 d
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