SENTENCE ARRANGEMENT -2

Directions (Q. 1-5) : Following is a passage whose sentences have been jumbled. You have to rearrange these sentences so as to make a logical sequence. Choose your answer accordingly. A. It covers 1,86,000 miles per second. B. This means you would zoom more than seven times around the world in one second. C Light travels at an enormous speed faster than anything else we know. D. In a year, the distance will be about 60,000 AU. The distance is called a light year. E Light has a speed more than 5,00,000 times greater than the Concorde. 1 . Which of the following is the FIRST sentence of the passage? 1)A 2)B 3)C 4)D 5)E 2 . Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence? 1)A 2)B 3)C 4)D 5)E 3 . Which of the following will be the LAST sentence? 1)A 2)B 3)C 4)D 5)E 4 . Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence? 1)A 2)B 3)C 4)D 5)E 5 . Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence? 1)A 2)B 3)C 4)D 5)E Directions (Q. 6-10) : Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them. (A) Prussia then consisted of what now are the nations of Germany, Poland and parts of Austria. (B) In the Story, the French districts at Alsace and Lorraine have passed into Prussian hands. (C) Alphonse Daudet was a French novelist and short Story writer. (D) "The Last Lesson" is set in the days of the FrancoPrussian War, in which France was defeated by Prussia led by Bismark. (E) What effect this had on life at school is the subject matter of the story. 6 . Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement? 1)A 2)B 3)C 4)D 5)E 7 . Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? 1)B 2)E 3)C 4)A 5)D 8 . Which ofthe following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? 1)E 2)C 3)B 4)D 5)A 9 . Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement? 1)D 2)B 3)A 4)E 5)C 10. Which of the following should be the LAST sentenc e after rearrangement? 1)D 2)B 3)A 4)E 5)C Directions (Q. 11-15): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them. (A) In our experience, both large and small states continue to be badly governed until there is an effective devolution of funds, functions and functionaries to local authorities. (B) It seems as though in our race towards accelerated growth we have concentrated simply on economic reforms much to the total neglect of delivering public goods and services. (C) Such agitations typically base themselves on claims of neglect or discrimination from the Union or State governments. (D) Governance is not merely a question of how to deal with foreign or domestic threats it should address the quality of living and provision of basic services. (E) Demands.for the creation of new states have been a chronic feature of the Indian polity since the inception of the republic. (F) But the question is: Are smaller states better governed than bigger ones? 11. Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement? 1)A 2)B 3)C 4)D 5)E 12. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? 1)A 2)B 3)E 4)F 5)C 13. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement? 1)A 2)F 3)B 4)C 5)D 14. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? 1)F 2)E 3)B 4)C 5)D 15. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement? 1)E 2)F 3)A 4)C 5)D
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Directions ( Q . 1 6 - 2 0 ) : R e a r r a n g e the following seven sentences A, B, C, D, E, F a n d G in t h e p r o p e r seq uence to form a m e a n i n g f u l p a r a g r a p h ; then a n s w e r the questions given below them. A. Few could have anticipated that nine months later, the same methods secret video-taping of individualswould be deployed to expose corruption in the defence services, and that too with such devastating impact on the polity. B. Even the hiring of whores was not meant to divert attention from the exalted goal of the sting operation an exercise meant not only to unearth corruption in high places but also to bring to book those c o m promising the security of the nation. C. M e d i a professionals often think they are paid to be cynical. D. When Tehelka exhibited its documentary film on cricket match-fixing in M a y 2000, its impact was a trifle muted as it had acted in concert with M a n o j Prabhakar, also accused of financial irregularities. E. It signified a watershed of sorts, the coming of age of the end-always-justifies-the-means school of journalism. F. The episode not only influenced the course of Indian politics but also left an indelible mark on the country's media. G The Tehelka episode was the ultimate in cynical journalism. Which of the following will be the T H I R D sentence? 1)B 2)C 3)D 4)E 5)F Which of the following will be the F I F T H sentence? 1)C 2)D 3)E 4)F 5)G Which of the following will be the S I X T H sentence? 1)D 2)E 3)F 4)G 5)A Which of the following will be the S E C O N D sentence? 1)D 2)E 3)F 4)G 5)A Which of the following will be the L A S T sentence? 1)F 2)G 3)A 4)B 5)C

Which sentence should come TH1RD in the paragraph? 1)D 2)E 3)A 4)B 5)F 25. Which sentence should come FIFTH in the paragraph? 1)F 2)E 3)C 4)A 5)B D i r e c t i o n s ( Q . 2 6 - 3 0 ) : R e a r r a n g e the following sentence (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the paper sequence to form a meaningful p a r a g r a p h and then answer the questions given below it. (A) In the next weighing he took two of the three coins from the group containing the counterfeit coin and weighed them against each other. (B) He split the nine coins in three groups of three coins each. (C) If they balanced, it meant that the third group contained the counterfeit coin. (D) Now he knew which group contained the counterfeit coin. (E) At the first weighing he took two groups and weighed them against each other. (F) If they did not, whichever group weighed lighter contained the bad coin. 26. Which of the following is the SIXTH sentence? 1)B 2)C 3)F 4)A 5)E 27. Which of the following is the FOURTH sentence? 1)F 2)D 3)B 4)C 5)E 28. Which of the following is the THIRD sentence? 1)B 2)F 3)C 4)D 5)A 29. Which of the following is the SECOND sentence? 1)C 2)E 3)F 4)D 5)B 30. Which of the following is the FIRST sentence? 1)A 2)D 3)C 4)E 5)B Directions (31-35): A n u m b e r of sentences are given below which, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most a p p r o p r i a t e a n d logical o r d e r of sentences and answer the questions that follow. A. It's that raw state when it seems you can do no wrong. B. You know the feeling. C Maybe you are playing tennis and every shot is landing right where you aim it. D. Or perhaps solutions to those gnarly work problems are coming to you so easily that you wonder why they seemed insurmountable before. E Why is it that sometimes you fire on all cylinders and at other times you can't even start the engine? E For most of us, these moments of visions and high performance are too rare. G The answer may be this: you are at your best when you get your mind out of the way. 31. Which of the following will be the first sentence? 1)A 2)D 3)C 4)F 5)B 32. Which of the following will be the third sentence? 1)E 2)F 3)D 4)C 5)A 33. Which of the following will be the last sentence? 1)F 2)G 3)B 4)C 5)D 34. Which of the following will be the fourth sentence? 1)D 2)C 3) A 4)B 5)E 35. Which of the following will be the fifth sentence? 1)B 2)C 3)F 4)A 5)G

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Directions (Q. 21-25): R e a r r a n g e the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence so as to form a meaningfu! p a r a g r a p h ; then answer the questions given below them. A. He cannot understand why Dalip is doing this. B. Of late. Tarun has c o m e to h e a r of several u n c o m p l i m e n t a r y and p e r s o n a l l y offensive comments that Dalip has been making about him behind his back. C Tarun and Dalip both work in the same Organisation although Tarun is several grades senior. D. As the head of the marketing function, he needs to work closely with Dalip, who handles production. E He believes that he has always tried his best to maintain a harmonious working relationship with everyone. F. This has greatly upset Tarun. 21. Which s e n t e n c e s h o u l d c o m e S E C O N D in the paragraph? 1)D 2)E 3)A 4)B 5)C 22. Which sentence should come SDtTH in the paragraph? DA 2)C 3)E 4)B 5)D 23. Which sentence should come FIRST in the paragraph? 1)A 2)C 3)E 4)B 5)D