Para Jumbles

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Louis Pasteur had a very busy and interesting life. S₆ : He was always very proud of being able to help his country in this way. P : Among the people whom Pasteur was able to help were brewers, breeders of silk worms and cow keepers, all of whom were trying to carry on important industries. Q : He worked hard in his laboratory with test tubes and all kinds of experiments. R : He was working to help people who were suffering in some special way from disease. S : He not only made some exciting discoveries about germs, but he was able to use his discoveries in very practical ways.

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Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Tom Walker and his wife were always at loggerheads. S₆ : Tom silently thanked God for this relief. P : She never tired of reproaching him on this score. Q: Tom was incurably lazy and talkative. R : One day Mrs. Walker caught a deadly cold and shortly afterwards, died. S : This was a constant source of irritation to his wife.

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Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Unlike many modern thinkers, Tagore had no blueprint for the world's salvation. S₆ : As a poet he will always delight, as a singer he will always enchant and as a teacher he will always enlighten. P : His thought will, therefore, never be out of date. Q : He merely emphasized certain basic truths which may ignore only at their peril. R : He believed in no particular 'ism'. S : He was what Gandhi ji rightly termed the Great Sentinel.

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Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Poverty is a God's curse. S₆ : Is not poverty a God's boon! P : These persons get themselves enrolled as poor persons and get all the benefits of poverty. Q : It is not necessary for a person to be actually poor for getting enrolled because it can be easily managed. R: It may be true for a few, but to many it is just its opposite. S : Such persons consider it to be a source of enjoying life without earning.

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Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Belur is 35 km from Hassan. S₆ : They depict young women musicians and dancers in various poses. P : Seen from afar, the star-shaped temple, characteristically Hoysala, is not very impressive. Q : It stands in a courtyard surrounded by a rectangular wall. R : But closer, it is dazzling and marvellous and the entire exterior is decorated with sculptures, the loveliest being the panels right, and left of the main door. S : Chennakesava Temple is dedicated to Vishnu.

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Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : When his bussiness failed, he began to look for a job in an office. S₆. Unable to bear misfortunes any further, he started toying with the idea of ending his life of burdens and strains. P : To overcome depression, he took to drinking and became addicted to it. Q : He soon realised that nothing was more difficult than to find a job. R : Without a job, he failed to meet the daily requirements of his family which made him highly depressed. S : Quarrel ensured invariably between husband and wife when he returned home in a state of drunkenness.

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Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Newton was perhaps the greatest scientist that ever lived. S₆ : Newton went home and worked quietly by himself for about 18 months. P : But when he was only 22, a terrible plague epidemic swept over England. Q : He was the son of a Lincolnshire farmer and was born in 1642. R : Therefore, the universities were closed. S : He went to Cambridge to study mathematics when he was 19.

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Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Illness may start with almost any sign, but some of them are much commoner than others. S₆ : As soon as this happens, he must become alert about the signs. P : It is important to note these signs. Q : Often, the first sign of something wrong is that the patient just does not feel fit. R : They may help a doctor to decide what is wrong. S : He usually relies on these signs for the diagnosis of the illness.

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Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : For years, the old chair stood in one of the empty antics. S₆ : I saw my parents madly in love again. P : So when I saw it for the last time, it stood there. Q : When my mother died, I wanted to sell it but could not. R : It was, therefore, many wars after my father died. S : I peeped in the past.

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Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Having visited the Taj Mahal many tourists think that Agra has little else to offer. S₆ : There are few other buildings to match the delicacy of this tomb. P : One of these is surely the tomb of Itimadud-daulah. Q : The design of the whole tomb was given by his daughter Nur Jahan. R : After seeing the Taj, one could profitably visit half a dozen other Mughal buildings. S : This tomb has the delicacy of a baroque jewel case.

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Directions: Below are given six sentences marked as S1 and S6, which form the beginning and the ending of a paragraph. The middle four sentences are marked as A, B, C and D which have been jumbled up. You are required to complete the paragraph by choosing from the given options.

S1 = A very tall man reached a fruit shop. S6 = The shopkeeper tried to defend the size of oranges by saying that to a man of his height, even watermelons would appear to be guavas. (A) = He looked at the items. (B) = He pointed to the basket of oranges and asked the price. (C) = The man said that price was too much and those oranges were no bigger than marbles. (D) = The shopkeeper replied that it was thirty rupees a dozen.

Directions: The sentences given below are labelled as A, B, C, D and E. Choose the correct order of sentences from the given choices to construct a logical paragraph.

A. Now, a new study has identified the tissue and chemical changes that stir up the problem; a finding that could lead to novel drug treatment. B. It can be life threatening too, when it is a part of sleep apena. C. This disorder, in which breathing stops many times at night, can detonate dangerous cardiovascular stress. D. But scientists have been puzzled over why we should respond so fiercely to dips in oxygen supply. E. Snoring is not just a recipe for marital discord.

Directions: The sentences given below are labelled as A, B, C, D and E. Choose the correct order of sentences from the given choices to construct a logical paragraph.

A. If you need to grow, you need a bigger market and a bigger market is possible only if people have purchasing power, otherwise we will be left watching all the FDI flow into China with a fraction of it coming to India. B. This common sense economics is something that should be clear to everybody. C. Then,instead of the middle-class being an approximate 50 million, it would become moe than 500 million. D. This reason is obvious. E. China has been able to provide a large market base to the FDIs because of better income distribution and low poverty levels.

Directions: The sentences given below are labelled as A, B, C, D and E. Choose the correct order of sentences from the given choices to construct a logical paragraph.

A. Snoring is not just a recipe for marial discord. B. This disorder, in which breathing stops many times a night, can detonate dangerous cardiovascular stress. C. It can be life-threatening, too, when it is a part of sleep apnea. D. Now a new study has idenified the tissue and chemical changes that stir up he problem,a finding that could lead to novel drug treatments. E. But scientists have long puzzled over why we should respond so fiercely to dips in the oxygen supply.

Directions: The sentences given below are labelled as A,B,C,D and E. Choose the correct order of sentences from the given choices to construct a logical paragraph.

A. A new generation of handsets will allow people to make ultra-low-cost calls using their cellular handsets over wireless broadband networks. B. For many, the only tethers to the wired world are the twin fears of dropped calls and running out of minutes. C. These days, however with wireless calls averaging just a few cents a minute, mobile conversations occur nearly as often from the comfort of home as from road. D. Now,mobile phone manufacturers are looking to add another feature that could prompt customers to ditch their land lines. E. There was a time when high cost ensured that cellphones were only used by people out of the range of a fixed -line phone.