English Language

Para Jumbles

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All Sentence parts within one sentence 753 Fixed opening or closing anchor 352 Whole sentences into a paragraph 271 Single position asked 157 Odd sentence out 4

Para Jumbles Questions

Multiple choice
Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided. These statements form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these statements:
A. Images taken by the Galileo space probe last winter show ice sheets covering what may be a liquid ocean on Europa, one of Jupiter's 16 moons.
B. Today it's easy to believe that no unexplored worlds remain - that we've seen everything.
C. This exploration, which uses everything from space probes to hairlike fibers to go where the human body can't, may help answer one of humanity's most enduring questions, what is life's place in the universe?
D. But a new era of exploration is underway.

  1. BDCA

  2. ABCD

  3. BCDA

  4. ADBC
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

B initiates the sequence as it introduces the subject - 'no unexplored worlds remain'. B is followed by D as 'but' in D proposes another idea. 'This exploration' in C refers to 'exploration' in D, thus, we have BDC link. A is an example to C. Hence, (1) is the answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, five statements are provided. These statements form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these statements.

A. The lotus is also the sacred flower of Osiris, for long the supreme deity of the Egyptian pantheon and simulataneosly god of dead.

B. Multiple and complex lines of communication between the East and the West have existed since very early times in human history, and there are accordingly a great many parallels between ancient India and ancient Egypt - both civilizations that originated and expanded on the banks of great rivers in the third millennium BC.

C. According to the ancient Egyptian version of the same myth, Set, Osiris malign brother, scatters the fourteen parts of Osiris body like seeds all over the Earth.

D. In Indian mythology, the god Shiva dances in a great fury, holding the life-less body of his consort over his shoulder, so scattering parts of her body throughout the land. E. The sacred plant of India is the lotus, which, growing from the navel of the god Vishnu, brings forth the god Brahma, and on which the contemplative Buddha is enthroned.

  1. EDACB

  2. DAECB

  3. EACBD

  4. BEADC
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Logically, B begins the sequence as it draws parallels between ancient India and ancient Egypt. To prove this concept, E follows B, which in turn is followed by A as indicated by 'also' in it. DC link is apparent, as 'same myth' in C is a reference to D. Hence, (4) is the answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, five statements are provided. These statements form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these statements.

A. None the less we hold that knowledge and proficiency belong to art rather than to experience and hence regard artists as wiser than men of experience on the ground that wisdom depends always upon knowledge.

B. The reason is that experience is knowledge of individual instances and art knowledge of universals, and that whatever we do or make is concerned with some individual.

C. For practical purposes, experience looks to be not at all inferior to art, we even see men of experience succeeding better than those who have theory without experience.

D. If then a physician without experience has the theory and knows the general principle but not the individual covered by it, he will often go wrong with his treatment, for the individual is what he has to cure.

E. For the physician does not cure Man, except incidentally, he does cure Callias or Socrates or someone else with a name of his own, who happens to be man.

  1. DEACB

  2. CBEDA

  3. EABDC

  4. CDEAB
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

C begins the sequence as it expresses the main thought of this para jumble. As B is an explanation to C, thus, B follows C. E and D are connected by the word 'physician', but 'then' in D provides a link to E, thus, we have ED link. Hence, (2) is the answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, five statements are provided. These statements form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these statements.

A. The men who in the past have looked for the elements of the existing world have looked also for these first principles.

B. They cut off a piece of it and study the character of that piece, as, for instance, the mathematical sciences do.

C. There is a science that studies being as being and the characteristics of it.

D. But we are after first principles and ultimate causes and obviously there must be something to which they belong by virtue of its own nature.
E. It is not the same as any one of the so-called special sciences, for none of the others deals with being generally as being.

  1. AEBDC

  2. CEBDA

  3. ADBCE

  4. ECADB
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

C begins the sequence as it introduces the subject - 'science that studies being'. 'It' in E refers to 'science' in C, thus, we have CE link. D follows B as D elaborates B further by providing a different view. 'These first principles' in A is the direct link to 'first principles' in D, thus, we have BDA link. Hence, (2) is the answer.

Multiple choice
Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a closing statement 6. The four statements are jumbled up and form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these six taken together.
1. Malaysia has successfully built upon the wealth of a mere plantation economy to be now considered one of the important industrialized economies of the modern world.
A. The vision articulates the strategies through which Malaysia aspires to be in forefront of certain area of technology, not merely as a leading exporter of tech - intensive product, but also a generator of a few major technologies in micro-electronics.
B. Malaysia has framed a strategic master plan to become a fully developed nation by the year 2020 - that calls for concerted development in all areas.
C. The Malaysian vision envisages a role for foreign direct investment, complete design capability and to manufacture products using indigenous expertise.
D. The vision envisages a strong commitment to 'green' polices and it states that environmental problems cannot be dealt with unilaterally or even bilaterally, they must be approached holistically and multilaterally.
6. Nation is taking constant measures to drum up the enthusiasm of various interested parties in realizing this vision. Its present emphasis is on action.

  1. BDCA

  2. ACBD

  3. CDAB

  4. BCAD
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This para jumble shows Malaysia's vision for developed status by 2020. Out of all the statements, its only B that talks of this vision, so, it follows stationary statement. Now, we are left with A, C and D. Statement C would follow B as it gives a brief account on this vision. That leaves us with (4) as the correct option.

Multiple choice
Directions: In the following question, five statements are provided. These statements form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these statements.
A. For the spiritually alive human being, the value of art lies in its beautiful existence, in its great mystery, in its mighty transforming and purifying power (catharsis).
B. In the service of peace and spiritual principles, art and creativeness reach their highest self-expression.
C. Art in its sublime forms and expressions gives us an opportunity of unforgettable experience, it reminds us of a different kind of reality, the origin of existence.
D. At one moment through the charming sounds of music or rhythm of ancient chants, one may be united with events going back to thousands and thousands of years ago.
E. Through art one discovers the whole universe of the human spirit, limitless spaces of human thoughts and feelings.

  1. BAEDC

  2. CEDAB

  3. ABDCE

  4. BECDA
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Looking carefully at all the statements, B starts the sequence as it introduces the subject 'an individual can be at peace through art'. This narrows down our approach to 2 options, either (1) or (4). Out of statements A or E, A follows B as it talks of value of art for the spiritual being, which is an explanation to B. This makes (1) as the correct answer. But let's check it again to be sure. E follows A as it begins with 'through art' which explains A further. Out of D and C, C marks well off as the concluding statement as it sums up the idea. Thus, (1) is the answer

Multiple choice
Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a closing statement 6. The four statements are jumbled up and form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these six taken together.
1. With the titanium industry on a sound footing and the growing application base for titanium and its alloys, our projection is that titanium will see a much larger and significant usage in the country.
A. Development of alloys with higher temperature capability, near net shaping technologies and isothermal forging will pave the way for an increased role of titanium in aerospace.
B. Development of cheaper alloys, e.g. Titanium - Aluminum - Iron will facilitate access into commercial markets.
C. Titanium will penetrate into non-aerospace sectors like naval, marine, oil & gas, power generation etc.
D. Titanium will also become popular in applications such as surgical tools, decorative items, building, architecture and jewellery.
6. Titanium castings will be produced in India for extensive application in the aerospace, chemical, marine and mechanical engineering sectors.

  1. ABCD

  2. DCAB

  3. BADC

  4. CDBA
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This para jumble tells us about Titanium and its growing usage as clear from statement 1. Out of all the options, C and D talk about the areas that will use titanium. As statement D has 'also' in it, so it follows C. There is only one option that satisfies this condition i.e. (4). But if we have to choose between A and B, statement A would follow B as it explains further the concept of titanium alloys.