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Para Jumbles

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Para Jumbles Questions

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. So, at least one of the basic assumptions must be wrong.
B. Olber's Paradox simple assumptions lead inevitably to the conclusion that the sky should be bright, but in fact the sky is dark.
C. You can't get around it by acknowledging that the Milky Way Galaxy is just an island in space, so that we run out of stars to count at the edge of our galaxy.
D. There is a technique of argument called reduction ad absurdum, which depends on starting out from some basic assumption and reaching a clearly ridiculous conclusion.
E. That establishes beyond doubt that the initial assumption was wrong.

  1. CEDBA

  2. BDAEC

  3. CBDAE

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

D begins the sequence as it highlights one technique of argument. E follows D as 'that' in E refers to the reaching of a ridiculous conclusion. B explains the assumption, thus, B follows E. Out of A and C, A follows B as both the statements are connected by the word 'assumptions'. Hence, DEBAC is the correct option.

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 statements.

1 Darwin himself was a liberal but his theories had consequences in some degree inimical to traditional liberalism.

A. If, as Lamarck held, acquired characteristic were inherited, the opposition to Helvetius's views would be softened.

B. The doctrine that all men are equal and education was responsible for difference in opinion was incompatible with his theory of congenital differences.

C. And these differences arose between members of same species.

D. Apart from certain exception, it has appeared that only congenital characteristics are inherited.

6 Thus, congenital differences between men acquire fundamental importance.

  1. ABDC

  2. BCAD

  3. CDAB

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

Sentence 1 describes the contradiction theories of Darwin and traditional liberalism. So, following sentence should be in same essence as given in first sentence. Only sentence B goes with the flow of first sentence because rest of the sentence discusses ideas which haven't been explained in sentence 1. Thus, BCAD is the correct option.

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 statements.

1 An explanation for this almost unbelievable growth is provided by what Sagan calls the secret of Persian chessboard.

A. The shrewd vizier said that he was a humble man, and his request of a reward for the invention was a small one.

B. He, wanted the king to give him a single grain of wheat on the first square and twice on second and so on for all 64 squares.

C. According to his version, the Grand vizier of Persia invented a war game (known today as chess).

D. The king was amazed at the non demand of jewels or places.

6 And by the end, the doubling process resulted in 75 billion metric tons.

  1. DBAC

  2. ACDB

  3. DBCA

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

The sentences are given in a story, attached with the invention of chess. So, the appropriate sentence to follow 1 should be sentence C, which describes the invention of chess by Grand vizier of Persia. Thus, CABD is the correct option.

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 statements.

1 Depression is the most common psychology disorder. A. For instance, employees with low self-esteem and attribute to negative life events to stable internal pauses. B. In contrast to most people, depressed individuals tend to adopt an opposite pattern.
C. Although many factors play a role in depression, one that has received much attention is termed self defeating pattern of attributions. D. Indeed, it is estimated more than 10% of all people are suffering from it to some degree. 6 But for positive life events, they are attributed to temporary external causes (like lucky breaks).

  1. ACDB

  2. CADB

  3. DCBA

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

Sentence 1 introduces depression as most common psychological disorder. Sentence D describes more than 10% of all people suffering from 'it' becomes attributed to depression. So, DCBA is the correct option.

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 statements.

  1. The Hindu view of life in the Vedic thought is that man is altogether and throughout composed of desires.

A. As are his desires, so is his discretion/insight (kratu), as is his discretion, so are his deeds and as is his deed, so is his destiny.

B. Its other feature is that it believes in unity.

C. Under the circumstances, one must eradicate discretion (kratu) in order to destroy his desires.

D. Hence, if a man has left any desires in him while he lives, he takes birth again, but if no desires are left in him, he becomes one with Brahma (God).

  1. It is desire that binds a man to this world and makes him liable to birth and death.

  1. CDBA

  2. ADCB

  3. BDAC

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

On Hindu Philosophy. Statement 1 is followed by B as it talks of other feature. There is only one option that begins with B, D would follow A as 'desires' is common in both the sentences, followed by C, as 'destroy his desires' in C is a link to AD. Hence,  BDAC  is the correct answer.

Multiple choice
Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a closing statement 6. The 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. Figure skating is primarily a sport of amateurs.
A. For years the singles competitions was judged according to two categories.
B. The compulsory-figures category required each skater to perform 3 or 6 repetitions of 3 figures drawn from a possible 41 patterns.
C. Contests are held for singles and for pairs.
D. The free-skating category judged a skater's ability to perform jumps, spins, spirals, and skating coordinated with music.
6. All figures are based on a figure-8 pattern or variations thereof.

  1. CADB

  2. BCAD

  3. ADCB

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

It is an easy question. Sentence 1 introduces to us the sport called figure skating and sentences A, B, D describe various types of figure skating competitions. Only sentence C is quite general to suit in with sentence 1 and also it is sentence C, which introduces the different types of competitions. Therefore, 3 should begin the order of sentences. This choice of order is available only in option (1), therefore, the correct answer is 1.

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 new group took up rather a militant attitude against other castes, especially those which were popularly regarded as immediately higher or lower than the caste which it represented.
B. The sub-castes that joined together to create a big group retained their internal feelings of exclusiveness with undiminishing vigour.
C. Taking another point of view that castes should be slowly abolished by consolidation of the sub-castes into larger castes, scholars have said that to propose this point is to miss the real problem.
D. Thus, scholars claimed that the spirit of caste patriotism or casteism is created, and diminishing of casteism would be very difficult and it would create an unhealthy atmosphere for the full growth of national consciousness.
E. This method, they claim, was tried in Bombay for a number of decades but the results were disastrous.

  1. BECAD

  2. CEBAD

  3. AEBCD

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

Statement C begins the sequence as it highlights the view point expressed in this para jumble. 'This method' in E refers to the view point discussed in C, therefore, E follows C. 'New group' in A is a direct link to B as B talks of 'sub-castes that joined together'. Statement D finally concludes the sequence. Hence, CEBAD is the correct option.

Multiple choice
Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a closing statement 6. The 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. Ice forms in lakes and rivers whenever the surface water super cools to 0°C (32° F) or a fraction of a degree lower.
A. This ice cover continues to thicken downward as a result of transfer of heat from ice to air.
B. The first appearance of ice in a lake usually takes the form of spicule or platelike crystals.
C. Continuous ice covers may also form on rivers that have flow velocities less than about 0.5 m/sec (1.6ft/sec).
D. These grow into a network of dendrites that ultimately freeze together to form a continuous ice cover called skim ice.
6. Ice formations in more turbulent supper cooled water tend to be dominated by a copious crystallization of small particles of ice called frazil.

  1. BCDA

  2. BDAC

  3. DABC

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

The sentence that is required to follow after sentence 1 should be either B or D, according to given answer choices. One can easily see that 4 makes reference to a thing but it hasn't been described in sentence 1. Therefore, sentence B is much better option to be used to follow sentence 1. Look at sentence 6 and C, both of these two talk about formation of ice covers over rivers, so these two can easily be grouped together. Therefore, our order should begin with sentence B and end with sentence C. This marks option (2) as correct answer.

Multiple choice
Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a closing statement 6. The 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. The four- act drama 'The Iceman Cometh', written by American playwright Eugence O' Neil in 1939 and first produced in 1946 (film 1973) is one of the greatest plays.
A. The play observes the inhabitants of a seedy saloon-hotel in New York City.
B. The barflies in turn reveal the 'pipe dreams' sustaining them in their defeated lives, goaded by a 'reformed' salesman, Theodore Hickman (“Hickey”) whose arrival they had been awaiting.
C. Hickey at last reveals that his own 'conversion' is illusory, and policemen lead him away for his wife's murder, to which he has confessed.
D. It is based on a short story from 1917.
6. The barflies return to their pipe dreams.

  1. CABD

  2. DABC

  3. ACBD

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

Both the sentences D and A talk about the play and C, B along with 6 talk about its characters. Therefore, D, A should come before B, C. As A introduces the 'inhabitants of seedy saloon-hotel' therefore, after this sentence B and C should come. Thus, among given answer choices, only option (2) is suitable enough to provide us with the correct answer.