Para Jumbles

Directions: The following passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S2, respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and indicate your answer accordingly.

S1: The first principal use of whale oil was as an illuminant in lamps and as candle wax. S2: And before general refining of crude oil commenced in Oil Creek Valley and elsewhere. P: It did not have a disagreeable odour like the oil from right whales did. Q: The whale fishery, however, was in a declining state and had been so a decade or more before Drake struck petroleum in his drilled well. R: In the 1700's, it was noted that the burning oil from sperm whales glowed brightly and clearly S: The sperm whale was the main whale being sought for its oil when the petroleum industry opened in 1859.

Directions: The following passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S2, respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and indicate your answer accordingly.

S1: Education is a vast field and the most important one. S2: It makes him a functional part of the society. P: Good education is based on the fact that not only knowledge or skills are imparted while teaching, but suitable values are also inculcated in a person. Q: Around the world, much emphasis is laid on making a strong base by teaching subjects like languages, science, mathematics, arts and history. R: On growing up, it is a matter of choice of the person to take up whatever field he thinks he likes better. S: It is the studying, understanding, learning and then implementing the knowledge or skills in our lives.

Directions: The following passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S2, respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and indicate your answer accordingly.

S1: The twentieth century seems to us a glorious age and we pride ourselves on its achievements. S2: The wonders and miracles of science would justify us in paying a tribute to modern civilisation. P: The science has made tremendous progress in machinery. Q: Electricity is serving us in thousand ways like in transport. R: Railways, ships and airplanes have reduced distances and made travel fast and comfortable. S: The use of machines and electricity in industry has eliminated human labour.

Directions: The following passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S2, respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and indicate your answer accordingly.

S1: A 24 hour locksmith today does not make locks. S2: This is the person who checks security frameworks after a robbery, fire or tremor. P: The 24 hour locksmith will likewise clean and repair broken locks. Q: But performs lock picking, lock repair, and cleaning locks. R: At times, a 24 hour locksmith is procured to do a check of the security framework. S: The locksmith may attempt lock picking to test the passages.

Directions: The following passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S2, respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and indicate your answer accordingly.

S1: Every day, you will find a new addition in the fashion industry. S2: In addition to this, it is also necessary for you to know the types of tattoos that the artists are able to carve on your body. P: You also need to understand the method of carving the picture on your skin as you must need to mentally prepare yourself for the pain occurs during the process. Q: Before deciding to get a tattoo on your skin, you must need to do a thorough research about the history, pros and cons of the tattoos. R: Today, there is an increasing trend of tattooing the body skin with different and innovative designs. S: If you are looking get your skin inked with an aesthetic piece of art work, and then you must need to find out an expert tattoo artist working in a reputed shop.

Directions: The following passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S2, respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and indicate your answer accordingly.

S1: One of the key features of modern day entertainment is the availability of games of different kinds to be played on the internet or the consoles. S2: These story lines go through careful scrutiny in order to create the best game play possible to hook gamers till the end. P: Game development as a job has become highly lucrative and games have acquired their own identity. Q: Nowadays each has its own story line which is developed with extreme care. R: The concept of online gaming has taken off with leaps and bounds. S: It is quickly turning into a profession and its industry is booming.

Directions: The following passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S2, respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and indicate your answer accordingly.

S1: The field of humor research developed as an autonomous area of research in the mid-1970s. S2: Finally, the release theories are more concerned with the effects of humor on the psyche. P: It developed as the first scholarly conferences dedicated to the analysis of humor were held and their proceedings published. Q: In linguistics, the affiliative aspect of humor has dominated the field of the discourse analysis of humor, which is somewhat of an anomaly within humor research. R: Needless to say, psychologists, philosophers, sociologists, literary scholars, and the odd linguist had long before concerned themselves with humor, so much so that the earliest theories of humor go as far back as Plato and Aristotle. S: The linguistics of humor is more generally concerned with incongruity theories as they describe the cognitive mechanisms that cause humor.

Directions: The following passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S2, respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and indicate your answer accordingly.

S1: A great English writer of the early 1800's, Jane Austen wrote many great novels we still discuss to this day. S2: First you must figure out each separate syllable then you have to fit them together to create a single term. P: These riddles are especially fun because you have several tasks. Q: Even though we now think of charades as being a game in which you act out clues for people to guess, they used to also have the meaning of a riddle that describes the answer syllable by syllable. R: A lot of her poetry came in the form of charades. S: Although most people know her for her books she also had a very strong collection of poetry.

Directions: The following passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S2, respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and indicate your answer accordingly.

S1: When you are born, you are toothless. S2: After a certain age though, these permanent kind of teeth start to fall off as well. P: Every human being gets two sets of teeth which means that the first set is merely milk teeth, which completes its task within a few years and falls off. Q: These teeth then keep on supporting the need of biting, chewing and such for the rest of the life. R: Then the set of teeth that emerges is of the permanent kind. S: After spending a few months on Earth, you start to gain these appendages.

Directions: The following passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S2, respectively. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and indicate your answer accordingly.

S1: With advancement of modern sciences and a rise in the level of awareness in general population, health and fitness is a constant concern for many. S2: Fitness programs, designer diets, appropriate exercises, proper nutrition, injury prevention and treatments, all evoke a great amount of interest in health conscious people. P: A lot of information regarding minor illnesses and ailments can be found on the web. Q: If you are not well, it does not mean you have to rush to the doctor immediately. R: People today are much more aware when it come to keeping themselves in shape. S: But one should not wait for things to get out of hands before consulting a doctor, as he is the one with the best advice and a proper prescription for your infirmity.

When rearranged, which would be the THIRD sentence of the paragraph?

Directions: Rearrange the given parts, A, B, C, D, E, and F in such a manner that, when arranged, they read as a logical paragraph.

(A) Meanwhile both Patel and Nehru went on All India Radio to appeal to the people not to think of revenge, but to carry the message of love and peace enunciated by Mahatama Gandhi. (B) But none of this happened. One immediate consequence of Gandhi's death was the patching of potentially disastrous rift between Jawahar Lal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel. (C) Darling's fears were shared by other Western observers who thought that India would go back to the pattern of the 18^th century, when ts territory was carved up between dozens of small and large chiefdoms. (D) None of this would have been possible if Nehru and Patel had gone their separate ways, or if the intensity of Hindu-Muslim violence had continued unabated. Thus Gandhi's martyrdom assured the unity of India. (E) On January 31, 1948, Malcolm Darling wrote in his diary, 'Very difficult to say what will happen next...... Further disintegration seems inevitable......I wonder if sooner or later we will have to go back'. (F) This diminution of communal passions allowed Nehru, Patel and their colleagues to focus on giving the country a democratic constitution and lay the foundation of independent foreign and economic policies.