Para Jumbles

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

S₁ : It was Saturday. S₆ : The children had already bought roasted gram and peanuts to get into a picnic mood. P : A taxi carried us all to the zoo. Q : They wanted to be taken out and we decided to take them to the local zoo. R : My sister's two young children were at our house. S : We bought the tickets and entered the zoo.

Directions: In the question below, the first and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

1. Bananas are thought to have been first domesticated in southeast Asia.

P. Their consumption is mentioned in early Greek, Latin and Arab writings.

Q. They were first established in Hispaniola and soon spread to other islands and the mainland.

R. It’s written that Alexander the Great saw bananas on an expedition to India.

S. Shortly after the discovery of America, bananas were taken from the Canary Islands to the New World.

1. Cultivation increased until bananas became a staple foodstuff in many regions and in the 19^th century, they began to appear in the markets of the United States.

Directions: In the given 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. Madras is the capital city of Tamil Nadu in southern India and the fourth-largest city in the country.

A. Its population of 5,360,000(1991) is composed primarily of Tamil Speaking Hindus.

B. It lies of the Coromandel coast of the Bay of Bengal, about 650 km (400 miles) north east from the tip of the subcontinent.

C. The main exports are leather, iron ore, textiles, and coffee.

D. Industries manufacture cotton textiles, aluminium utensils, matches, hand woven cloth, and bidi.

6 These exports earn a significant revenue for the state.

Directions: In the given 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. Jacks, or Jackstones is a children's game using 6 to 12 six-pointed jacks and a rubber ball.

A. A player throws the ball in the air and tries to pick up increasing number of jacks with toss.

B. In other parts of the world, seeds, stones, bones or filled bags are used by adults and children to play games similar to jacks.

C. Jacks is of prehistoric origin and is played worldwide.

D. Games similar to Jacks are depicted in ancient Greek art, and in Pre-Christian Rome Jacks was a gambling game.

1. Only in U.S. and Canada Jacks is considered as a girl's games.

Directions: In the given 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. In the transition from crude fact to science, we need forms of inference additional to those of deductive logic.

A. The principles of inference required for the transition from sense to science are to be attained by analysis.

B. For example, in any one moment you see your cat on hearth rug and at another in a doorway, it passed over intermediate positions although you did not see it.

C. Traditionally, it was supposed that induction would serve this purpose but this was an error.

D. As conclusions of inductive inferences from true premises are more often false that true.

6 This analysis is the kind of inference which nobody questions.

Directions: In the given 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 Socialism as a political movement has aimed at furthering the interests of industrial wage-earners.

A. It is argued that if capitalists were expropriated, the whole body of workers would own the state.

B. The common belief is that the economic power of private capitalist enables him to oppress the wage earner.

C. Consequently, the problem of economic power can be solved completely by state ownership of land and capital.

D. But the wage earner cannot individually own his means of production but be a part of collective ownership.

6 This is the proposal for taming of economic power and therefore, comes within this purview.

Directions: In the given 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 Democracy, though necessary, is by no means the only political condition required for taming of power.

A. In the period from 1885 to 1922, the government of UK was democratic.

B. It is possible in a democracy for the majority to exercise a brutal and wholly unnecessary tyranny over a minority.

C. But that did not prevent the oppression of Ireland at that time.

D. Not only a national but a religious or political minority may be persecuted.

6 The safeguarding of minorities so far is compatible with orderly government.

Directions: The given question consists of certain statements. Select the option representing the most logical sequencing of the given statements.

A. Alligator is an amphibian. B. Monkey is a mammal. C. Mammals live on land.
D. Some mammals live on land. E. Amphibians can live in water and on land.
F. Alligators can live in water and on land.

Directions: In the given 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 The importance of space time structure which I first emphasized is very great.

A. They need to resemble only each other in the abstract properties of space time structure.

B. It is because of importance of structure that theoretical physics is able to content itself with formulae.

C. It is obvious that the electro magnetic waves used in broadcasting cause the sensation of the hearers.

D. It explains how one complex event can be casually connected with another complex event.

6 These formulae are about inexperienced occurrence which need not resemble experienced occurrences.

Directions: In the following question the passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. They are marked as P, Q, R, S. Arrange the sentences in their correct order after reading carefully. S1. Travellers coming in contact with strange people, habitually propitiate them by gifts. P. It is from the last of these that gift-making as a ceremony proceeds. Q. Gratification caused by the worth of the thing given, tends to beget a friendly mood in the person approached. R. Two results are achieved. S. Also, there is a tacit expression of the donor’s desire to please, which has a like effect. S6. Present-making, thus becomes a propitiatory act, apart from the value of the thing presented.

Directions: In the following question the passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. They are marked as P, Q, R, S. Arrange the sentences in their correct order after reading carefully.
S1. In the modern world the problem of the reliable water supply is extremely important because the water resources are widely exploited and water is used in different fields of human activities. P. This is happening because the water used in agriculture and industries is often impossible to recycle or filter to make it drinkable. Q. Nowadays water is used not only simply to provide people with the essential substance they consume to survive but it is also widely used in agriculture and different industries. R. In fact, the life of human beings is impossible without water. S: As a result, the water, being widely used, is naturally deteriorating in quality and decreasing in quantity. S6. In such a situation, the problem of scarcity of water as the vitally important product seems to be quite real.

Directions: In the following question the passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. They are marked as P, Q, R and S. Arrange the sentences in their correct order after reading carefully. S1. White water rafting can be a dangerous sport, especially if basic safety precautions are not observed. P. That said, fatalities are rare in both commercial and private rafting. Q. They may however be skewed due to a large number of unreported incidents. R. Studies have shown that injury rates in rafting are relatively low. S. Meta-analyses have calculated fatalities fell between .55 -.86% per 100,000 user days. S6. Depending on the area, safety regulations covering raft operators may exist in legislation and may range from certification of outfitters, rafts, and raft leaders, to more stringent regulations about equipment and procedures.

Directions: In the following question the passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. They are marked as P, Q, R, S. Arrange the sentences in their correct order after reading carefully. S1. Building world-class, research-oriented universities involves a serious commitment to knowledge creation in the sciences, arts, social sciences and humanities. P. We need to go beyond these reforms in order to create a culture of research. Q. It is essential to identify a selected set of institutions to represent the best of public and private Universities and significantly enhance their capacities with a view to advancing their research agendas. R. It is not enough to focus only on building laboratories and knowledge parks, promoting an industry-academia interface and pursuing research grants and creating incubators. S. The vision for transforming Indian Universities needs to focus on a set of specific goals to nurture research. S6. This will not only help in understanding the key challenges that Universities face in relation to nurturing research, but will also help us learn from recurring mistakes.

Directions: In the following question the passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are labelled as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. They are marked as P, Q, R and S. Arrange the sentences in their correct order after reading carefully.

S1. If done right, education can play an important role in redefining gender norms in India. P. Around the world, there have been numerous excellent examples of education changing people’s way of viewing the world and leading to new forms of behavior ways of relating with others and ultimately social norms. Q. Indeed, there have been decades of academic research on this topic, so much so that entire subfields of education theory and practice have developed. R. An interesting case of girls’ education programs run in the province of Uttar Pradesh demonstrates that schooling, if done right, can help change gender norms, even in the most marginalised societies. S. India itself has good examples of education changing social norms towards gender equality. S6. Many NGO’s have demonstrated that at the same or lower cost per student, as the government schools, their schools can educate girls in a way that enables them to both excel academically, but more importantly emerge as empowered young women.

Directions: In the following sentence, the parts marked P, Q, R and S have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts in the right sequence to produce a correct sentence. Choose the option that shows the correct sequence of the parts.

I told him that

P. in my opinion, people Q. defied police orders R. rioting on the road S. thus posing a threat to the city