Para Jumbles

Directions: In the following question some statements have been provided. These statements form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these statements. A. Scars occasioned by actual loss of substance, or by wounds healed by granulation, never disappear. B. Tattoo marks may disappear during life; the brighter colours, as vermilion, as a rule, more readily than those made with carbon, as Indian ink. C. The medical man may in such cases be consulted as to family resemblance, marks on the body, scars and tattoo marks, or with regard to the organs of generation in cases of doubtful sex. D. It is but seldom that medical evidence is required with regard to the identification of the living, though it may sometimes be so. E. If the tattooing is superficial (merely underneath the cuticle) the marks may possibly be removed by acetic acid or cantharides or even by picking out the colouring-matter with a fine needle.

Directions: Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these statements.

A. From hence, it is obvious that his ideas on this subject are to be suspected, that his notions are in a great measure false, that they are always afflicting. B. It was in the lap of ignorance, in the season of alarm, in the bosom of calamity, that mankind ever formed his first notions of the Divinity. C. Indeed, upon whatever part of our sphere we cast our eyes, whether it be upon the frozen climates of the north, upon the parching regions of the south, or under the more temperate zones, we every where behold the people when assailed by misfortunes, have either made to themselves national gods, or else have adopted those which have been given them by their conquerors. D. Before these beings, either of their own creation or adoption, they have tremblingly prostrated themselves in the hour of calamity, soliciting relief; have ignorantly attributed to blocks of stone, or to men like themselves, those natural effects which were above their comprehension.

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

A. But these may, and very often do, pass unnoticed for quite a long time by those who have had no scientific training. B. The natural sciences have been more neglected in this country in the last fifty years, and that is saying a good deal. C. All those who trade on the ignorance and prejudices of the public are having a good time and often employ it in writing the most appalling rubbish in reference to the important subject of nutrition. D. Diminishing energy and power, decreasing endurance, slowing circulation, lessening blood colour, falling temperature, altered blood pressure, enlarging heart and liver, are some of the most obvious signs with which the physician is brought into contact in such cases.

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

A. Many of the emigrants were men of wealth, as the old lists show, and all of them, with few exceptions, were men of property and good standing. B. Many of the immigrants to America in colonial days were capitalists themselves, in a small or a large way, and paid their own passage. C. What proportion of the colonists were able to finance their voyage across the sea is a matter of pure conjecture. D. Undoubtedly a very considerable number could do so, for we can trace the family fortunes of many early settlers. E. They did not belong to the classes from which emigration is usually supplied, for they all had a stake in the country they left behind.

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

A. In this, as in many similar instances, we see the beneficial influence of extensive travel in freeing mind of Darwin from prevailing prejudices. B. It was this widening of experience which rendered him so especially qualified to deal with the great problem of the origin of species. C. And in doing so he emancipated himself from ideas which were received with unquestioning faith by geologists whose studies had been circumscribed within the limits of Western Europe. D. In opposition to prevalent views on this subject, Darwin points out that his observations are opposed to the conclusion that a higher temperature prevailed universally over the globe during early geological periods. E. He argues that "the causes which gave to the older tertiary productions of the quite temperate zones of Europe a tropical character, were of a local character and did not affect the whole globe."

Directions: The question is a logical sequence of statements with a missing link, the location of which is shown parenthetically. Choose the option which best fits the sequence logically.

Recently, I had difficulty with one of my tyres, so I went to the tyre store to get it replaced. Much to my chagrin, the service attendant identified a small problem with another tyre, which indicated the front end was out of alignment. He explained that if I did not correct the alignment, I would soon be replacing yet another tyre. Needless to say, realigning the front end of my car cost money, but the investment actually saved me additional costs in the future. The attendant (salesperson) did not cause the problems; he simply identified the problem and offered a solution, (______) We do not create problems; we identify them and offer solutions through our goods and services.

Directions: The question is a logical sequence of statements with a missing link, the location of which is shown parenthetically. From the five choices available you are required to choose the one which best fits the sequence logically.

In contrast to the early discoveries of exoplanets, we now find that less than 1 in 5 exoplanets are to be found very close to their stars, a few orbiting with a period of 5 to 50 days (______). This supports the idea that they are formed at Jupiter-like distances from their host star. Dependent on the details of the early solar system, most giant planets probably spiral inwards towards their star until they reach a point where a lack of frictional forces stops their further migration.

Directions: The question is a logical sequence of statements with a missing link, the location of which is shown parenthetically. Choose the alternative that best fits the sequence logically.

Many of the white race looked upon them as beggars, which was bad enough, or as thieves, which was worse; and in a general way they could not deny the truth of it. But they never stole from the Harts, and they never openly begged from the Harts. The friends of the Harts, however, must (.) before they could hope for better than imperturbable neutrality.

Directions: The question is a logical sequence of statements with a missing link, the location of which is shown parenthetically. Choose the alternative that best fits the sequence logically.

Eugene Linden's report on vanishing tribes is no doubt a story of beautiful people with beautiful minds. And, as he says, if the tribal people disappear, our loss will be great, but that is not the issue. It should be realized that culture must be preserved from within. Economic incentives and “tribal zoos” for curious onlookers and their pleasure are nothing more than patronizing paternalism wrapped in “cultural sensitivity”. (…………….).

Directions: The question is a logical sequence of statements with a missing link, the location of which is shown parenthetically. Choose the alternative that best fits the sequence logically.

An important distinction is to be made between the two “faces of power” – positive and negative. The great achievements of mankind all required power – in the form of leadership, influence, and persuasion. This is clearly the attractive face of power. The great calamities of humankind also required power – in the form of coercion, conquest and force. (…………..) We believe that the positive face of power is much more prevalent than the negative face in most organizations.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and 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 only cheerful faces in the recent episode were those who had bet that Greenspan would do it once again. A. The appetite of the speculators was fed by the latest decision, they would expect more. B. It is indeed, strange that the fate of a nation's economy like the US is decided by a bunch of 100 or so speculative traders. C. The bond marketers who predicted this were upbeat although the stock market indices themselves went down. D. It is not as if there is an impersonal market who takes millions of decisions which is what one understands normally by market forces.
2. These 100 or so traders form a judgment as to whether the Fed is taking an anti-inflation stance tough enough to brake the economy.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and 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. If the Indian national movement did not express the interests of the Indian people vis–à–imperialism, then whose interests did it represent? A. Thus, the elite groups, and their needs and interests, provide the origin as well as the driving force of the idea, ideology and movement of nationalism. B. But, in each case, these groups had a narrow, selfish interest in opposing British rule or each other. C. The national movement, assert the writers of the imperialist school, was not a people’s movement but a product of the needs and interests of the elite groups who used it to serve either their own narrow interests or the interests of their prescriptive groups. D. These groups were sometimes formed around religious or caste identities and sometimes through political connections built around patronage.
2. Nationalism, then, is seen primarily as a mere ideology which these elite groups used to legitimise their narrow ambitions and to mobilize public support.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and 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. For 17 years, Girish Karnad's play, Anju Mallige, was suppressed, virtually ignored. A. Now, nearly two decades after its writing, Prasanna directs the third year students of Delhi's National School in Anju Mallige. B. Sexuality on the Indian stage is a strict no–no, especially a theme as murky as incest. ' C. The obvious questions that arise are, why this play and why now? D. It's easy to see why. '
2. Would Karnad's attitude have been any different if the play had been staged when it was written?

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and 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. A substantial part of resources should be channelised to coaching programmes. A. Our sports infrastructure is very poor. B. Even in their acme, players have found wolves staring right in their faces. C. Funds wasted on organizational pomp should be diverted to provide sports infrastructure. D. Sporting activity plays a second fiddle to bread–earning.
2. Various training programmes die a lingering death starved of funds.

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. It is not enough for the Westerner to try to set up a melting pot; it is also essential that the fusion of races should not collide with the obstinate resistance of hostile populations. B. Since the coexistence of two ethnic groups, one of which believes itself to be the victim of unjust social discrimination, is hardly conducive to peace in the world, one would be tempted to look upon the total fusion of all the earth's races as the ideal solution of the fratricidal wars which have rent humanity throughout the ages. C. On the contrary, among the Moslems, racial intermixture encounters for the time being the flat opposition of the only desirable elements of their population. D. Such a fusion is possible for the Hindus: by creating Indo-European half-breeds it would make possible the peopling of Equatorial Africa with a white population that could stand the African climate.