PARA JUMBLES

 

Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.

(A) The pressure on land is high and the workers on land also are compelled to go to the city to find a job there.
(B) Today, with the establishment of factories, the commodities produced by the village craftsmen cannot compete in quality or price with those produced in factories with the result that the village industries suffer a loss and after some time close down.
(C) The joint family system in India flourished in the days of yore when agriculture and trade in the villages were in a sound position.
(D) With the closing down of the village industry the workers move to the city.
(E) Besides the decline of agriculture and trade, there are other causes which induce people to move to the city.
(F) Owing to the inrush of people from the villages to the cities, the Hindu joint family system breaks down.

1. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
1) A                           2) B                   3) D                          4) C                       5) F

2. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
1) E                          2) B                      3) D                         4) C                      5) A

3. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
1) C                         2) A                       3) B                        4) E                       5) D

4. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement?
1) E                         2) F                       3) B                        4) A                       5) C

5. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
1) D                         2) E                      3) A                        4) C                       5) B

Answers

1. 4           2. 2                  3. 5                  4. 2                   5. 3

 

Directions: (6-10) Rearrange the following eight sentences ( A) , ( B), ( C ) , ( D), ( E), (F), ( G) and ( H) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

(A) But I always felt somewhere in my mind that I loved acting.
(B) He never wanted me to be an actor, as he didn’t look upon theatre or acting as respectable vocation.
(C) Firstly, there was no tradition of theatre in my- family.
(D) I am talking specifically of acting, not theatre in general.
(E) My parents were old- fashioned.
(F) I will answer all your queries a little elaborately.
(G) Let alone theater, arts in general had no place of respect in my family.
(H) My father was a government servant.

6. Which of the following will be the LAST sentence?
(1) G                     (2) C                  (3) H                     (4) D                     (5) E

7. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence?
(1) A                    (2) B                   (3) D                     (4) C                      (5) F

8. Which of the following will be the SIXTH sentence?
(1) B                    (2) C                   (3) A                     (4) D                      (5) E

9. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence?
(1) D                    (2) E                   (3) A                    (4) B                       (5) G

10. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence?
(1) H                    (2) E                   (3) G                   (4) C                       (5) A

Answers

6. 4               7. 5                   8. 1                     9. 2                  10. 3

Directions(11-15): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) , (E) and (F) into a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below it.

(A) The urban poor were neglected.
(B) A new generation of professionals however are attempting to reach the urban poor.
(C) This is because they were considered too mobile and lacking in cohesion.
(D) Microfinance institutions have traditionally focused on the rural poor.
(E) These factors do not facilitate generation of peer group pressure which is essential for the success of the microfinance model.
(F) Their challenge will be to adapt the traditional microfinance model to one suited to urban microfinance.

11. Which of the following is the second sentence after rearrangement?
(1) A                    (2) B                 (3) C                   (4) D                 (5) E

12. Which of the following is the fifth sentence after rearrangement?
(1) A                   (2) B                  (3) C                   (4) D                 (5) E

13. Which of the following is the sixth ( last) sentence after rearrangement?
(1) B                  (2) C                  (3) D                   (4) E                 (5) F

14. Which of the following is the third sentence after rearrangement?
(1) B                  (2) C                  (3) D                  (4) E                  (5) F

15. Which of the following is the first sentence after rearrangement?
(1) A                 (2) B                   (3) C                   (4) D                 (5) E

Answers
11. 1                12. 2               13. 5             14. 2                 15. 4

 

Directions (16- 20): Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) ,(F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them:

(A) It is assumed that these banks work in a hassle free manner as compared to government banks. 
(B) Government banks are more trustworthy if you are considering taking a long term loan.
(C) They offer you lower interest rates, and this is the main reason why people seek education loans from government banks. 
(D) The interest rate and terms are decided by the Reserve Bank and these national banks cannot make any changes by their own.
(E) But private banks work more smoothly.
(F) The employees in these banks are customer friendly and ready to help people. 
(G) Government banks offer lower interest rate it is well-known fact that the interest rate of government banks is much lower as compared to private banks. 

16. Which should be the FIRST sentence?
(1) A                    (2) B                  (3) C                  (4) D                     (5) E

17. Which should be the SECOND sentence?
(1) A                   (2) B                  (3) G                   (4) D                     (5) E

18. Which should be the THIRD sentence?
(1) A                   (2) B                 (3) C                   (4) G                      (5) E

19. Which should be the FOURTH sentence?
(1) D                  (2) B                  (3) C                   (4) G                     (5) E

20. Which should be the FIFTH sentence?
(1) F                  (2) B                  (3) C                   (4) D                      (5) E

Answers

16. 2                  17. 3                   18. 3                19. 1                 20. 5

 

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 21-25): Rearrange the following six sentences(A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.

 

(A) Do the devices that make it possible to do so many things at once truly raise our productivity or merely help us spin our wheels faster?

(B) More important, they’re exploring what can be done about it– how we can work smarter, live smarter and put our beloved gadgets back in their proper place, with us running them, not the other way around.

(C) The dinging digital devices that allow us to connect and communicate so readily also disrupt our work, our thoughts and what little is left of our private lives.

(D) They have begun to calculate the pluses, the minuses and the economic costs of the interrupted life– in dollars, productivity and dysfunction.

(E) What sort of toll is all this disruption and mental channel switching taking on our ability to think clearly work effectively and function as healthy human beings?

(F) Over the past five years, psychologists, efficiency, experts and information-technology researchers have begun to explore those questions in detail.

 

21) Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence?

(1) A                     (2) B                   (3) C                       (4) D                   (5) E

 

22) Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence?

(1) A                     (2) B                    (3) C                       (4) D                  (5) E

 

23) Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence?

(1) A                     (2) B                   (3) C                        (4) D                   (5) F

 

24) Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence?

(1) A                     (2) B                   (3) C                       (4) D                    (5) E

 

25) Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentence?

(1) A                     (2) F                   (3) C                      (4) D                     (5) E

 

Answers

21) 3                 22) 4                   23) 2                 24) 1                25) 2