Test: Para Jumbles - 1 - CAT MCQ

Sentence C talks of how verb usage goes up when unnecessary words are reduced. This ties in with sentence A which talks of how good writers use more verbs. It is also clear C follows A.

Sentence B says it is hard to write without verbs. Sentence D adds to this saying that "use verbs" is hence not good advice. Therefore D follows B.

By looking at the sentences we see that sentence A makes a good start to the paragraph.

The question is " Arrange the sentences in the correct order "
The order is ACBD

Hence, the answer is ACBD
Choice B is the correct answer.

C talks of the South Pole being benign. D refers to the word benign in quotes. So, D should come after C, and quite possibly immediately after C.

The idea conveyed here is that the South Pole has the most benign weather and it is benign from March to September. So we can directly eliminate choice (d).

Sentence C makes a better choice for starting the paragraph than A.

Sentence A talks of impeccable conditions for astronomy and B explains what it is.

The question is " Arrange the sentences in the correct order "
The order is CDAB

Hence, the answer is CDAB
Choice C is the correct answer.

Sentences B and D talk of flowers and flowering plants. Sentence B talks of how land plants existed without flowers for several millions of years. Sentence D talks of when flowering plants appeared. It is clear D follows B.

Sentence C speaks of “equally familiar grasses"?. So obviously, some other example- in this case, flowering plants- precedes this.

Sentences A and C talk of the evolution of grasses. A follows C.

The question is " Arrange the sentences in the correct order "
The order is BDCA

Hence, the answer is BDCA
Choice D is the correct answer.

Sentence C talks of the intolerance that marks the village culture and polity. We see that this is the main idea of the paragraph.

Sentence D talks of some castes being considered “kingly"? in rural communities. Sentence C talks of the control of “these castes"? on local politics and how it aggravates masculine pride. So C comes after D. Both of these sentences substantiate the idea of bigotry that is made by sentence C.

Sentence A talks of the patrilineal system of passing ownership of lands and system of linking dowry to land ownership turning daughters to be regarded as “bad debts"?. This sentence substantiates the point make by sentence C.

The question is " Arrange the sentences in the correct order "
The order is CDBA

Hence, the answer is CDBA
Choice C is the correct answer.

We have two possible starting sentences for the paragraph- A and C.

However, we see that C introduces the phrase “Mandate of Heaven"?, whereas A tells us what it is about. So A follows C and possibly comes immediately after C.

Sentence B starts with “in other words"?. So which sentence is it paraphrasing? Not A, this sentence only declares that the Mandate of Heaven indicated divine approval of a king’s right to rule. Sentence B paraphrases sentence D, which talks of the right to rule depending on the virtuous conduct of the ruler. So B follows D.

The correct sentence order is hence CADB.

The question is " Arrange the sentences in the correct order "
The order is CADB

Hence, the answer is CADB
Choice D is the correct answer.

Sentences B and D hold the key to solving this question.

Sentence B says that at least in the rich world “that wasteful truth"? has been overcome. What does this refer to?

Sentence A talks of elite American colleges now admitting men with lower grades just to even up the student numbers. Obviously this is not the “wasteful truth"?.

Sentence C quotes Stendhal and says that all geniuses born women are lost to public good. This is the “wasteful truth"? referred to in sentence B. So B follows C.

Sentence D talks of a “monumental advance"?. Again, what does this refer to? The fact that geniuses born women are lost to public good has now been overcome in the rich word. So much so that, elite colleges are now admitting men with lower grades just to even up the numbers. So D follows A.

The question is " Arrange the sentences in the correct order "
The order is CBAD

Hence, the answer is CBAD
Choice C is the correct answer.

Both sentences A and C look to be good opening sentences for the paragraph. So we need to look for clues that link the sentences.

Let us consider sentence B. It starts off with “that entailed"? and discusses how the British tried to orchestrate a regional balance of power. This is obviously linked to sentence C. So B follows C.

We also note that sentence A declares commercial interests to be the driving force of the British Empire’s global expansion. Sentence C refers to the factors that help realize commercial goals. So C follows A.

D makes a good concluding sentence.

The question is " Arrange the sentences in the correct order "
The order is ACBD

Hence, the answer is ACBD
Choice C is the correct answer.

Sentence B suggests that a “fund-starved"? country like India should not worry about foreign institutional investment which will come and go based on the external environment.

Sentence D talks of finding ways to protect the Indian economy from “external vicissitudes"?.

Sentence B offers a possible solution to the problem of foreign investment ebb and flow based on the environment outside. So B follows D, possibly immediately after.

Sentence D talks of a “new normal"? kind of environment. Let us look at the other sentences to see what this could be referring to.

Sentence A talks of continued monetary easing by some nations and shrinking global trade.

Sentence C talks of how it is up to the political bosses to kick start the economy, as “everyone"? is waiting for the other to act first.

Either of the two sentences above could be the “new normal"? environment.

If we take the “new normal"? environment to refer to the continued monetary easing and shrinking global trade, we have the sentence order ADB. The only answer option with this sequence is a) ADBC. This makes a cogent paragraph.

If we take the “new normal"? environment to refer to “everyone waiting for the other to act first"?, we have the sentence order CDB. The answer option with this sequence is b) CDBA. This however, does not make a cogent paragraph, as there is no logic in sentence A following sentence B. In fact, considering just sentences A and B, it is clear B follows A. Sentence A sets a context. Sentence B suggests what should be done in this context.

The question is " Arrange the sentences in the correct order "
The order is ADBC

Hence, the answer is ADBC
Choice A is the correct answer.

Sentence C introduces the “right to be forgotten"?, so it is likely to be the first sentence of the paragraph.

It says that Europeans, under this right, are allowed to ask search engines to delist certain links from search results.

Sentence A also talks of delisted links. It explains that delisted links are no longer readily available to the public through a simple search. So A follows C.

Sentences B and D offer contrasting views on the right to be forgotten. Whilst sentence D voices the concerns of campaigners of freedom of expression, sentence B talks of the stance of the supporters. B follows D.

The question is " Arrange the sentences in the correct order "
The order is CADB

Hence, the answer is CADB
Choice A is the correct answer.

Let’s start by looking at what the best sentence to start the paragraph is. There are only 2 options- sentence C and sentence D. Of these, sentence C defines what sortition is- it is democracy on the basis of drafting by lot. Sentence D on the other hand explains what this involves. So C is the starting sentence of the paragraph, and it is followed by D, possibly immediately.

Sentence D talks about a random sample of the population being drafted to understand the problem and take a sensible decision on what to do. Between A and B, which is the better choice to follow D? Sentence B is, as it shed further light on how sortition is practiced: those who are drafted are exposed to expert opinion, objective information and public debate so that they can take an informed decision. So B follows D.

Sentence A concludes the paragraph by stating the benefits of this form of democracy.

The question is " Arrange the sentences in the correct order "
The order is CDBA

Hence, the answer is CDBA
Choice A is the correct answer.