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Rearrange the paragraph sentences

Description: Reorder the Jumbled sentences of a paragraph.
Number of Questions: 25
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Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the last sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: In India marriage are usually arranged by parents. S6: She felt she was a modern girl and not a subject for bargaining. P : Sometimes girls & boys do not like the Idea of arranged marriages. Q : Most young people accept this state of affairs. R : Shanta was like that. S : They assume their parents can make good choices.

  1. SPRQ

  2. PSRQ

  3. QSPR

  4. RQPS


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

"This state of affairs" Q refers to the point in S1. "They" in S refers to "young people" mentioned in Q. P starts to give an contrary argument and R logically follows it.

Directions: The following question consists of a starting statement S1 and an ending statement S6 (both given in the beginning). The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences from the given options.

S1: There is a touching story of professor Hardy visiting Ramanujan as he lay desperately ill in hospital at Putney. S6: It is the lowest number that can be expressed in two different ways as the sum of two cubes. P: No. Hardy, that is the not a dull number in the very least. Q: Hardy, who was a very shy man, could not find the words for his distress. R: It was 1729. S: The best he could do as he got to the bedside was: I say, Ramanujan, I thought the number of the taxi I came down in was a very dull number.

  1. PRSQ

  2. QSRP

  3. QSPR

  4. SQRP


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Q introduces Hardy. S tells about what all Hardy could say. R tells about the number mentioned in S, and P logically follows it.

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the last sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: I had halted on the road. S6: I decided to watch him for a while & then go home. P : As soon as I saw the elephant I knew I should not shoot him. Q : It is serious matter to shoot a working elephant. R : I knew that his mast was already passing off. S : The elephant was standing eighty yard from the road.

  1. SPQR

  2. PQSR

  3. RQPS

  4. SRPQ


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

S introduces the elephant. "As soon as I saw" in P follows it. "Serious mater to shoot" Q follows "should not shoot". R connects with S6.

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the last sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: A man can be physically confined within stone walls S6: No tyranny can intimidate a lover of liberty P : But his mind & spirit will still be free Q : Thus, his freedom of action may be restricted R : His hopes & aspiration still remain with him S : Hence, he will be free spiritually if not physically

  1. PQRS

  2. SRQP

  3. QPRS

  4. QPSR


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

P presents a contrary argument and Q presents the result of it. R further explains it and S begins to present the conclusion.

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the last sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : Far away in a little street there is a poor house. S6 : His mother has nothing to give but water, so he is crying. P : Her face is thin and worn and her hands are coarse , pricked by a needle, for she is a seamstress. Q : One of the windows is open and through it, I can see a poor woman. R : He has fever and is asking for oranges . S : In a bed, in a corner of the room her little boy is laying ill.

  1. SRQP

  2. PQSR

  3. QPSR

  4. RSPQ


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Q tells what he sees in the poor house and introduces a woman. P tells about the woman. S introduces a little boy and R tells what he wants.

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first & six sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : Kolkata unlike other cities , has kept its trams
S6 : The foundation stone was laid in 1972. P : As a result , there is horrendous congestion . Q : It was going to be the first in South Asia. R : They run down the centre of the road. S : To ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line The proper sequence should be:

  1. PRSQ

  2. PSQR

  3. SQRP

  4. RPSQ


Correct Option: D

Directions: In the question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : We now know that oceans are very deep. S6 : This reaches from India to the Antarctic. P : For example, the Indian ocean has a range called the Indian Ridge. Q : Much of it is fairly flat. R : However, there are great mountain ranges as well. S : On an average, the bottom is two and a half to three and a half miles down.

The proper sequence should be:

  1. SQRP

  2. PQSR

  3. RSQP

  4. QPRS


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

P statement is an example of a range. Hence, preceding statement ought to have a word that specifies a "Range". Hence, P should follow R.

Directions: The question given below consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The rest four sentences (labeled P, Q, R & S) have been jumbled up. Find out the proper order for these four sentences.

S1: Sunbirds are among the smallest of Indian birds. S6 : Our common sunbirds are the purple sunbird , the glossy black species and purple-rumped sunbird, the yellow and maroon species. P : Though they are functionally similar to the hummingbirds of the New World , they are totally unrelated. Q : They do eat small insects too. R : They are also some of the most brilliantly coloured birds. S : Sunbird feed on nectar mostly and help in pollination. The proper sequence should be

  1. SQPR

  2. RPSQ

  3. QPRS

  4. PSRQ


Correct Option: A

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first & six sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : A ceiling on urban property S6 : Since their value would exceed the ceiling fixed by the Government. P : No mill owner could own factories or mills or plants. Q : And mass circulation papers. R : Would mean that. S : No press magnate could own printing presses. The proper sequence should be:

  1. QSRP

  2. RPSQ

  3. SRPQ

  4. QPSR


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 RPSQ is the correct sequence.

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first & six sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad on 14 Nov.,1889. S6 : He died on 27 My, 1964. P : Nehru met Mahatma Gandhi in February, 1920. Q ; In 1905 he was sent to London to a school called Harrow . R : He became the first Prime Minister of Independent India on 15 August,1947. S : He married Kamla Kaul in 1915.

The proper sequence should be:

  1. QRPS

  2. QSPR

  3. RPQS

  4. SQRP


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct sequence is QSPR.

Directions: In the question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : I keep on flapping my big ears all day. S6 : Am I not a smart, intelligent elephant? P : They also fear that I will flap them all away. Q : But children wonder why I flap them so. R : I flap them so to make sure they are safely there on either side of my head. S : But I know what I am doing.

The proper sequence should be

  1. SRQP

  2. QPSR

  3. QPRS

  4. PSRQ


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

S1 : I keep on flapping my big ears all day. Q : But children wonder why I flap them so. P : They also fear that I will flap them all away. S : But I know what I am doing. R : I flap them so to make sure they are safely there on either side of my head. S6 : Am I not a smart , intelligent elephant?   

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first & six sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : I took cigarettes from my case. S6 : Then he continued to draw on it. P : But when the fit of coughing was over , he replaced it between his lips. Q : I Lit one of them and placed it between the lips. R : Then with a feeble hand he removed the cigarette. S : Slowly he took a pull at it and coughed violently. The proper sequence should be :

  1. PSQR

  2. QPSR

  3. QSRP

  4. SRPQ


Correct Option: C

Directions: The following question consists of a starting statement S1 and an ending statement S6 (both given in the beginning). The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences from the given options.

S1 : Urban problems differ from state to state and city to city. S6 : There is no underground drainage system in most cities, and the narrow historical roads are already congested. P : Most of the cities have neither water nor the required pipelines. Q : The population in these cities has grown beyond the planners' imagination. R : However, certain basic problems are common to all cities. S : Only broad macro-planning was done for such cities, without envisaging the future growth and this has failed to meet the requirements.

  1. PQSR

  2. QPSR

  3. RQPS

  4. RSQP


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

R : However, certain basic problems are common to all cities. S : Only broad macro-planning was done for such cities, without envisaging the future growth and this has failed to meet the requirements. Q : The population in these cities has grown beyond the planners' imagination. P : Most of the cities have neither water nor the required pipelines.

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first & six sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : You know my wife, Madhavi, always urged me to give up smoking. S6 : Poor girl! P : I really gave it up. Q : And so when I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason than of being self - reliant. R : When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph! S : But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes. The proper sequence should be:

  1. PSRQ

  2. SPRQ

  3. QPRS

  4. RSPQ


Correct Option: C

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first & six sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: A black - haired, young woman came tripping along. S6: Both disappeared from view. P : She was leading a young man wearing a hat. Q : The woman swept it off and tossed it in the air. R : The child jumped up to catch the hat. S : The young man tossed his head to shake the hat back.

The proper sequence should be:

  1. PSQR

  2. RPSQ

  3. QRPS

  4. SQRP


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

PSQR is the correct sequence.

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first & six sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : An elderly lady suddenly became blind. S6 : The lady said that she had not been properly cured because she could not see all her furniture. P : The doctor called daily and every time he took away some of her furniture he liked. Q : At last , she was cured and the doctor demanded his fee . R : She agreed to pay a large fee to the doctor who would cure her . S : On being refused , the doctor wanted to know the reason. The proper sequence should be :

  1. PQRS

  2. RPQS

  3. RSPQ

  4. RQPS


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option (2) is the correct answer. R: She agreed to pay a large fee to the doctor who would cure her. P: The doctor called daily and every time he took away some of her furniture he liked. Q: At last, she was cured and the doctor demanded his fee. S: On being refused, the doctor wanted to know the reason.

Directions: The question given below consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The rest four sentences (labeled P, Q, R & S) have been jumbled up. Find out the proper order for these four sentences.

S1 : Once King Shantnu met a young and beautiful fisher girl. S6 : Devavrata , the King' s son, asked him the reason of his sadness. P : He went to the fisherman and asked him for her hand in marriage. Q ; The King was extremely sad and return to his palace. R : He fell in love with the fisher girl. S : They agreed to it on the condition that the son of his daughter should be the heir to the throne of Hastinapur. The proper sequence should be

  1. PQRS

  2. RPSQ

  3. QSPR

  4. PSQR


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

option ’2’ is the correct answer. R: He fell in love with the fisher girl. P: He went to the fisherman and asked him for her hand in marriage. S: They agreed to it on the condition that the son of his daughter should be the heir to the throne of Hastinapur. Q; The King was extremely sad and return to his palace.

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first & six sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 ; Minnie went shopping one morning. S6 : She drove home with an empty shopping basket. P : Disappointed she turned around and returned to the parking lot . Q : She go out and walked to the nearest shop R : She drove her car in to the parking lot and stopped. S : It was there that she realized that she' d forgotten her purse at home The proper sequence should be :

  1. RSQP

  2. RQSP

  3. PQRS

  4. QPRS


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option ’2’ is the correct answer. R: She drove her car into the parking lot and stopped. Q: She went out and walked to the nearest shop. S: It was there that she realized that she’d forgotten her purse at home. P: Disappointed she turned around and returned to the parking lot.

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first & six sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : Religion is not a matter of mere dogmatic conformity. S6 : A man of that character is free from fear, free from hatred P : It is not merely going through the ritual prescribed to us. Q : It is not a question of ceremonial piety. R : Unless that kind of transformation occurs, you are not an authentically religious man S : It is the remaking of your own self, the transformation of your nature. The proper sequence should be :

  1. SPRQ

  2. QPSR

  3. PSRQ

  4. SPQR


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option ’2’ is the correct answer. Q: It is not a question of ceremonial piety. P: It is not merely going through the ritual prescribed to us. S: It is the remaking of your own self, the transformation of your nature. R: Unless that kind of transformation occurs, you are not an authentically religious man.

Directions: The question given below consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The rest four sentences (labeled P, Q, R & S) have been jumbled up. Find out the proper order for these four sentences.

S1 : While crossing a busy road we should obey the policeman on duty. S6 : We should never run while crossing a road. P : We should always cross the road at the zebra crossing. Q : We must look to the signal lights and cross the road only when the road is clear. R : If there are no signal lights at the crossing, we should look to the right then to the left and again to the right before crossing the road. S : If the road is not clear we should wait. The proper sequence should be

  1. PSRQ

  2. PQRS

  3. RQSP

  4. QRPS


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option (2) is the correct answer. P: We should always cross the road at the zebra crossing. Q: We must look to the signal lights and cross the road only when the road is clear. R: If there are no signal lights at the crossing, we should look to the right then to the left and again to the right before crossing the road. S: If the road is not clear we should wait.

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first & six sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : The Hound of Baskervilles was feared by the people of the area. S6 : The Hound of Baskervilles remains an unsolved mystery. P : Some people spoke of seeing a huge, shadowy form of a hound at midnight on the moor. Q : But they spoke of it in tones of horror . R : Nobody had actually seen the hound . S : This shadowy form did not reveal any details about the animal The proper sequence should be :

  1. SPQR

  2. SPRQ

  3. PSRQ

  4. PQRS


Correct Option: C

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first & six sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : The future beckons to us. S6 : There is no resting for any one of us till we redeem our pledge in full. P : In fact we have hard work ahead. Q : Where do we go and what shall be our endeavour? R : We shall also have to fight to end poverty, ignorance, and disease. S : It will be to bring freedom and opportunity to the common man. The proper sequence should be:

  1. PSRQ

  2. QPSR

  3. QSRP

  4. SRPQ


Correct Option: C

Directions: The question given below consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The rest four sentences (labeled P, Q, R & S) have been jumbled up. Find out the proper order for these four sentences.

S1 ; The city is almost a slum and stinks most of the time. S6 : But some visitors came away with the unforgettable sight of young labourers scantily clad. P : The slush on the road did not deter them. Q : The occasional slips and falls were considered a small price to pay for the trip. R : They were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh snow on the roads. S : Even so, it looked beautiful to tourists of various categories. The proper sequence should be

  1. RQPS

  2. QPRS

  3. RSQP

  4. SPQR


Correct Option: D

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first & six sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : Ants eat worms ,centipedes and spiders, S6 : Some jump and some give out a pungent repellent substance P : They are usually much quicker than the ant itself. Q : Nevertheless, these animals do not make easy game for ants. R : Besides, they have an extraordinary number of ways of escaping. S : They also eat larvae and insect adults such as flies, moths and springtails. The proper sequence should be:

  1. SQPR

  2. SPRQ

  3. SQRP

  4. SRQP


Correct Option: A

Directions: In question given below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first & six sentences are given in the beginning The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R & S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : Paleobotany is the study of fossil plants preserved in rocks dating back it millions of years. S6 : The fossil plants indicates the age of the rock, and also point to facts regarding climate, Temperature and topography. P : Records of the history of the world are contained in fossils. Q : Through the ages, plants have evolved from simple to more complex forms. R : First there were water plants; then land plants appeared during the Paleozoic era. S : But since the fossil remains appear locked in rock layers, they are closely related to the Geologists area of investigation. The proper sequence should be:

  1. RQSP

  2. SQRP

  3. PSQR

  4. QRPS


Correct Option: D
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