Para Jumbles Test - 3

Description: Para Jumbles Test-3
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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 B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

  1. Most spacecrafts are not self-propelled; they depend on the initial velocity provided by a launch vehicle. B. The Lunar Module used in the Apollo program had rocket engines that allowed it to soft-land on the Moon. C. It separates from the spacecraft when its task is done. D. The spacecraft itself often carries small rocket engines for manoeuvering and orienting in space. E. The spacecraft typically either is placed into an orbit around Earth or, if given sufficient velocity to escape Earth’s gravity, continues towards another destination in space.
  2. It carried sufficient rocket power in its attached Service Module to leave lunar orbit for the return journey to Earth.
  1. CEDB

  2. DCBE

  3. EBDC

  4. EBCD


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It separates’ in C refers to ‘launch vehicle’ in 1. E follows C as it talks about placement of spacecraft in the orbit, by the launch vehicle.‘The spacecraft often carries small rocket engines for manoeuvering and orienting in space’ in D is linked with E because it continues to tell what happens next in space after it is placed there. 'The rocket engines' in D is linked to 'rocket engines.... to soft-land on the Moon' in B. ‘It carried…lunar orbit’ in 6 refers to ‘The Lunar Modulethe Moon’ in B. 

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 B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

  1. Coeducation was first introduced in Western Europe after the Reformation, when certain Protestant groups urged that girls as well as boys should be taught to read the Bible. B. The new free public elementary, or common schools, were almost always coeducational, and by 1900, most public high schools were coeducational as well. C. The practice became especially marked in Scotland, the northern parts of England, and colonial New England, where young children of both sexes attended the same schools. D. Many private colleges from their inception admitted women. E. In the later half of the 18th century, girls were gradually admitted to town schools.
  2. Many state universities followed their example.
  1. CDEB

  2. DCEB

  3. CEBD

  4. EBCD


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

‘The practice’ refers to ‘coeducation’ in 1. B follows E as ‘later half of the 18th century’ follows ‘by 1900’. ‘Their example’ in 6 refers to ‘Many private colleges’ in D.

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 B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

  1. Paleontologists study the different kinds of dinosaurs to find their relationships with other dinosaurs. B. This can tell scientists much about evolution. C. They also tried to find the ancestors of the dinosaurs. D. Dinosaurs that could migrate were similar, but those dinosaurs that were isolated evolved differently. E. It can also tell them some things about the world the dinosaurs lived in.
  2. Today, research on dinosaur relationships uses an approach called cladistics, which uses the presence of shared morphological features to recreate the branching tree of dinosaur evolution.
  1. ECDB

  2. CBED

  3. EBDC

  4. EBCD


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

‘They also tried’ in C refers to ‘Paleontologists’ in 1. ‘This can tell scientists’ in B refers to the activities of the scientists mentioned in 1 and C. ‘This can tell’ in B is followed by ‘It can also tell’ in E. ‘the branching tree of dinosaur evolution’ in 6 and ‘dinosaurs that were isolated evolved differently’ in D are connected.

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 B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

  1. Exactly how the theatre came into being is not known. B. Yet it is impossible to state with certainty what the theatre was like. C. Legend attributes the invention of the dithyramb, the lyrical ancestor of tragedy, to the poet Arion of Lesbos in the 7th or 6th century BCE. D. But, it is indisputable that the traditions born in ancient Athens have dominated Western theatre and the theories of Western drama up to the present. E. It was obscure even a few years before the appearance of Aeschylus’s earliest extant play, Persians (472 BCE).
  2. But it was not until the creation of the Great Dionysia in Athens in 534 that tragic drama established itself.
  1. DBEC

  2. CBED

  3. DCBE

  4. CDBE


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

D presents a statement contrary to 1. ‘Yet it is impossible to state with certainty’ in B links with ‘it is indisputable’ in D. ‘It was obscure even a few years’ in E reinforces and further explains ‘impossible to state with certainty’ in B. In C, ‘ancestor of tragedy’ is followed by ‘tragic drama established’ in 6.

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 B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

  1. When Plato died about 348, his nephew Speusippus became the head of the Academy and Aristotle left Athens. B. Aristotle helped Hermias to negotiate an alliance with Macedonia. C. Aristotle became a close friend of Hermias and eventually married his ward Pythias. D. He migrated to Assus where Hermias, a graduate of Plato’s Academy, was the ruler. E. This pact angered the Persian king, who had Hermias treacherously arrested and put to death about 341.
  2. Aristotle saluted Hermias’s memory in, "Ode to Virtue”, his only surviving poem.
  1. BEDC

  2. DCBE

  3. BCED

  4. CBED


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

‘Aristotle left Athens’ is followed by ‘He migrated to Assus’ in D. D is followed by ‘Aristotle became a close friend’ in C and ‘Aristotle helped Hermias’ in B, respectively. Thus, we get DCB link. ‘Hermias…put to death’ in E and ‘Aristotle saluted Hermias’s memory’ in 6 link up.

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 B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

  1. Aristotle is an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, one of the greatest intellectual figures of Western history. B. He was the founder of formal logic; and he pioneered the study of zoology, both observational and theoretical, in which some of his work remained unsurpassed until the 19th century. C. He was the author of a philosophical and scientific system. D. It was this that became the framework and vehicle for both Christian Scholasticism and medieval Islamic philosophy. E. Even after the intellectual revolutions of the Renaissance, the Reformation and the Enlightenment, Aristotelian concepts remained embedded in Western thinking.
  2. But he is, of course, most outstanding as a philosopher.
  1. CDEB

  2. CBED

  3. DCBE

  4. CDBE


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It was this...philosophy’ in C refers to ‘philosophical and scientific system’ in D. ‘for both Christian Scholasticism’ in D links it with ‘Even after the intellectual revolutions…embedded in Western thinking’ in E. ‘He was the founder of formal’ in B is linked with ‘But he is, of course..’ in 6.

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 B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

  1. Bicycles are widely used for transportation, recreation and sport. B. Netherlands, Denmark and Japan actively promote bicycles for shopping and commuting. C. Throughout the world, bicycles are essential to moving people and goods in areas where there are few automobiles. D. Globally, there are twice as many bicycles as automobiles, and they outsell automobiles three to one. E. In the United States, bike paths have been constructed in many parts of the country.
  2. Bicycles are also encouraged by the United States government as an alternative to automobiles.
  1. CDEB

  2. CBED

  3. CDBE

  4. DBEC


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

‘Widely used’ in 1 points towards ‘Throughout the world, bicycles are essential to moving people and goods’ in C, telling uses of bicycles. B follows D because B introduces countries that promote bicycles. The mention of United States in 6 and E connects them.

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 B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

  1. Other investigators hold that one’s attitude towards any category will correlate with how well that category serves one’s own values. B. The person is then asked to estimate the degree to which a particular class (such as politicians, medical doctors, or police) tends to facilitate or impede each value. C. The sum of the products of these two ratings provides a measure of the individual’s attitude towards the group. D. Thus, if justice is held in high regard, but the person categorises politicians as interfering with justice. E. For example, a person may be asked to rank specific values such as health, safety, independence or justice.
  2. The person’s attitude towards politicians is then taken to be negative.
  1. CDEB

  2. DBEC

  3. CEBD

  4. EBCD


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

‘For example…values’ in E links with ‘one’s attitude…one’s value’ in 1. ‘The person is then asked’ in E is followed by ‘The person is then asked’ in B. In C, ‘these two ratings’ in C refers to the things asked in E and B. In D, ‘thus’ refers to the coming to conclusion to the point in C and ‘categorises politicians’ to ‘attitude towards politicians’ in 6.

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 B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

  1. A long-term relationship is sought for dealing with both the consumer and the farm. B. This customer loyalty and repeat business is key to the success of many agritourism businesses. C. Such relationships can be forged, once a connection has been made. D. With a CSA, families and individuals interested in supporting local agriculture make a commitment to a farm in exchange for a regular subscription of produce or other goods. E. In some cases, it takes the form of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).
  2. Some CSAs require payment, while others actually require that subscribers partake in the care and harvesting of produce.
  1. CDEB

  2. ECBD

  3. BCED

  4. CBED


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

‘Such relationships’ in C refers to ‘A long-term relationship’ in 1. ‘This customer loyalty and repeat business’ in B refers to ‘once a connection has been made’ in C. ‘it takes the form’ in E refers to ‘This customer loyalty…’ in B and E also introduces ‘Community Supported Agriculture’. ‘With a CSA’ in D connects it with E and 6 because it is mentioned in both the statements.

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 B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

  1. With wings came space exploration, which is pretty cool. B. In fact, people have dreamed of utilizing and colonizing our solar system (and beyond) since before we had airplanes. C. That hasn’t happened. D. But there’s still a load of cool projects that are in progress at this very moment to take us one step closer to a life away from Earth. E. We learned in the 60s that we should all be living on the Moon by now.
  2. NASA has contributed $500,000 to an even more awesome project, essentially giant 3-D-printing robots designed to build massive installations in space.
  1. BECD

  2. DBCE

  3. CDBE

  4. BDEC


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Airplanes’ in B and ‘wings’ in 1 connect. In B, ‘colonizing our solar system’ is connected to living on the Moon’ in E that is referred by ‘that’ in C. ‘But there’s still a load of cool projects’ in D presents a solution to C.

Directions: In this question, the first and the last sentences/parts of the passage/sentence are numbered S1 and S2. The rest of the passage/sentence is split into four parts and named B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in a proper order. Read the passage/sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

S1. Agritourism is the practice of attracting visitors and travellers to agricultural areas.

(B) It is mainly due to the economic hardships and changes in the farming and livestock industries across the globe. (C) Many small farmers are now feeling that they must supplement their agricultural business model and explore new ways of generating income. (D) The distance between the production and consumption of agricultural products is increasing. (E) Generally, it is for educational and recreational purposes.

S2. So, the consumer interest in crops and livestock is also growing.

  1. CDEB

  2. ECBD

  3. DBCE

  4. DBEC


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

‘It’ in E refers to ‘Agritourism’ in S1. ‘It is mainly due to’ in B gives reason for ‘farmers are now feeling that they must supplement their agricultural business model…’ in C. Thus, B follows C. In D, ‘is increasing’ connects with ‘is also growing’ in S2.

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

  1. The guitar is one of the most popular musical instruments in use today. B. The guitar is an instrument that has been around since the 1500s. C. But it has undergone several big transformations during its history. D. Because it spans a huge range of musical styles - rock music, country music and flamenco music all use the same instrument to create wildly different sounds. E. The development of the electric guitar is the most obvious recent mutation.
  2. It had a huge effect on the popularity of the guitar.
  1. ECDB

  2. CBED

  3. DCBE

  4. DBCE


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

D explains (why it is so) 1. B follows D because it introduces the past. ‘But it has...during its history’ in C makes it follow B. ‘The development of the electric guitar’ in E is linked with ‘It had a huge effect’ in 6.

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

1. It's not uncommon for people to scoff at anyone who uses the word "art" in describing comics.
B. They span as many genres and subjects, both frivolous and mature, as traditional novels.
C. Comics have a long history that's been linked to low-brow, cheap entertainment.
D. But, comics these days aren't just longer versions of the Sunday funnies.
E. Some wonder that how comic books first came to life! 6. How they're more popular than ever, and how their creators keep finding new audiences to enthrall.

  1. ECDB

  2. CBED

  3. DCBE

  4. CDBE


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

D follows C because they present a comparison of past and present situation. B explains the statement D. In E, 'how comic books first came to life' connects with 'How they're more popular… how their creators keep finding' in 6.

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

  1. The sun has been shedding light and energy on Earth for about 4.5 billion years. B. And while it provides us with life, it can also ­be dangerous. C. That's a lot of heat, and if you're not careful, it can cause a lot of damage. D. That means, humans have only been around to enjoy a fraction of it. E. After all, the center of the sun burns at roughly 10 million degrees Fahrenheit (5.5 million degrees Celsius).
  2. Looking directly at the sun, even for a few minutes, can blind you permanently.
  1. CDEB

  2. CBED

  3. DCBE

  4. DBEC


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In D, 'fraction of it' refers to 'about 4.5 billion years' in 1. 'And while it provides us…can also be dangerous' in B links it with D providing contrary statement to 'around to enjoy'. E follows B because it explains why sun can be dangerous. 'That's a lot of heat' in C refers to '10 million degrees Fahrenheit' in E. 6 explains what damage the sun can cause as mentioned in C.

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