Directions: The question below has a starting statement (S) and an ending statement (E). Three statements (A), (B) and (C) are given in between these two. Select the option that indicates a logical paragraph.

(S) The number of students appearing for MBA entrance tests is (A) the students' perception of their secure future and (B) apparently a basic change in the job market requirement (C) increasing every year and indicates a subtle shift in (E) too which is getting more and more output-oriented

Directions: The question below has a starting statement (S) and an ending statement (E). Three statements (A), (B) and (C) are given in between these two. Select the option that indicates a logical paragraph.

(S) The importance of the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal can be (A) construction and maintenance and large chunk of world trade (B) directly depends on these routes which have gradually (C) gauged from the fact that billions of dollars have been spent on their (E) become politically and economically important

Directions: The question below has a starting statement (S) and an ending statement (E). Three statements (A), (B) and (C) are given in between these two. Select the option that indicates a logical paragraph.

(S) The personal security of the American President has been (A) resolute attempt on his life in or outside America and (B) indeed a massive amount has to be (C) constantly upgraded and improvised upon in order to foil any (E) doled out by the exchequer to maintain such an elaborate exercise

Directions: The question below has a starting statement (S) and an ending statement (E). Three statements (A), (B) and (C) are given in between these two. Select the option that indicates a logical paragraph.

(S) There is no longer gainsaying the fact that (A) several factors like sheer luck, a proper home-work and of course (B) the success of a student at a personal interview is a function of (C) the ability to convince the interviewers of his or her (E) potential that could ultimately help the interviewers

Directions: The question below has a starting statement (S) and an ending statement (E). Three statements (A), (B) and (C) are given in between these two. Select the option that indicates a logical paragraph.

(S) The issue of convertibility has been constantly under the limelight (A) and several key business strategies need to be reoriented (B) in case of any policy change regarding convertibility (C) as it has the potential to change the basic structure of the Indian economy (E) whether on the trade/capital/current account

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a 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) Adoption used to be treated as a family secret to be withheld as long as possible. (A) Parents were often advised against discussing the situation. (B) People believed that once the child's personality was formed, then it could be done. (C) In practice, it seldom worked out well. (D) Almost invariably, a friend or relative spilled out the beans. (6) This often has a degenerating effect on the child.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a 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) To begin with, in many social marketing situations, the target community opposes the change being advocated. (A) Consider the issue of family planning in Bangladesh. (B) Social change often involves attacking people's core attitudes and beliefs as a prelude to changing their behaviour. (C) With the help of foreign aid, the government launched a massive campaign to curb population growth. (D) In the late 1970s, government officials determined that the small country would soon outgrow its limited economic resources if it did not control its population growth rate. (6) Contraceptives for men were given out free at clinics and social workers urged men to practice family planning.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a closing statement 6. The four statements are jumbled up and form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper & logical sequencing of these six taken together.

(1) The practice of unmarried women going out with unmarried men is new. (A) There he would meet her family members. (B) In the early years of this century calling was the socially approved way of gesturing. (C) After arranging a suitable time, she would plan on her receiving him in the family parlour. (D) Typically, a young woman would call a suitor to her home. (6) And perhaps listen to the young woman play the piano.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a closing statement 6. The four statements are jumbled up and form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper & logical sequencing of these six taken together.

(1) There are many types of photo electric cells, and they are used for many things. (A) This happens because our body blocks a beam of light and a photoelectric cell makes the door open. (B) One of the most familiar ones is when a door seems to open by itself when we approach it, as we often see at airports. (C) When light strikes certain chemical substances such as selenium and silicon, its energy causes a push on the electrons in the substances. (D) Light is a form of energy. (6) If two different substances touch one another, some electrons may leave one and enter another.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a 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) Charaka observes how these edible and potable substances can be rendered harmless. (A) He stated that the way in which they are combined with other foods also matters a lot. (B) Also, the way they are cooked affects the quality. (C) He arrived at his conclusions after a careful study of the facts. (D) Hence, care must be taken before mixing them. (6) Further, the mental state in which they are consumed is not insignificant.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a closing statement 6. The four statements are jumbled up and form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper & logical sequencing of these six taken together.

(1) The new Economic Policy comprises the various policy measures and changes introduced since July 1991. (A) There is a common thread running through all these measures. (B) The objective is simple – to improve the efficiency of the system. (C) The regulatory mechanism involving multitude of controls has fragmented the capacity and reduced competition even in the private sector. (D) The thrust of the new policy is towards creating a more competitive environment as a means to improving the productivity and efficiency of the economy. (6) This is to be achieved by removing the barriers and restrictions on the entry and growth of firms.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a closing statement 6. The four statements are jumbled up and form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper & logical sequencing of these six taken together.

(1) India's experience of industrialization is characteristic of the difficulties faced by a newly independent developing country. (A) In 1947, India was undoubtedly an under–developed country with one of the lowest per capita incomes in the world. (B) Indian industrialization was the result of a conscious deliberate policy of growth by an indigenous political elite. (C) Today India ranks fifth in the international community of nations if measured in terms of purchasing power. (D) Even today however, the benefits of Indian industrialization since independence have not reached the masses. (6) Industrialization in India has thus been a limited success; one more example of growth without development.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a 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 idea of the institution of Public Sector is not wrong. (A) For instance, we want industries to come up in the distant and backward areas. (B) Secondly, we must be aware that all private industries have not proved successful. (C) Private Sector is basically profit–oriented – they may not undertake less profitable ventures. (D) But private sector would like to concentrate in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. (6) The problem is but making both Private and Public Sector to work efficiently.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a 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) Most of the postures we adopt and the movements we make we have made thousands of times before. (A) In many cases, they are so familiar, so much taken for granted that we do not even know how we do them. (B) For example, when people interlock their fingers, one thumb rests on top of the other. (C) Most of them are performed unconsciously, spontaneously and without self–analysis. (D) For each person, there is a dominant thumb in this action and whenever left and right hand interlock, the same thumb rests uppermost. (6) Yet hardly anyone can guess which their dominant thumb is.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a 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) They are taking control of their compensation and performance reviews. (A) They do this by benchmarking their careers and performance against those of male colleagues. (B) The researcher finds it more proactive and powerful than simply saying: "But I think I do work. That's as good as so–and–so”. (C) Many respondents told the researcher they get around the silent double standard on these two matters. (D) They enter performance and pay review sessions "armed with evidence”, the researcher notes. (6) They (women) are building alliances.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a 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 great deal about your personality can be read from your handwriting. (A) Each person’s handwriting contains characteristic strokes. (B) Graphologists consider handwriting a kind of brain writing. (C) They reveal the personality traits of the writer. (D) That is, a direct expression of mental impulses transmitted through a writer's hand. (6) Graphology has yet to prove its scientific validity.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a 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) There are some obvious ways that odours affect what we do and how we feel. (A) And the smell of baking breads can make our mouths water in anticipation. (B) The stink of rotten eggs makes us flinch. (C) While the aroma of a pine forest is pleasing. (D) Yet odours have a subtle influence on human behaviour. (6) It is known that smell plays a role in sexual altercation in animals.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a 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) It is significant that one of the most common objections to competitions is that it is blind. (A) This is important because in a system of free enterprise based on private property, chances are not equal and there is indeed a strong case for reducing that inequality of opportunity. (B) Rather it is a choice between a system where it is the will of a few persons that decides who is to get what and one where it depends, at least partly, on the ability and the enterprise of the people concerned. (C) Although competition and justice may have little else in common, it is as much a commendation of competition as of justice that it is no respecter of persons. (D) The choice today is not between a system in which everybody will get what he deserves according to some universal standard and one where individual shares are determined by chance or goodwill. (6) The fact that the opportunities open to the poor in a competitive society are much more restricted than those open to the rich, does not make it less true that in such a society, the poor are more free than a person commanding much greater material comfort in a different society.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a closing statement 6. The four statements are jumbled up and form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper & logical sequencing of these six taken together.

(1) Commercial energy consumption shows an increasing trend and poses the major challenge for the future. (A) The demand, for petroleum, during 1996–97 and 2006–07 is anticipated to be 81 millions tonnes and 125 million tonnes respectively. (B) According to the projections of the 14^th Power Survey Committee Report, the electricity generation requirements from utilities will be about 416 billion units by 1996–97 and 824 billion units by 2006–07. (C) The production of coal should reach 303 million tonnes by 1996–97 to achieve Plan targets and 460 million tonnes by 1996–97. (D) The demand for petroleum products has already rapidly outstripped indigenous production. (6) Electricity is going to play a major role in the development of infrastructure facilities.

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a 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 necessity for regional integration in South Asia is underlined by the very history of the last 45 years since the liquidation of the British Empire in this part of the world. (A) After the partition of the Indian subcontinent, Pakistan was formed in that very area, which the imperial powers had always marked out as the potential base for operations against the Russian power in Central Asia. (B) Because of the disunity and ill–will among the South Asian neighbours, particularly India and Pakistan, great powers from outside the area could meddle into their affairs and thereby keep neighbours apart. (C) It needs to be added that it was the bountiful supply of sophisticated arms that emboldened Pakistan to go for warlike bellicosity towards India. (D) As part of the cold war strategy of the US, Pakistan was sucked into Washington's military alliance spreading over the years. (6) Internally too, it was the massive induction of American arms into Pakistan which empowered the military junta of the country to snuff out the civilian government and destroy democracy in Pakistan.