Ordering of Sentences Questions

• Para-jumble (sentence arrangement): Arrange P–Q–R–S to complete the reflection on growing up, human reasoning, and responsible actions. S1 = "Growing up means not only getting larger, but also using our senses and our brains to become more aware of the world around us." Q = "In this, humans differ from all other animals." P = "Not only do we have memory, but we are able to think and reason." S = "This means we can plan what we are going to do—using prior experience—before we do it." R = "Before we spray roadside plants or turn sewage into our rivers, we should pause to think about the likely results of our actions." S6 = "In other words, we must develop and use our ability to reason because the destruction or preservation of our environment depends on us." Between S1 and S6, place P–Q–R–S in a logically developing order. Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (sentence arrangement): Arrange P–Q–R–S to complete the historical note on Nehru, planning, and democratic limits. S1 = "Jawaharlal Nehru was the greatest plan-enthusiast." R = "He took the idea from Russia, where Five-Year Plans transformed a very backward country into a top power of the world." Q = "But he forgot that what could be achieved by force under the communist dictatorship of Russia was not possible under the democratic set-up of India." S = "No free government can call for compulsory sacrifice and suffering from the whole people." P = "Under Nehru's advice, the pre-Independence Congress set up the National Planning Commission in 1938." S6 = "Nehru himself became the chairman of the commission." Between S1 and S6, place P–Q–R–S in an order that matches the stated answer key. Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (sentence arrangement): Arrange P–Q–R–S to narrate Duryodhana’s jealousy of the Pandavas, especially Bhima. S1 = "Duryodhana was a wicked prince." Q = "He did not like that the Pandavas should be loved and respected by the people of Hastinapur." S = "Among the Pandavas, Bhima was extraordinarily strong and powerful." P = "One day, Bhima made Duryodhana fall from a tree from which Duryodhana was stealing fruits." R = "Duryodhana especially hated Bhima." S6 = "This enraged Duryodhana so much that he began to think of removing Bhima from his way." Between S1 and S6, place P–Q–R–S in an escalating narrative order. Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (sentence arrangement): Arrange P–Q–R–S to complete a short biography timeline of Jawaharlal Nehru. S1 = "Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad on 14 Nov 1889." Q = "In 1905 he was sent to London to study at a school called Harrow." S = "He married Kamla Kaul in 1915." P = "Nehru met Mahatma Gandhi in February 1920." R = "He became the first Prime Minister of independent India on 15 August 1947." S6 = "He died on 27 May 1964." Between S1 and S6, place P–Q–R–S in chronological order. Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (sentence arrangement): Arrange P–Q–R–S to complete the literary vignette of a poet revisiting his early poems on a dark night. S1 = "It was a dark, moonless night." R = "The poet took down his books of poems from his shelves." P = "He turned over the pages, reading passages here and there." S = "Some of them contained his earliest writings, which he had almost forgotten." Q = "He heard them fall on the floor." S6 = "They all seemed to him to be poor and ordinary—mere childish words." Between S1 and S6, place P–Q–R–S in the narrative order indicated by the key. Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (sentence arrangement): Arrange P–Q–R–S to complete the narrative about deciding whether to shoot a working elephant. S1 = "I had halted on the road." P = "As soon as I saw the elephant, I knew I should not shoot him." Q = "It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant." S = "The elephant was standing eight yards from the road." R = "I knew that his 'must' was already passing off." S6 = "I decided to watch him for a while and then go home." Between S1 and S6, place P–Q–R–S to reflect perception → principle → assessment → setting. Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (sentence arrangement): Arrange P–Q–R–S to complete the pet-care note recommending the Capuchin as an indoor monkey. S1 = "There is only one monkey we can thoroughly recommend as an indoor pet." Q = "It is the beautiful and intelligent Capuchin monkey." R = "The lively little Capuchins, however, may be kept for years in an English house without the least danger to their health." P = "The Marmosets, it is true, are more beautiful than Capuchins and just as pleasing, but they are too delicate for the English climate." S = "They quickly die from colds and coughs after the first winter fogs." S6 = "Finally, no other monkey has a better temper or more winning ways." Between S1 and S6, place P–Q–R–S so that contrast and recommendation are clear. Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (liberty vs. confinement): Reorder the sentences to show that even when a man is physically imprisoned, his inner life can remain free and undefeated. S1 = "A man can be physically confined within stone walls." S6 = "No tyranny can intimidate a lover of liberty." Between S1 and S6, arrange the following in a logically persuasive order: P = "But his mind and spirit will still be free." Q = "Thus his freedom of action may be restricted." R = "His hopes and aspiration still remain with him." S = "Hence, he will be free spiritually if not physically." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (folk tale setup): Reorder the sentences to introduce three boastful friends, establish their power and reputation, and launch the quest against Death. S1 = "Once upon a time there lived three young men in a certain town of Hindustan." S6 = "All of them set out in search of their foe called Death." Between S1 and S6, arrange the fragments in a natural narrative build-up: P = "All the people of the neighbourhood were mortally afraid of them." Q = "They were so powerful that they could catch growing lions and tear them to pieces." R = "Someone told them that they would become immortal if they killed Death." S = "The young men believed themselves to be very good friends." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (materials shift): Reorder the sentences to explain why polymers are replacing metals, from definition and advances to applications and economics. S1 = "Metals are today being replaced by polymers in many applications." S6 = "Many Indian institutes of Science and Technology run special programmes on polymer science." Between S1 and S6, put the ideas in a clear technical flow: P = "Above all, they are cheaper and easier to process, making them a viable alternative to metals." Q = "Polymers are essentially long chains of hydrocarbon molecules." R = "Today polymers as strong as metals have been developed." S = "These have replaced the traditional chromium-plated metallic bumpers in cars." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (journal growth in neurophysiology): Reorder the sentences from pre-1960s scattering to post-1960s specialization, naming a key journal and its format. S1 = "Since the sixties there has been an increasing interest in neurophysiology, which deals with the neural bases of mental activity and behaviour." S6 = "So far the journal has published a mixture of articles including reports and investigations." Between S1 and S6, arrange the history and examples: P = "It has a format which is very similar to that of Brain and Language, a sister journal." Q = "Since then, a number of journals devoted entirely to this area of research have appeared." R = "Before the 1960's, when this field was the concern of a small number of investigators, research articles were scattered in various neurological journals." S = "Brain and Cognition is one such journal." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (ironic anecdote): Reorder the sentences to show how a doctor exploited a blind patient and how she refuted his fee. S1 = "An elderly lady suddenly became blind." S6 = "The lady said that she had not been properly cured because she could not see all his furniture." Between S1 and S6, arrange the events to highlight the twist: 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." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (food shortage causes): Reorder the sentences to argue that population explosion is the chief cause and why it overwhelms food supply. S1 = "What are the causes of our chronic food shortage?" S6 = "This unprecedented growth can drag us to the doors of starvation very soon." Between S1 and S6, place the points in a tightening causal chain: P = "To find for these growing new millions is a desperate task." Q = "Every year, we add more than a crore of persons to our population." R = "Despite stupendous efforts by our government, the population is growing unabated." S = "The chief cause is the population explosion." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (machines and life): Reorder the sentences tracing views from pre-machine definitions of life to Cartesian mechanism and modern implications. S1 = "Our ancestors thought that anything which moved itself was alive." S6 = "Therefore some scientists think that life is just a very complicated mechanism." Between S1 and S6, order the historical reasoning: P = "The philosopher Descartes thought that both men and animals were machines." Q = "But a machine such as a motorcar or a steamship moves itself; as soon as machines which moved themselves had been made, people asked, "Is man a machine?"" R = "And before the days of machinery that was a good definition." S = "He also thought that the human machine was partly controlled by the soul acting on a certain part of the brain, while animals had no souls." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (foreign exchange basics): Reorder the sentences to define exchange rates, illustrate with major currencies, and show variability with a Mexico example. S1 = "Payment for imports and exports is made through a system called foreign exchange." S6 = "Another time it may be worth eight pesos." Between S1 and S6, arrange definition → illustration → variability: P = "The value of the money of one country in relation to the money of other countries is agreed upon." Q = "These rates of exchange vary from time to time." R = "For instance, an American dollar or a British pound sterling is worth certain amounts in the money of other countries." S = "Sometimes a United States dollar is worth 12 pesos in Mexico." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (freedoms then and now): Reorder the sentences to weigh gains and losses since Conway and warn about modern threats to freedom. S1 = "Moncure Conway devoted his life to two great objects: freedom of thought, and freedom of the individual." S6 = "Unless a vigorous and vigilant public opinion can be aroused in defence of them, there will be much less of both a hundred years hence than there is now." Between S1 and S6, structure the reflection clearly: P = "They threaten both kinds of freedom." Q = "But something also has been lost." R = "There are now dangers, somewhat different in form from those of the past ages." S = "In regard to both these objects, something has been gained since his time." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (thinking without language): Reorder the sentences to contrast naming and reading failures with preserved conceptual play in chess. S1 = "The study of speech disorders due to brain injury suggests that patients can think without having adequate control over their language." S6 = "How they manage to do this we do not know." Between S1 and S6, arrange the clinical evidence in a revealing contrast: P = "But they succeed in playing games of chess." Q = "Some patients, for example, fail to find the names of objects presented to them." R = "They can even use the concepts needed for chess playing, though they are unable to express many of the concepts in ordinary language." S = "They even find it difficult to interpret long written notices." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (sentence arrangement): Arrange P–Q–R–S to complete the brief street scene with a hat and two young people. S1 = "A black-haired, young woman came tripping along." P = "She was leading a young woman 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." S6 = "Both disappeared from view." Between S1 and S6, place P–Q–R–S in a coherent order. Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (sentence arrangement): Arrange P–Q–R–S to complete the earth science note about deep oceans, flat beds, and mid-ocean ridges. S1 = "We now know that the oceans are very deep." S = "On average, the bottom is 2.5 miles to 3.5 miles down." Q = "Much of it is fairly flat." R = "However, there are great mountain ranges as well." P = "For example, the Indian Ocean has a range called the Indian Ridge." S6 = "This reaches from India to the Antarctic." Between S1 and S6, place P–Q–R–S in a logically developing geographic order. Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.
• Para-jumble (sentence arrangement): Arrange P–Q–R–S to tell the short narrative of Minnie parking, realizing a missing purse, and leaving. S1 = "Minnie went shopping one morning." R = "She drove her car into the parking lot and stopped." Q = "She got out and walked to the nearest shop." S = "It was there that she realised she had forgotten her purse at home." P = "Disappointed, she turned around and returned to the parking lot." S6 = "She drove home with an empty basket." Between S1 and S6, place P–Q–R–S in a clear chronological order. Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.