Directions (1-15): In each of the questions given below, a sentence is given which is divided into FOUR parts such that the parts are jumbled and they do not make a meaningful sentence. Rearrange the following parts to form a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence and choose the correct rearrangement from the options given below each question.
Q1. scientists have discovered (A)/ that may pave way for sustainable ways to clean up oils spills (B)/a unique oil eating bacteria in the Mariana Trench, the (C)/deepest part of the earth’s oceans, a finding (D)/
(a) CDBA
(b) BCDA
(c) ACDB
(d) ADCB
(e) DCBA
Q2. Andhra Pradesh on Monday morning (A)/ EMISAT, from Sriharikota in coastal (B)/ the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched (C)/the country’s first electronic surveillance satellite, (D)/
(a) CDBA
(b) BCDA
(c) ACDB
(d) ADCB
(e) DCBA
Q3. small girl ran to Gaura Devi, raising an alarm (A)/ that loggers had come (B)/ to cut down trees in the mountain forest (C)/ on a fine morning in the spring of 1974, a (D)/
(a) CDBA
(b) DABC
(c) ACDB
(d) ADCB
(e) DCBA
Q4. the verdict on (A)/ of fast-tracking projects (B)/ reveals the perils (C)/the Chennai-Salem corridor (D)/
(a) CDBA
(b) BCDA
(c) ACDB
(d) ADCB
(e) DCBA
Q5. the Madras High Court verdict quashing land acquisition proceedings for (A)/ decision-making process behind the project (B)/ is an indictment of the arbitrary (C)/ the proposed Chennai-Salem greenfield expressway (D)/
(a) CDBA
(b) BCDA
(c) ACDB
(d) ADCB
(e) DCBA
Q6. regional connectivity and trade game plan (A)/the opening of the first office of (B)/ Indian Ports Global Limited at Iran’s Chabahar and the takeover of operations of (C)/ the Shahid Beheshti port are milestones in India’s (D)/
(a) CDBA
(b) BCDA
(c) ACDB
(d) ADCB
(e) DCBA
Q7. the chabahar port opens up a permanent alternative (A)/ hurdles in the direct route through Pakistan (B)/ route for trade with Afghanistan (C)/ and Central Asia, given the (D)/
(a) CDBA
(b) BCDA
(c) ACDB
(d) ADCB
(e) DCBA
Q8. the decision by India, Afghanistan and Iran to (A)/ the route more attractive and decrease logistic costs is timely (B)/ to promote Chabahar and to study ways to make (C)/ hold an international event in February 2019 (D)/
(a) CDBA
(b) BCDA
(c) ACDB
(d) ADCB
(e) DCBA
Q9. visions of Chabahar’s immense potential as a (A)/ in the region must, however, necessarily (B)/ game-changer for prosperity and stability (C)/be tempered by the reality of geopolitical challenges (D)/
(a) CDBA
(b) BCDA
(c) ACDB
(d) ADCB
(e) ACBD
Q10. the Chabahar port has received a waiver (A)/concessions could be withdrawn any time, given (B)/ from the U.S. sanctions on Iran for the moment, but these (C)/the constant upheaval in the administration (D)/
(a) CDBA
(b) ACBD
(c) ACDB
(d) ADCB
(e) DCBA
Q11. caused by Cyclone Gaja is (A)/the extent of damage (B)/ much worse than (C)/what was believed earlier (D)/
(a) CDBA
(b) BACD
(c) ACDB
(d) ADCB
(e) DCBA
Q12. it is now becoming clear that Cyclone Gaja is a (A)/major disaster and its economic impact in (B)/ that of the tsunami of 2004 (C)/ Tamil Nadu is comparable to (D)/
(a) CDBA
(b) BCDA
(c) ABDC
(d) ADCB
(e) BACD
Q13. the top priority for the (A)/ and service delivery in the affected areas (B)/ restore administrative systems (C)/ Tamil Nadu government should be to (D)/
(a) CDBA
(b) BCDA
(c) ACDB
(d) ADCB
(e) DCBA
Q14. officials should not (A)/wait for people to (B)/ coming up with a response (C)/ launch protests before (D)/
(a) CDBA
(b) ABDC
(c) ACDB
(d) ADCB
(e) DCBA
Q15. Cyclone Gaja has wrought (A)/terrible devastation and (B)/ must match it in scale (C)/the relief programme (D)/
(a) ABDC
(b) BCDA
(c) ACDB
(d) ADCB
(e) DCBA
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘ACDB’ is the correct order of the sentence.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘CDBA’ is the correct order of the sentence.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘DABC’ is the correct order of the sentence.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘ADCB’ is the correct order of the sentence.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘ADCB’ is the correct order of the sentence.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘BCDA’ is the correct order of the sentence.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘ACDB’ is the correct order of the sentence.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘ADCB’ is the correct order of the sentence.
S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. ‘ACBD’ is the correct order of the sentence.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘ACBD’ is the correct order of the sentence.
S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘BACD’ is the correct order of the sentence.
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘ABDC’ is the correct order of the sentence.
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘ADCB’ is the correct order of the sentence.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘ABDC’ is the correct order of the sentence.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘ABDC’ is the correct order of the sentence.