Directions (1-5): Given below are sentences (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) and (H). Answer the following questions after rearranging the following sentences into a coherent paragraph.
(A)As what is appropriate in the beginning may become redundant midway.
(B)India had warning about the COVID-19 epidemic in China spreading to neighboring countries well ahead of virus importations, yet, the nation faltered.
(C)Therefore, in epidemics as in war, underestimating the enemy is a costly mistake.
(D)Indian experts are skillful to imbibe, distil and translate information into practical, socio culturally appropriate action plans.
(E)In this context, Eisenhower once said: “In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable.”
(F)But importations from the West and West Asian countries before they were red flagged seeded local outbreaks in several places.
(G)For this, Strategy planning should be dynamic, with revisions as the ground reality changes.
(H)India’s early plans (traditional pandemic control: prevent virus importations from China and neighbouring countries and interrupt importation-related local spread) succeeded.
Q1. If sentence (G) ‘For this, Strategy planning should be dynamic, with revisions as the ground reality changes.’ is the THIRD sentence of the coherent paragraph, then which of the following sentences doesn’t fit into the paragraph, formed after rearranging other sentences?
(a) C
(b) F
(c) D
(d) E
(e) B
Q2. Which of the following pairs fall correctly as it is in the final coherent sequence of the sentences, formed after rearrangement?
(a) C-F
(b) B-C
(c) D-G
(d) B-F
(e) E-B
Q3. If sentence (G) ‘For this, Strategy planning should be dynamic, with revisions as the ground reality changes.’ is the THIRD sentence of the coherent paragraph, identify the correct sequence of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph (excluding the incoherent one)?
(a) FCAEBDH
(b) BCADEGH
(c) BCGAEHF
(d) FEABDCH
(e) EBACDHG
Q4. If sentence (G) ‘For this, Strategy planning should be dynamic, with revisions as the ground reality changes.’ is the THIRD sentence of the coherent paragraph, which of the following statement should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement (excluding the incoherent sentence)?
(a) B
(b) A
(c) F
(d) E
(e) D
Q5. If sentence (G) ‘For this, Strategy planning should be dynamic, with revisions as the ground reality changes.’ is the THIRD sentence of the coherent paragraph, which of the following statement should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement (excluding the incoherent sentence)?
(a) F
(b) B
(c) E
(d) C
(e) D
Directions (6-10): Given below are sentences (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) and (H). Answer the following questions after rearranging the following sentences into a coherent paragraph.
(A)Even a devastating pandemic is no distraction from it.
(B)A draft master plan by a private firm contracted by the government has proposed a triangular-shaped Parliament building next to the existing heritage structure, and office buildings all along Rajpath, after demolishing existing buildings.
(C) Independent expert members of the defence purchases committee could not attend the meeting where it was passed without much discussion, as per the minutes of the meeting.
(D)The plan is also to construct a new Parliament building by March 2022 and a common central secretariat by March 2024.
(E)The Narendra Modi government is extremely possessed by its plan to redevelop the Central Vista, the 3-km long stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate.
(F)Along with new residences for the Prime Minister and the Vice President near South and North Blocks which will be repurposed as museums.
(G)Till date, the government has not publicly stated the project’s estimated cost.
(H)In fact, amid the nation’s chaotic battle against COVID-19, the Centre has been rushing ahead, ignoring pleas to pause it for further deliberations.
Q6. If sentence (D) “The plan is also to construct a new Parliament building by March 2022 and a common central secretariat by March 2024.” is the FOURTH sentence of the coherent paragraph, then which of the following sentences doesn’t fit into the paragraph, formed after rearranging other sentences?
(a) C
(b) F
(c) H
(d) E
(e) B
Q7. Which of the following pairs fall correctly as it is in the final coherent sequence of the sentences, formed after rearrangement?
(a) G-D
(b) C-B
(c) A-D
(d) C-A
(e) E-A
Q8. If sentence (D) “The plan is also to construct a new Parliament building by March 2022 and a common central secretariat by March 2024.” is the FOURTH sentence of the coherent paragraph, identify the correct sequence of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph (excluding the incoherent one)?
(a) BEGADHC
(b) FGBDEAH
(c) EAHDFBG
(d) GEBDACH
(e) AGBEDCH
Q9. If sentence (D) “The plan is also to construct a new Parliament building by March 2022 and a common central secretariat by March 2024.” is the FOURTH sentence of the coherent paragraph, which of the following statement should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement (excluding the incoherent sentence)?
(a) H
(b) E
(c) F
(d) C
(e) B
Q10. . If sentence (D) “The plan is also to construct a new Parliament building by March 2022 and a common central secretariat by March 2024.” is the FOURTH sentence of the coherent paragraph, which of the following should be the PENULTIMATE sentence after the rearrangement (excluding the incoherent sentence)?
(a) D
(b) G
(c) H
(d) C
(e) B
Solutions
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence of the given sentences is BCGAEHF.
(B)India had warning about the COVID-19 epidemic in China spreading to neighbouring countries well ahead of virus importations, yet, the nation faltered.
(C)Therefore, in epidemics as in war, underestimating the enemy is a costly mistake.
(G)For this, Strategy planning should be dynamic, with revisions as the ground reality changes.
(A)As what is appropriate in the beginning may become redundant midway.
(E)In this context, Eisenhower once said: “In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable.”
(H)India’s early plans (traditional pandemic control: prevent virus importations from China and neighbouring countries and interrupt importation-related local spread) succeeded.
(F)But importations from the West and West Asian countries before they were red flagged seeded local outbreaks in several places.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence of the given sentences is BCGAEHF.
(B)India had warning about the COVID-19 epidemic in China spreading to neighbouring countries well ahead of virus importations, yet, the nation faltered.
(C)Therefore, in epidemics as in war, underestimating the enemy is a costly mistake.
(G)For this, Strategy planning should be dynamic, with revisions as the ground reality changes.
(A)As what is appropriate in the beginning may become redundant midway.
(E)In this context, Eisenhower once said: “In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable.”
(H)India’s early plans (traditional pandemic control: prevent virus importations from China and neighbouring countries and interrupt importation-related local spread) succeeded.
(F)But importations from the West and West Asian countries before they were red flagged seeded local outbreaks in several places.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence of the given sentences is BCGAEHF.
(B)India had warning about the COVID-19 epidemic in China spreading to neighbouring countries well ahead of virus importations, yet, the nation faltered.
(C)Therefore, in epidemics as in war, underestimating the enemy is a costly mistake.
(G)For this, Strategy planning should be dynamic, with revisions as the ground reality changes.
(A)As what is appropriate in the beginning may become redundant midway.
(E)In this context, Eisenhower once said: “In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable.”
(H)India’s early plans (traditional pandemic control: prevent virus importations from China and neighbouring countries and interrupt importation-related local spread) succeeded.
(F)But importations from the West and West Asian countries before they were red flagged seeded local outbreaks in several places.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence of the given sentences is BCGAEHF.
(B)India had warning about the COVID-19 epidemic in China spreading to neighbouring countries well ahead of virus importations, yet, the nation faltered.
(C)Therefore, in epidemics as in war, underestimating the enemy is a costly mistake.
(G)For this, Strategy planning should be dynamic, with revisions as the ground reality changes.
(A)As what is appropriate in the beginning may become redundant midway.
(E)In this context, Eisenhower once said: “In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable.”
(H)India’s early plans (traditional pandemic control: prevent virus importations from China and neighbouring countries and interrupt importation-related local spread) succeeded.
(F)But importations from the West and West Asian countries before they were red flagged seeded local outbreaks in several places.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence of the given sentences is BCGAEHF.
(B)India had warning about the COVID-19 epidemic in China spreading to neighbouring countries well ahead of virus importations, yet, the nation
faltered.
(C)Therefore, in epidemics as in war, underestimating the enemy is a costly mistake.
(G)For this, Strategy planning should be dynamic, with revisions as the ground reality changes.
(A)As what is appropriate in the beginning may become redundant midway.
(E)In this context, Eisenhower once said: “In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable.”
(H)India’s early plans (traditional pandemic control: prevent virus importations from China and neighbouring countries and interrupt importation-related local spread) succeeded.
(F)But importations from the West and West Asian countries before they were red flagged seeded local outbreaks in several places.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence of the given sentences is EAHDFBG.
(E)The Narendra Modi government is extremely possessed by its plan to redevelop the Central Vista, the 3-km long stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate.
(A)Even a devastating pandemic is no distraction from it.
(H)In fact, amid the nation’s chaotic battle against COVID-19, the Centre has been rushing ahead, ignoring pleas to pause it for further deliberations.
(D)The plan is also to construct a new Parliament building by March 2022 and a common central secretariat by March 2024.
(F)Along with new residences for the Prime Minister and the Vice President near South and North Blocks which will be repurposed as museums.
(B)A draft master plan by a private firm contracted by the government has proposed a triangular-shaped Parliament building next to the existing heritage structure, and office buildings all along Rajpath, after demolishing existing buildings.
(G)Till date, the government has not publicly stated the project’s estimated cost.
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S7. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence of the given sentences is EAHDFBG.
(E)The Narendra Modi government is extremely possessed by its plan to redevelop the Central Vista, the 3-km long stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate.
(A)Even a devastating pandemic is no distraction from it.
(H)In fact, amid the nation’s chaotic battle against COVID-19, the Centre has been rushing ahead, ignoring pleas to pause it for further deliberations.
(D)The plan is also to construct a new Parliament building by March 2022 and a common central secretariat by March 2024.
(F)Along with new residences for the Prime Minister and the Vice President near South and North Blocks which will be repurposed as museums.
(B)A draft master plan by a private firm contracted by the government has proposed a triangular-shaped Parliament building next to the existing heritage structure, and office buildings all along Rajpath, after demolishing existing buildings.
(G)Till date, the government has not publicly stated the project’s estimated cost.
Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence of the given sentences is EAHDFBG.
(E)The Narendra Modi government is extremely possessed by its plan to redevelop the Central Vista, the 3-km long stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan
to India Gate.
(A)Even a devastating pandemic is no distraction from it.
(H)In fact, amid the nation’s chaotic battle against COVID-19, the Centre has been rushing ahead, ignoring pleas to pause it for further deliberations.
(D)The plan is also to construct a new Parliament building by March 2022 and a common central secretariat by March 2024.
(F)Along with new residences for the Prime Minister and the Vice President near South and North Blocks which will be repurposed as museums.
(B)A draft master plan by a private firm contracted by the government has proposed a triangular-shaped Parliament building next to the existing heritage structure, and office buildings all along Rajpath, after demolishing existing buildings.
(G)Till date, the government has not publicly stated the project’s estimated cost.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. The corect sequence of the given sentences is EAHDFBG.
(E)The Narendra Modi government is extremely possessed by its plan to redevelop the Central Vista, the 3-km long stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate.
(A)Even a devastating pandemic is no distraction from it.
(H)In fact, amid the nation’s chaotic battle against COVID-19, the Centre has been rushing ahead, ignoring pleas to pause it for further deliberations.
(D)The plan is also to construct a new Parliament building by March 2022 and a common central secretariat by March 2024.
(F)Along with new residences for the Prime Minister and the Vice President near South and North Blocks which will be repurposed as museums.
(B)A draft master plan by a private firm contracted by the government has proposed a triangular-shaped Parliament building next to the existing heritage structure, and office buildings all along Rajpath, after demolishing existing buildings.
(G)Till date, the government has not publicly stated the project’s estimated cost.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S10. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence of the given sentences is EAHDFBG.
(E)The Narendra Modi government is extremely possessed by its plan to redevelop the Central Vista, the 3-km long stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan
to India Gate.
(A)Even a devastating pandemic is no distraction from it.
(H)In fact, amid the nation’s chaotic battle against COVID-19, the Centre has been rushing ahead, ignoring pleas to pause it for further deliberations.
(D)The plan is also to construct a new Parliament building by March 2022 and a common central secretariat by March 2024.
(F)Along with new residences for the Prime Minister and the Vice President near South and North Blocks which will be repurposed as museums.
(B)A draft master plan by a private firm contracted by the government has proposed a triangular-shaped Parliament building next to the existing heritage structure, and office buildings all along Rajpath, after demolishing existing buildings.
(G)Till date, the government has not publicly stated the project’s estimated cost.
Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
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