Rearrange the following five sentence (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
(A) It is not difficult to guess why this sentiment is prevailing.
(B) Families, particularly women, in the region have been bearing the brunt of such disastrous consequences of the brew’s consumption as alcoholism, health problems, domestic violence and indebtedness.
(C) As many as 58 panchayats in Punjab want liquor vends shut in their villages in 2020-21.
(D) It would seem that an anti-alcohol movement is brewing in Punjab and Haryana.
(E) Liquor vends tend to be trouble spots of drunken brawls and rowdy behaviour, sucking into the abhorrent net even innocent passersby, especially in villages.
(F)Similarly In Haryana, 704 gram panchayats have passed a resolution to close liquor shops in their villages.
Q1. Which among the following is the SECOND statement of the coherent paragraph after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q2. Which among the following is the FIRST statement of the coherent paragraph after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q3. Which among the following is the LAST statement of the coherent paragraph after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q4. Which among the following is the FOURTH statement of the coherent paragraph after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q5. Which among the following is the THIRD statement of the coherent paragraph after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) F
(d) D
(e) E
Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following five sentence (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
(A) The mantra has clearly been turned on its head in the Modi government’s second term as regulations are increasing by the day while the narrative maintained by the economic ministries would do credit to the Left parties.
(B) This was explained in an interview only last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
(C) Memories of the socialist-era rhetoric are being revived as foreign investors are lambasted and protectionism is being touted as the route to raising industrial output.
(D) The Prime Minister who said projects and programmes will be speeded up while keeping red tape to a minimum.
(E) MINIMUM government, maximum governance’ was the NDA’s mantra when it assumed office in 2014.
Q6. Which among the following is the SECOND statement of the coherent paragraph after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q7. Which among the following is the FIRST statement of the coherent paragraph after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q8. Which among the following is the LAST statement of the coherent paragraph after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) F
Q9. Which among the following is the FOURTH statement of the coherent paragraph after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q10. Which among the following is the THIRD statement of the coherent paragraph after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Directions (11-15): Rearrange the following five sentence (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
(A) This has naturally been associated with the increased devolution of the tax pool to the governments that are the primary interface of the citizen and the Indian state.
(B) It is likely, according to a report in this newspaper, that the existing share of the divisible pool of taxes that is set aside for state government spending — 42 per cent — may be reduced.
(C) In recent decades, the responsibilities associated with running a state government have increased considerably.
(D) A greater political emphasis on the services that state governments can and must provide has become the norm.
(E) The Fifteenth Finance Commission is reportedly set to reverse this trend.
Q11. Which among the following is the SECOND statement of the coherent paragraph after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q12. Which among the following is the FIRST statement of the coherent paragraph after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q13. Which among the following is the LAST statement of the coherent paragraph after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) F
Q14. Which among the following is the FOURTH statement of the coherent paragraph after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q15. Which among the following is the THIRD statement of the coherent paragraph after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Solutions
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence of the rearranged paragraph is DCFABE.
(D) It would seem that an anti-alcohol movement is brewing in Punjab and Haryana.
(C) As many as 58 panchayats in Punjab want liquor vends shut in their villages in 2020-21.
(F)Similarly In Haryana, 704 gram panchayats have passed a resolution to close liquor shops in their villages.
(A) It is not difficult to guess why this sentiment is prevailing.
(B) Families, particularly women, in the region have been bearing the brunt of such disastrous consequences of the brew’s consumption as alcoholism, health problems, domestic violence and indebtedness.
(E) Liquor vends tend to be trouble spots of drunken brawls and rowdy behaviour, sucking into the abhorrent net even innocent passersby, especially in villages.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence of the rearranged paragraph is DCFABE.
(D) It would seem that an anti-alcohol movement is brewing in Punjab and Haryana.
(C) As many as 58 panchayats in Punjab want liquor vends shut in their villages in 2020-21.
(F)Similarly In Haryana, 704 gram panchayats have passed a resolution to close liquor shops in their villages.
(A) It is not difficult to guess why this sentiment is prevailing.
(B) Families, particularly women, in the region have been bearing the brunt of such disastrous consequences of the brew’s consumption as alcoholism, health problems, domestic violence and indebtedness.
(E) Liquor vends tend to be trouble spots of drunken brawls and rowdy behaviour, sucking into the abhorrent net even innocent passersby, especially in villages.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence of the rearranged paragraph is DCFABE.
(D) It would seem that an anti-alcohol movement is brewing in Punjab and Haryana.
(C) As many as 58 panchayats in Punjab want liquor vends shut in their villages in 2020-21.
(F)Similarly In Haryana, 704 gram panchayats have passed a resolution to close liquor shops in their villages.
(A) It is not difficult to guess why this sentiment is prevailing.
(B) Families, particularly women, in the region have been bearing the brunt of such disastrous consequences of the brew’s consumption as alcoholism, health problems, domestic violence and indebtedness.
(E) Liquor vends tend to be trouble spots of drunken brawls and rowdy behaviour, sucking into the abhorrent net even innocent passersby, especially in villages.
Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence of the rearranged paragraph is DCFABE.
(D) It would seem that an anti-alcohol movement is brewing in Punjab and Haryana.
(C) As many as 58 panchayats in Punjab want liquor vends shut in their villages in 2020-21.
(F)Similarly In Haryana, 704 gram panchayats have passed a resolution to close liquor shops in their villages.
(A) It is not difficult to guess why this sentiment is prevailing.
(B) Families, particularly women, in the region have been bearing the brunt of such disastrous consequences of the brew’s consumption as alcoholism, health problems, domestic violence and indebtedness.
(E) Liquor vends tend to be trouble spots of drunken brawls and rowdy behaviour, sucking into the abhorrent net even innocent passersby, especially in villages.
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence of the rearranged paragraph is DCFABE.
(D) It wold seem that an anti-alcohol movement is brewing in Punjab and Haryana.
(C) As many as 58 panchayats in Punjab want liquor vends shut in their villages in 2020-21.
(F)Similarly In Haryana, 704 gram panchayats have passed a resolution to close liquor shops in their villages.
(A) It is not difficult to guess why this sentiment is prevailing.
(B) Families, particularly women, in the region have been bearing the brunt of such disastrous consequences of the brew’s consumption as alcoholism, health problems, domestic violence and indebtedness.
(E) Liquor vends tend to be trouble spots of drunken brawls and rowdy behaviour, sucking into the abhorrent net even innocent passersby, especially in villages.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence of the rearranged paragraph is EBDAC
(E) MINIMUM government, maximum governance’ was the NDA’s mantra when it assumed office in 2014.
(B) This was explained in an interview only last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
(D) The Prime Minister who said projects and programmes will be speeded up while keeping red tape to a minimum.
(A) The mantra has clearly been turned on its head in the Modi government’s second term as regulations are increasing by the day while the narrative maintained by the economic ministries would do credit to the Left parties.
(C) Memories of the socialist-era rhetoric are being revived as foreign investors are lambasted and protectionism is being touted as the route to raising industrial output.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S7. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence of the rearranged paragraph is EBDAC
(E) MINIMUM government, maximum governance’ was the NDA’s mantra when it assumed office in 2014.
(B) This was explained in an interview only last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
(D) The Prime Minister who said projects and programmes will be speeded up while keeping red tape to a minimum.
(A) The mantra has clearly been turned on its head in the Modi government’s second term as regulations are increasing by the day while the narrative maintained by the economic ministries would do credit to the Left parties.
(C) Memories of the socialist-era rhetoric are being revived as foreign investors are lambasted and protectionism is being touted as the route to raising industrial output.
Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence of the rearranged paragraph is EBDAC
(E) MINIMUM government, maximum governance’ was the NDA’s mantra when it assumed office in 2014.
(B) This was explained in an interview only last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
(D) The Prime Minister who said projects and programmes will be speeded up while keeping red tape to a minimum.
(A) The mantra has clearly been turned on its head in the Modi government’s second term as regulations are increasing by the day while the narrative maintained by the economic ministries would do credit to the Left parties.
(C) Memories of the socialist-era rhetoric are being revived as foreign investors are lambasted and protectionism is being touted as the route to raising industrial output.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence of the rearranged paragraph is EBDAC
(E) MINIMUM government, maximum governance’ was the NDA’s mantra when it assumed office in 2014.
(B) This was explained in an interview only last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
(D) The Prime Minister who said projects and programmes will be speeded up while keeping red tape to a minimum.
(A) The mantra has clearly been turned on its head in the Modi government’s second term as regulations are increasing by the day while the narrative maintained by the economic ministries would do credit to the Left parties.
(C) Memories of the socialist-era rhetoric are being revived as foreign investors are lambasted and protectionism is being touted as the route to raising industrial output.
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence of the rearranged paragraph is EBDAC
(E) MINIMUM government, maximum governance’ was the NDA’s mantra when it assumed office in 2014.
(B) This was explained in an interview only last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
(D) The Prime Minister who said projects and programmes will be speeded up while keeping red tape to a minimum.
(A) The mantra has clearly been turned on its head in the Modi government’s second term as regulations are increasing by the day while the narrative maintained by the economic ministries would do credit to the Left parties.
(C) Memories of the socialist-era rhetoric are being revived as foreign investors are lambasted and protectionism is being touted as the route to raising industrial output.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S11. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence of the rearranged paragraph is CDAEB.
(C) In recent decades, the responsibilities associated with running a state government have increased considerably.
(D) A greater political emphasis on the services that state governments can and must provide has become the norm.
(A) This has naturally been associated with the increased devolution of the tax pool to the governments that are the primary interface of the citizen and the Indian state.
(E) The Fifteenth Finance Commission is reportedly set to reverse this trend.
(B) It is likely, according to a report in this newspaper, that the existing share of the divisible pool of taxes that is set aside for state government spending — 42 per cent — may be reduced.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S12. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence of the rearranged paragraph is CDAEB.
(C) In recent decades, the responsibilities associated with running a state government have increased considerably.
(D) A greater political emphasis on the services that state governments can and must provide has become the norm.
(A) This has naturally been associated with the increased devolution of the tax pool to the governments that are the primary interface of the citizen and the Indian state.
(E) The Fifteenth Finance Commission is reportedly set to reverse this trend.
(B) It is likely, according to a report in this newspaper, that the existing share of the divisible pool of taxes that is set aside for state government spending — 42 per cent — may be reduced.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S13. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence of the rearranged paragraph is CDAEB.
(C) In recent decades, the responsibilities associated with running a state government have increased considerably.
(D) A greater political emphasis on the services that state governments can and must provide has become the norm.
(A) This has naturally been associated with the increased devolution of the tax pool to the governments that are the primary interface of the citizen and the Indian state.
(E) The Fifteenth Finance Commission is reportedly set to reverse this trend.
(B) It is likely, according to a report in this newspaper, that the existing share of the divisible pool of taxes that is set aside for state government spending — 42 per cent — may be reduced.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S14. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence of the rearranged paragraph is CDAEB.
(C) In recent decades, the responsibilities associated with running a state government have increased considerably.
(D) A greater political emphasis on the services that state governments can and must provide has become the norm.
(A) This has naturally been associated with the increased devolution of the tax pool to the governments that are the primary interface of the citizen and the Indian state.
(E) The Fifteenth Finance Commission is reportedly set to reverse this trend.
(B) It is likely, according to a report in this newspaper, that the existing share of the divisible pool of taxes that is set aside for state government spending — 42 per cent — may be reduced.
Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S15. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence of the rearranged paragraph is CDAEB.
(C) In recent decades, the responsibilities associated with running a state government have increased considerably.
(D) A greater political emphasis on the services that state governments can and must provide has become the norm.
(A) This has naturally been associated with the increased devolution of the tax pool to the governments that are the primary interface of the citizen and the Indian state.
(E) The Fifteenth Finance Commission is reportedly set to reverse this trend.
(B) It is likely, according to a report in this newspaper, that the existing share of the divisible pool of taxes that is set aside for state government spending — 42 per cent — may be reduced.
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
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