Parajumbles

TIPS for solving Para Jumbles

1) Try to find out clues that will help us to locate qualifier

Clues include pronouns, like he, she, it, this, that, these, those; adverbs like formally, really; article a, an and, the; definers like actually, finally, another; connectors like but, yet, both, also and neither nor, or, however, nevertheless. These can help us to find out the qualifiers.

Now the question arises is what is the meaning of qualifier?

Qualifier is a sentence that will tell us something about the following sentence. The following sentence is the qualified sentence.

2) Locate a Qualifier

Now, with the help of clues, try to find out qualifier and qualified sentences, so that we can make pairs of qualified and qualifier sentences to eliminate the wrong choices given in the question.

3) Eliminate alternatives

After making pairs, start eliminating the wrong choices or options given in the question.

4) Read and try to follow the sequence

In case there is more than one choice, try to follow the sequence of sentences according to the occurrence of the events.

NOTE- Clues can be located with the help of grammatical rules. To solve Para Jumbles, it also requires command over the structure of the sentences and logical sequence of ideas behind sentences. So, you must read books and newspapers carefully and do constant practice.

EXAMPLE

Rearrange the following sentences:

Duryodhana was a wicked prince.

P – One day Bhima made Duryodhana fall from a tree from which Duryodhana was stealing fruits.

Q – He did not like that Pandavas should be loved and respected by the people of Hastinapur.

R – Duryodhana specially hated Bhima.

S – Among the Pandavas, Bhima was extraordinarily strong and powerful.

T – This enraged Duryodhana so much that he began think of removing Bhima from his way.

OPTIONS:

(a) PSQTR                                                                           (b) QTPRS

(c) QSRPT                                                                           (d) PSRQT

Explanation of Example:

To arrange the above example, firstly we have to find the clues that will help us to locate the qualifier. Here the clue is ‘he’ as it the pronoun used for Duryodhana. So this means Q is the qualifier of sentence 1 and our answer will begin with Q. So with this, we can eliminate options (a) and (d).

Now, we are left with two choices (b) and (c). We have to decide by the sequence that which sentence should come first.

The option (b) states that T will be the second sentence. Now read T sentence. It does not seem to be an independent sentence as it starts from ‘this’, representing something that has occurred before this sentence.

So the only option left is OPTION (c), which is the correct answer.

Question 1:

A) Such exclusion makes no sense. Electricity duty can be as high as 25-30% in a few states, but the average is about 8% levied on consumers.

B) — an important sector like electricity is to remain outside the GST regime for the foreseeable future. C) One glaring anomaly in the forthcoming rollout of the goods and services tax (GST) is that electricity duty remains outside its purview.

D) While scores of central and state taxes are to be done away with to usher in GST — so as to modernize the indirect tax regime, eschew cascading taxes on inputs, with set-offs provided for taxes already paid in the value chain

Options 

a) DCAB

b) ACBD

c) CDBA

d) BCDA

Question 2:

A) Further, the Finance Act of 1994, in section 66D, lists transmission and distribution (T&D) of electricity in the negative list of services.

B) Note that the GST Act defines ‘work contracts’ as services. And the power sector is essentially a mesh of contracts for engineering, procurement,

C) So, no input tax credit is possible for T&D activity either. Keeping electricity outside GST is not international practice.

D) Construction (EPC) to generate electricity, boost energy efficiency and shore up renewable power. Yet, input tax credit would not be available on EPC contracts, with electricity outside the GST regime.

Options 

a) ADCB

b) DCBA

c) ABDC

d) BDAC

Question 3:

A) The meet saw the US and the remaining six disagree on how to deal with globalization, differing on climate change, trade, migration, and on dealing with rule-breakers such as Russia, whom the G7 had sanctioned for annexing Crimea.

B)The first meet of the leading western powers after US President Donald Trump’s election, the G7’s Taormina summit, saw the collapse of the erstwhile ‘free world’ wrought during the cold war.

C) The differences are on expected lines. The Trump administration’s conviction that the US does much more for the world than it should was evident at the meet.

D) Russia will celebrate, but not as delightedly as China.

Options 

a) BDAC

b) ABCD

c) CADB

d) CABD

Question 4:

A) The consolidated gross fiscal deficit to the state GDP (GFD – GSDP) ratio in 2015-16 (RE) breached the 3 per cent ceiling of fiscal prudence for the first time since 2004-05, showing the worsening of state finances.

B) Data comes with a lag but a slippage is also expected in 2016-17. At a combined fiscal deficit of about 7 per cent, Centre and states put together, India’s fiscal deficit is large.

C) The consequences of fiscal imprudence — inflation, widening of the current account deficit and erosion of investor faith — will be adverse for the country.

D) The 2016-17 edition of the RBI’s study on state budgets has rightly warned states to claw back to the path of fiscal consolidation and lower their debt burden.

Options 

a) ACDB

b) DABC

c) ACBD

d) ADCB

Question 5:

A) The modus operandi — anonymous people deposited and swiftly transferred crores of rupees in the society’s accounts in the names of slum dwellers — reflects poor regulatory oversight.

B) Multi-state cooperative credit societies, which accept deposits only from, and give loans to, members, are regulated by the central registrar under the agriculture ministry.

C) A report in ET by Sugata Ghosh shows how income-tax sleuths have unearthed a case of large-scale money laundering through a multi-state urban cooperative credit society’s account

D) The civil servant in charge, typically a joint secretary-level officer, is ill-equipped and does not have the wherewithal to handle supervision.

Options 

a) ABCD

b) DCBA

c) CADB

d) CABD

 ANSWERS:

1) c) CDBA

‘C’ will be the first sentence after rearrangement as it introduces about the anomaly (something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.) i.e. electricity duty. Next sentence will be ‘D’ as the author expresses his doubts of modernization of indirect taxes on one hand and exclusion of an important sector on the other hand ,followed by the sentence A .

2) D) BDAC

‘B ‘will give a start to the paragraph , as it talks about mesh of contracts in the power sector and followed by D as it continues naming the contracts and stating no input credit tax .

‘A ‘gives supporting statement for ’D’ and’ C’ concludes the paragraph.

3) a) BDAC

B introduces the paragraph about the meeting of the G7 members after trump elected as president, AC link can be easily traced as it talks about differences on various parameters. D cannot come at the end or beginning it fits perfectly after B

4) b)DABC

D will be the first sentence as it talks about RBI warning states on fiscal prudence and debt burden , supported by the statement ‘A’ . BC link can be made as large fiscal imprudence leads to mentioned consequences in the ‘C’ sentence

5) d) CABD

C gives a start to the paragraph, A states the modus operandi people followed to money launder and shows how the civil servants are ill equipped to handle it.

Set 1

A.Quotas determine the size of contingency funds at the disposal of the IMF to lend to countries in need of help, as well as the power of individual countries to influence lending decisions and tap into the funds themselves.

B. Though developing countries hold less than half the overall quota at the moment, with their rapidly increasing economic heft they have demanded a greater share — with limited success.

C.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has demanded reforms to the International Monetary Fund’s controversial quota system, shedding light on the problems facing the Bretton Woods institution in today’s global economy.

D. Else, he warned, the legitimacy and credibility of the IMF could be eroded.

E.In this context, speaking at the spring meetings of the IMF, Mr. Jaitley reiterated the need to reform the quota system further.

1. Which is the Fourth sentence after Rearrangement?

a) E

b) A

c) B

d) D

e) C

2.Which is the First sentence after Rearrangement?

a) C

b) B

c) E

d) A

e) D

3.Which is the Fifth sentence after Rearrangement?

a) B

b) D

c) C

d) E

e) A

4.Which is the Second sentence after Rearrangement?

a) E

b) A

c) C

d) D

e) B

5.Which is the Third sentence after Rearrangement?

a) A

b) C

c) E

d) B

e) D

Set 1: Order of Rearrangement -> C-A-B-E-D

Explanation:

Opening sentence is ‘C’ which tells about the demand that FM Arun Jaitley has put for quouta system in the International Monetary Fund. Then comes the sentence ‘A’ which explains the importance of quota system. Sentence ‘B’ follows ‘A’ which shows economic heft of developed countries for getting more quota in IMF. Sentence ‘E’ tells about the need to reform this quota system. Sentence ‘D’ concludes the sentence with a warning.

Set 2:

A.Narendra Modi is not the first Chief Minister to have gone on to become Prime Minister.

B.The Five Year Plans — the last one ended on March 31 — were relegated to history, to be replaced by a three-year action plan.

C.This was to be part of a seven-year strategy that would in turn help realise a 15-year long-term vision.

D.But given his well-known disdain for the erstwhile Planning Commission’s control-and-command approach towards States and his oft-repeated emphasis on ‘cooperative federalism’, there were great expectations from the successor organisation, the NITI Aayog.

E.When the Aayog’s Governing Council that includes the Prime Minister and all Chief Ministers met, it was hoped that the fine print as well as the big picture of the new planning approach. But it did’nt work out.

6.Which is the Fifth sentence after Rearrangement?

a) E

b) A

c) B

d) D

e) C

7.Which is the Third sentence after Rearrangement?

a) C

b) B

c) E

d) A

e) D

8.Which is the First sentence after Rearrangement?

a) B

b) D

c) C

d) E

e) A

9.Which is the Second sentence after Rearrangement?

a) A

b) E

c) C

d) D

e) B

10.Which is the Fourth sentence after Rearrangement?

a) A

b) C

c) E

d) B

e) D

Set 2: Order of Rearrangement -> A-D-B-C-E

Explanation:

Opening sentence is ‘A’ which introduces the topic of discussion of the above complete paragraph. Then comes the sentence ‘D’ which discusses the previous decisions of Narendra Modi on Planning Commission and expectations from the ‘NITI Aayog’. Sentence ‘B’ follows ‘D’ which tells about the five year plans related to planning commission and the new three action plan. Sentence ‘C’ tells the next step of these 3 year plans with 7 year strategy that would in turn help realise a 15-year long-term vision. Sentence ‘E’ concludes the paragraph with the outcome of NITI Aayog’s meeting. Don’t get confused with ‘E’ after ‘D’, as it would not satisfy the next sentences of the paragraph.

Directions: Read the following sentences and rearrange them into a coherent paragraph

Set 1

A.Nature as we know it is governed by four fundamental forces – electromagnetic, strong, weak and gravitational.

B. The LHCb experiment in CERN has shown a feeble but persistent sign of physics that contradicts a basic assumption of the Standard Model.

C.What is the Standard Model of particle physics?

D.One of the major programmes in physics is to unify these four forces and have one equation to describe everything – the theory of everything!

E.However, so far scientists have been able to devise a theory that only gives a unified description of the first three forces. This theory is called the Standard Model (SM).

1.Which is the Fourth sentence after Rearrangement?

a) E

b) A

c) B

d) D

e) C

2.Which is the First sentence after Rearrangement?

a) C

b) B

c) E

d) A

e) D

3.Which is the Fifth sentence after Rearrangement?

a) B

b) D

c) C

d) E

e) A

4.Which is the Second sentence after Rearrangement?

a) E

b) A

c) C

d) D

e) B

5.Which is the Third sentence after Rearrangement?

a) A

b) C

c) E

d) F

e) D

Set 2

A.The prospect that 2017 will be a good year boosts the prospects of enhanced agricultural output, healthy reservoir levels, more hydropower and reduced conflicts over water.

B.It will also test the efficacy of the expensive water management initiatives launched during 2014 and 2015 by the Centre and the State governments to harness rainfall and build resilience for future drought cycles.

C.The ‘normal’ monsoon forecast of the India Meteorological Department brings the promise of a year of growth and good health for India’s economy and ecology.

D. As the IMD’s experience shows, forecasting the all-India summer monsoon rainfall is fraught with uncertainties and has often gone off the mark.

E. If correct, India will have a second consecutive year of normal rainfall, after two years of

6.Which is the Fifth sentence after Rearrangement?

a) E

b) A

c) B

d) D

e) C

7.Which is the Third sentence after Rearrangement?

a) C

b) B

c) E

d) A

e) D

8.Which is the First sentence after Rearrangement?

a) B

b) D

c) C

d) E

e) A

9.Which is the Second sentence after Rearrangement?

a) A

b) E

c) C

d) D

e) B

10. Which is the Fourth sentence after Rearrangement?

a) A

b) C

c) E

d) B

e) D

Directions: Read the following sentences and rearrange them to a coherent paragraph

Set 1:

A.Hence, the term commonly used for land acquisition by the villagers is “loss of land.”

B.Not surprisingly then, acquisition of land is an important event in a farmer’s life and in the history of a village.

C. Losing one’s land implies losing an entire way of life. No wonder there is a tone of wretchedness when the term is used.

DFarmers have a layered and complex relationship with their land.

E. Strictly speaking, this phrase can be used only when absolutely no compensation has been paid.

F. More often than not, it means either partial or complete annihilation of the village—the village simply ceases to exist as land acquisition proceeds.

1.Which is the Fourth sentence after Rearrangement?

a) E

b) A

c) B

d) D

e) F

2. Which is the First sentence after Rearrangement?

a) C

b) B

c) E

d) A

e) D

3.Which is the Fifth sentence after Rearrangement?

a) B

b) D

c) C

d) E

e) A

4.Which is the Second sentence after Rearrangement?

a) E

b) A

c) C

d) D

e) B

5.Which is the Third sentence after Rearrangement?

a) A

b) C

c) E

d) F

e) D

Set 2:

A.Steadier prices would translate to higher operating profits and lower operating costs as companies would go through fewer waves of layoffs and subsequent re-hiring.

B.Perhaps most importantly, more stable R&D investments would result in greater oilfield productivity.

C. In contrast, ‘going long’ minimizes the cost throughout the supply chain, especially if combined with collaborative supply chain management activities.

D.The million dollar question then comes to the surface. What can oil companies and their equipment suppliers do?

E. Passing all risk to suppliers is a ‘win-lose’ strategy that only works well for buyers and then only when demand is decreasing because buyers can drive prices lower.

F.Smoothing volatility in demand and prices would result in steadier and more profitable capital expansion, which means a higher return on assets.

 6.Which is the Fifth sentence after Rearrangement?

a) E

b) A

c B

d) D

e) C

7.Which is the Third sentence after Rearrangement?

a) C

b) B

c) E

d) A

e) F

8.Which is the First sentence after Rearrangement?

a) B

b) D

c) C

d) E

e) A

9.Which is the Second sentence after Rearrangement?

a) A

b) F

c) C

d) D

e) B

10. Which is the Fourth sentence after Rearrangement?

a) A

b) C

c) E

d) F

e) D