TOPIC: Word Rearrangement
Directions (1-15): In each of the questions given below four words are given in bold. These words may or may not be in their correct position. Following each sentence four sequences are provided. Select the sequence of the words which will make the given sentence contextually meaningful. If the words are correct at their current position, then choose ‘no rearrangement required’ as your answer.
Q1. Israeli security (A) forces entered the al-Aqsa mosque compound (B) in Jerusalem before dawn on Friday as thousands of Palestinians were gathered for prayers (C) during the holy month of Ramadan, setting off clashes that medics (D) said wounded scores of Palestinians.
(a) CBDA
(b) ABDC
(c) ADCB
(d) CBAD
(e) no rearrangement required
Q2. A/an treasure (A) dig under Notre Dame Cathedral has uncovered an extraordinary original (B) of statues, sculptures, tombs and pieces of a/an archaeological (C) rood screen dating back to the 13th century (D).
(a) no rearrangement required
(b) ABDC
(c) CABD
(d) BDCA
(e) BADC
Q3. Most of the recognized genocide (A), including independent genocide watchdogs (B) like the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, have yet to join Biden in saying that a/an authorities (C) like campaign (D) is happening in Ukraine.
(a) CBDA
(b) ABDC
(c) ADCB
(d) CBAD
(e) no rearrangement required
Q4. In five slash (A), European countries hope to end fuels (B) on Russian fossil dependence (C), and by the end of the year, they look to years (D) reliance on Russian gas by two-thirds.
(a) ACDB
(b) DCBA
(c) no rearrangement required
(d) CBDA
(e) CDBA
Q5. Women in the entrepreneurs (A) villages of Rajasthan’s Tonk district are turning into remote (B) with the commercial cultivation (C) of white button mushrooms, which has opened up a new livelihood avenue (D) and changed the face of rural economy.
(a) BACD
(b) CBDA
(c) DBCA
(d) BDCA
(e) no rearrangement required
Q6. Saudi Arabian takeover (A) Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Thursday (B), April 14, 2022, that as one of the major shareholders (C) in Twitter he rejected a/an investor (D) bid by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.
(a) no rearrangement required
(b) CBDA
(c) DBCA
(d) ABDC
(e) BCDA
Q7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, April 15, 2022, said the country will get a record (A) number of doctors in the next 10 years due to the central (B) government’s policy of establishing (C) at least one medical college (D) in every district.
(a) BCDA
(b) no rearrangement required
(c) ADBC
(d) DBCA
(e) CDBA
Q8. The decision to senior (A) to single board revert (B) for Class X and XII will be taken in due course (C) of time, said a/an examinations (D) Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) official.
(a) no rearrangement required
(b) CBAD
(c) DBCA
(d) DBAC
(e) BDCA
Q9. A dust (A) of moon sample (B) collected by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission (C) will go under the hammer (D) in New York next month.
(a) BACD
(b) CBDA
(c) ADCB
(d) no rearrangement required
(e) DBAC
Q10. Australia’s new gas export (B) developments are likely to struggle economically (D) after 2030 if the world lives up to commitments (C) to combat the climate crisis, according to a warning to major investors (A).
(a) CBDA
(b) no rearrangement required
(c) BCDA
(d) CDAB
(e) BDCA
Q11. Given that it’s an industry scrutinised (A) to air travel, whose artists put on energy-intensive live shows and release albums on credentials (B), the music business is rightly being addicted (C) for its green vinyl (D).
(a) BACD
(b) DBCA
(c) CDAB
(d) ABDC
(e) no rearrangement required
Q12. Dedicated to uncovering (A) and understanding exploring (B) of the solar system, NASA’s Discovery program has spent nearly three decades mysteries (C) outer space with 20 missions (D).
(a) ADBC
(b) DBCA
(c) no rearrangement required
(d) ACBD
(e) BDCA
Q13. Key iPhone maker Pegatron has pinch (A) operations at two halted (B) in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Kunshan, as global supply chains feel the Covid (C) of Beijing’s strict zero-subsidiaries (D) measures.
(a) BDAC
(b) DBCA
(c) DCAB
(d) no rearrangement required
(e) CBDA
Q14. From frozen screens to the makeshift (A) person on mute, the trials and pandemic (B) of video calls became familiar challenges as the tribulations (C) forced workers to communicate from their kitchen tables, oblivious (D) offices and boxroom desks.
(a) BDCA
(b) CDBA
(c) DCBA
(d) ADBC
(e) no rearrangement required
Q15. Scientists believe they have found evidence of vents (A) that were thriving near hydrothermal microbes (B) on Earth’s surface just 300m years after the planet (C) formed – the strongest evidence (D) yet that life began far earlier than is widely assumed.
(a) BACD
(b) DCAB
(c) ADCB
(d) CBAD
(e) no rearrangement required
Solutions:
S1. Ans (e)
Sol. There is no rearrangement required in the mentioned sentence.
S2. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct sequence is CABD.
The sentence, hence, formed is: An archaeological (C) dig under Notre Dame Cathedral has uncovered an extraordinary treasure (A) of statues, sculptures, tombs and pieces of an original (B) rood screen dating back to the 13th century (D).
S3. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct sequence is CBAD.
The sentence, hence, formed is: Most of the recognized authorities (C), including independent genocide watchdogs (B) like the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, have yet to join Biden in saying that a genocide (A) like campaign (D) is happening in Ukraine.
S4. Ans (b)
Sol. The correct sequence is DCBA.
The sentence, hence, formed is: In five years (D), European countries hope to end dependence (C) on Russian fossil fuels (B), and by the end of the year, they look to slash (A) reliance on Russian gas by two-thirds.
S5. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct sequence is BACD.
The sentence, hence, formed is: Women in the remote (B) villages of Rajasthan’s Tonk district are turning into entrepreneurs (A) with the commercial cultivation (C) of white button mushrooms, which has opened up a new livelihood avenue (D) and changed the face of rural economy.
S6. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct sequence is DBCA.
The sentence, hence, formed is: Saudi Arabian investor (D) Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Thursday (B), April 14, 2022, that as one of the major shareholders (C) in Twitter he rejected a takeover (A) bid by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.
S7. Ans (b)
Sol. There is no rearrangement required in the mentioned sentence.
S8. Ans (e)
Sol. The correct sequence is BDCA.
The sentence, hence, formed is: The decision to revert (B) to single board examinations (D) for Class X and XII will be taken in due course (C) of time, said a senior (A) Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) official.
S9. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct sequence is BACD.
The sentence, hence, formed is: A sample (B) of moon dust (A) collected by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission (C) will go under the hammer (D) in New York next month.
S10. Ans (e)
Sol. The correct sequence is BDCA.
The sentence, hence, formed is: Australia’s new gas export (B) developments are likely to struggle economically (D) after 2030 if the world lives up to commitments (C) to combat the climate crisis, according to a warning to major investors (A).
S11. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct sequence is CDAB.
The sentence, hence, formed is: Given that it’s an industry addicted (C) to air travel, whose artists put on energy-intensive live shows and release albums on vinyl (D), the music business is rightly being scrutinised (A) for its green credentials (B).
S12. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct sequence is ACBD.
The sentence, hence, formed is: Dedicated to uncovering (A) and understanding mysteries (C) of the solar system, NASA’s Discovery program has spent nearly three decades exploring (B) outer space with 20 missions (D).
S13. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct sequence is BDAC.
The sentence, hence, formed is: Key iPhone maker Pegatron has halted (B) operations at two subsidiaries (D) in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Kunshan, as global supply chains feel the pinch (A) of Beijing’s strict zero-Covid (C) measures.
S14. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct sequence is DCBA.
The sentence, hence, formed is: From frozen screens to the oblivious (D) person on mute, the trials and tribulations (C) of video calls became familiar challenges as the pandemic (B) forced workers to communicate from their kitchen tables, makeshift (A) offices and boxroom desks.
S15. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct sequence is BACD.
The sentence, hence, formed is: Scientists believe they have found evidence of microbes (B) that were thriving near hydrothermal vents (A) on Earth’s surface just 300m years after the planet (C) formed – the strongest evidence (D) yet that life began far earlier than is widely assumed.
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