TOPIC: Phrase Rearrangement
Directions (1-15): In each of the following questions, a sentence is divided into five parts. Select the most appropriate sequence to rearrange the jumbled parts and form a meaningful sentence.
Q1.
A. position has been somewhat
B. in the years since the demise of
C. comparable to that of
D. the Soviet Union, Russia’s
E. Germany post World War I
(a) CABDE
(b) ABDCE
(c) CBADE
(d) CDABE
(e) BDACE
Q2.
A. the costs of a prolonged
B. and foremost in terms of the
C. conflict are just too dire, first
D. loss of life and suffering that
E. is already underway in Ukraine
(a) BCADE
(b) BADCE
(c) CDBAE
(d) ACBDE
(e) CBDAE
Q3.
A. that air pollution caused about
B. and Rs 2.6 lakh crore
C. 1.7 million deaths
D. an ICMR study estimates
E. worth of lost output
(a) DACBE
(b) ADBCE
(c) CBADE
(d) CDABE
(e) DABCE
Q4.
A. there is a National Clean Air Programme
B. India to initiate a basic study
C. that has offered Rs 300 crore
D. to over 100 city administrations across
E. of the problem in their cities
(a) ACDBE
(b) DCBAE
(c) BCDAE
(d) BDCAE
(e) CABDE
Q5.
A. formal analysis of this exam
B. the JEE is perhaps the single
C. biggest disaster in India’s higher
D. education, and yet there is no
E. in the public domain
(a) ACDBE
(b) DCBAE
(c) BCDAE
(d) BDCAE
(e) CABDE
Q6.
A. a recent report estimates
B. every year and spend $28 billion
C. that about 8 lakh students
D. travel abroad for higher education
E. or 1 per cent of our GDP
(a) ACBDE
(b) ACDBE
(c) ADCBE
(d) CBDAE
(e) BDCAE
Q7.
A. and weather-related events are
B. to frequent natural disasters
C. disruptions and damages related
D. a persistent source of severe
E. downside risk for many economies
(a) CBDAE
(b) BDCAE
(c) CBADE
(d) ADCBE
(e) ABDCE
Q8.
A. uneducated ministers
B. a country with
C. cannot develop
D. or even be
E. on the right path
(a) BACDE
(b) BCDAE
(c) DCBAE
(d) DBACE
(e) BDCAE
Q9.
A. the opposition, spread fake
B. parties, in order to defame
C. the ministers of various political
D. news and give provocative
E. speeches against them
(a) CABDE
(b) ABDCE
(c) CBADE
(d) CDABE
(e) BDACE
Q10.
A. are not supervised
B. institutions that
C. many financial
D. act like banks
E. like banks
(a) BCADE
(b) BADCE
(c) CDBAE
(d) ACBDE
(e) CBDAE
Q11.
A. money transfers from
B. citizens working abroad
C. are a lifeline
D. for many countries,
E. for development
(a) DACBE
(b) ADBCE
(c) CBADE
(d) CDABE
(e) DABCE
Q12.
A. promote stable and
B. powers to
C. spending and taxing
D. governments use
E. sustainable growth
(a) ACDBE
(b) DCBAE
(c) BCDAE
(d) BDCAE
(e) CABDE
Q13.
A. they are used
B. same meaning but
C. phrases have the
D. some Korean
E. in different situations
(a) ACDBE
(b) DCBAE
(c) BCDAE
(d) BDCAE
(e) CABDE
Q14.
A. but it had
B. i thought the
C. make him sleep
D. medicine would
E. the opposite effect
(a) ACBDE
(b) ACDBE
(c) ADCBE
(d) CBDAE
(e) BDCAE
Q15.
A. of other
B. simply the combining
C. technology is
D. economic products
E. in new ways
(a) CBDAE
(b) BDCAE
(c) CBADE
(d) ADCBE
(e) ABDCE
Solutions
S1. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence is BDACE. The sentence will be,
“In the years since the demise of the Soviet Union, Russia’s position has been somewhat comparable to that of Germany post World War I.”
Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence is ACBDE. The sentence will be,
“The costs of a prolonged conflict are just too dire, first and foremost in terms of the loss of life and suffering that is already underway in Ukraine.”
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence is DACBE. The sentence will be,
“An ICMR study estimates that air pollution caused about 1.7 million deaths and Rs 2.6 lakh crore worth of lost output.”
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence is ACDBE. The sentence will be,
“There is a National Clean Air Programme that has offered Rs 300 crore to over 100 city administrations across India to initiate a basic study of the problem in their cities.”
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. The sequence is BCDAE. The sentence will be,
“The JEE is perhaps the single biggest disaster in India’s higher education, and yet there is no formal analysis of this exam in the public domain.”
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence is ACDBE. The sentence will be,
“A recent report estimates that about 8 lakh students travel abroad for higher education every year and spend $28 billion or 1 per cent of our GDP. “
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice
S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence is CBADE. The sentence will be,
“Disruptions and damages related to frequent natural disasters and weather-related events are a persistent source of severe downside risk for many economies.”
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S8. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence is BACDE. The sentence will be,
“A country with uneducated ministers cannot develop or even be on the right path.”
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence is CBADE. The sentence will be,
“The ministers of various political parties, in order to defame the opposition, spread fake news and give provocative speeches against them.”
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S10. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence is CBDAE. The sentence will be,
“Many financial institutions that act like banks are not supervised like banks.”
Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S11. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence is DABCE. The sentence will be,
“For many countries, money transfers from citizens working abroad are a lifeline for development.”
Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S12. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence is DCBAE. The sentence will be,
“Governments use spending and taxing powers to promote stable and sustainable growth.”
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S13. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence is DCBAE. The sentence will be,
“Some Korean phrases have the same meaning but they are used in different situations.”
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S14. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence is BDCAE. The sentence will be,
“I thought the medicine would make him sleep but it had the opposite effect.”
Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S15. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence is CBADE. The sentence will be,
“Technology is simply the combining of other economic products in new ways.”
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
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