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Para Jumble part-3

📆 November 12, 2024

Total Questions: 50

1. Some sentences are given below. While the first and the last sentences (1 and 2) are in the correct order, the sentences in between are jumbled up. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. [SSC CHSL Tier II 26/06/2023]

1. Ranga is the accountant's son.

A. He returned to his village after his studies were over.

B. He is one rare breed of village folk who loved studies.

C. On his return the villagers milled around his house to see whether he has changed or not.

D. He had gone to Bangalore to pursue his studies.

2. His idea about marriage are now quite different.

Correct Answer: (a) BDAC
Solution:Sentence B will be following sentence 1 as it states additional information about Ranga. And, Sentence D states where he went for studies. So, D will follow B. Further, Sentence A states he returned to his village after studies & Sentence C states the reaction of villagers on his return. So, C will follow A. Going through the options, option a has the correct sequence.

2. The ashrams / used / were / the centres / of / knowledge and learning / as [SSC CHSL Tier II (26/06/2023)]

Correct Answer: (a) The ashrams were used as the centres of knowledge and learning.
Solution:The ashrams (subject) + were used (verb) + as (preposition) + the centres (object) + of (preposition) + knowledge and learning (object). Hence, option a is the most appropriate answer.

3. P. versions of the European poor laws, charitable and [SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Q. in former colonies, such as Ghana, Jamaica, India and the

R. missionary activities, and the introduction of Western juvenile justice procedures

S. Philippines the basic welfare services grew out of modified

Correct Answer: (b) QSPR
Solution:Sentence Q will be the starting line as it introduces the main idea of the parajumble i.e. former colonies. However, Sentence S talks about the basic welfare services. So, S will follow Q. Further, Sentence P talks about the modified versions of the European poor laws and Sentence R talks about the introduction of Western juvenile justice procedures. So, R will follow P. Going through the options, option (b) has the correct sequence.

4. P. fish, or other potential food item that happen [SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Q. to be floating by with stinging cells called nematocysts

R. at night and capture tiny organisms like zooplankton, small

S. corals are predators and they extend their tentacles

Correct Answer: (d) SRPQ
Solution:Sentence S will be the starting line as it introduces the main idea of the parajumble i.e. corals are predators. However, Sentence R states that they capture tiny organisms like zooplankton. So, R will follow S. Further, Sentence P states that corals also capture other potential food items and Sentence Q talks about food Items that happen to be floating by with stinging cells called nematocysts. So, Q will follow P. Going through the options, option d has the correct sequence.

5. P. little free time like a single parent nurse caring for [SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Q. more than one child and working long hours are

R. we showed that people on low incomes with

S. set to lose out most as energy prices rise

Correct Answer: (b) RPQS
Solution:Sentence R will be the starting line as it introduces the main idea of the parajumble i.e. people of low incomes. However, Sentence P states that they have little time like a single parent. So, P will follow R. Further, Sentence Q talks about a nurse caring for more than one child and Sentence S states that they are set to lose out most as energy prices rise. So, S will follow Q. Going through the options, option b has the correct sequence.

6. Flick through the [SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift)]

P. image gallery on your phone, or fast forward

Q. with little or no effort on your part

R. how the briefly presented images trigger memories

S. through a previously watched movie, and notice

Correct Answer: (b) PSRQ
Solution:Sentence P will be the starting line as it introduces the main idea of the parajumble i.e. image gallery on the phone. However, Sentence S states that fast forward through a previously watched movie. So, S will follow P. Further, Sentence R states that the briefly presented images trigger memories and Sentence Q states that they trigger memories with little or no effort. So, Q will follow R. Going through the options, option b has the correct sequence.

7. Our twelve years in the forest were [SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

A. Ram had lost, we would have to

B. ending. Now, according to the wager

C. discovered our whereabouts, we would have to endure another ten years in exile

D. spend a year in hiding. If during this year Mohan

Correct Answer: (b) BADC
Solution:Sentence B will be the starting line as it introduces the main idea of the parajumble i.e. twelve years in the forest. However, Sentence A states that according to the wager Ram had lost. So, A will follow B. Further, Sentence D states that we would have to spend a year in hiding and Sentence C states that if during this year Mohan discovered our whereabouts, we would have to endure another ten years in exile. So, C will follow D. Going through the options, option b has the correct sequence.

8. P. collaborators from Bristol, Cambridge and Germany [SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Q. by scientists at the University of Bath and including

R. used fossils and analysed genetic differences between

S. modern snakes to reconstruct snake evolution

Correct Answer: (a) QPRS
Solution:Sentence Q will be the starting line as it introduces the main idea of the parajumble i.e. The study led by scientists at the University of Bath. However, Sentence P states that it includes collaborators from Bristol, Cambridge and Germany. So, P will follow Q. Further, Sentence R states that used fossils and analysed genetic differences and Sentence S talks about genetic differences between modern snakes to reconstruct snake evolution. So, S will follow R. Going through the options, option a has the correct sequence.

9. Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalaya mountain range. [SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift)]

P. It is located between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China.

Q. At 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), it is considered the tallest point on Earth.

R. In the nineteenth century, the mountain was named after George Everest, a former Surveyor General of India.

S. The Tibetan name is Chomolungma, which means "Mother Goddess of the World." The Nepali name is Sagarmatha, which has various meanings.

Correct Answer: (a) PQRS
Solution:Sentence P will be the starting line as it introduces the main idea of the parajumble i.e. location of Mount Everest. However, Sentence Q states that it is considered the tallest point on Earth. So, Q will follow P. Further, Sentence R states that in the nineteenth century, the mountain was named after George Everest and Sentence S states that the Tibetan name is Chomolungma, which means Mother Goddess of the World. So, S will follow R. Going through the options, option a has the correct sequence.

10. The immediate context of the Dunkirk evacuation was Germany's invasion of the Low Countries and northern France In [SSC CHSL 15/03/2023]

May 1940. P. The Dutch defenders fell back westward, and by noon on May

12 German tanks were on the outskirts of Rotterdam.

Q. Queen Wilhelmina and her government left the country for

England on May 13, and the next day the Dutch army surrendered to the Germans.

R. On May 10 the German blitzkrieg attack on the Netherlands began with the capture by parachutists of key bridges deep within the country, with the aim of opening the way for mobile ground forces.

S. The invasion of Belgium also began on May 10, when German airborne troops landed on the fortress of Eben Emasl, immediately opposite Maastricht, and on bridges over the Albert Canal.

On May 11 the Belgian front was broken, and German tanks ran on westward while Belgian, French, and British divisions fell back to a line between Antwerp and Namur.

Correct Answer: (b) RPQS
Solution:Sentence R will be the starting line as it introduces the main idea of the parajumble i.e. German blitzkrieg attack on the Netherlands On May 10. However, Sentence P states that by noon on May 12 German tanks were on the outskirts of Rotterdam. So, P will follow R. Further, Sentence Q states that Queen Wilhelmina and her government left the country for England on May 13 and Sentence S states that the invasion of Belgium also began on May 10. So, S will follow Q. Going through the options, option b has the correct sequence.
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