Para Jumble part-4

Total Questions: 50

21. A. According to sources, one of the degrees will have to be in the regular mode and the other either in open and distance learning or online mode. [SSC CHSL 11/8/2021 (Evening)]

B. In a move to improve students' career prospects, the University Grants Commission has approved the proposal to allow them to pursue two degree programmers at the same time.

C. A committee formed under the UGC vice chairperson worked on the proposal based on feedback from the public.

D. Once the guidelines are notified, a student studying in a university will be able to pursue another degree programme simultaneously.

Correct Answer: (b) BCDA
Solution:Sentence B will be the starting line as it contains the main idea of the parajumble i.e. UGC has approved the proposal to allow students to pursue two degree programmes at the same time. However, Sentence C states that a committee formed under the UGC vice chairperson works on the proposal based on feedback from the public. So, C will follow B. Further, Sentence D states that once the guidelines are notified, a student studying in a university will be able to pursue another degree programme simultaneously & Sentence A states that according to sources, one of the degrees will have to be in the regular mode and the other either in open and distance learning or online mode. So, A will follow D. Going through the options, only option b has the correct sequence.

22. A. Wasser Kopf returns to his school and asks for a refund of his tuition fee. [SSC CHSL 12/8/2021 (Afternoon)]

B. 'Refund' by Karinthy is a hilarious play about a student named Wasserkopf.

C. However, the situation changes when the Mathematic teacher asks him to calculate the total amount.

D. He further declares that he had learnt nothing at school in all the years.

Correct Answer: (d) BADC
Solution:Sentence B will be the starting line because it contains the main idea of the parajumble i.e. Refund(a play). However, Sentence A states that Wasserkopf returns to his school and asks for a refund of his tuition fee. So, A will follow B. Further, Sentence D states that he further declares that he had learned nothing at school & Sentence C states that the situation changes when the Mathematics teacher asks him to calculate the total amount. So, C will follow D. Going through the options, only option d has the correct sequence.

23. A. A singer called Mukandan Misra and his wife lived in Behat near Gwalior. [SSC CPO Tier II 26/07/2021]

B. Tired, the group settled down to rest in a shady grove.

C. Once Swami Haridas was travelling through the forest with his disciples.

D. Tansen, their only child was very naughty.

E. Often he would run away to the woods and soon learnt to imitate the calls of birds and animals.

F. Tansen thought it would be fun to frighten the resting men with the roar of a tiger.

Correct Answer: (b) ADECBF
Solution:Sentence A will be the starting line as it contains the main idea of the parajumble i.e. Mukandan Misra and his wife. Sentence D states that their only child Tansen was very naughty. So, D will follow A. However, Sentence E tells that he would often run away to the woods and soon learned to imitate the calls of birds and animals & Sentence C states that once Swami Haridas was traveling through the forest with his disciples. So, C will follow E. Further, Sentence B states that the group settled down to rest in a shady grove & Sentence F states that Tansen thought it would be fun to frighten the resting men with the roar of a tiger. So, F will follow B. Going through the options, option b has the correct sequence.

24. A. The zip on the bag got jammed and wouldn't open no matter how hard I pulled at it. [SSC CPO Tier II 26/07/2021]

B. We were flying to England for a week.

C. I also remembered that I had put the frequent flyer card in the carry-on bag hanging around my neck.

D. As we were checking in, I remembered that I was a member of the frequent flyer programme.

Correct Answer: (d) BDCA
Solution:Sentence B will be the starting line as it contains the main idea of the parajumble i.e. the narrator flying to England. However, Sentence D states that as they were checking in, the narrator remembered that he was a member of the frequent flyer program. So, D will follow B. Further, Sentence C states that the narrator also remembered that he had put the frequent flyer card in the carry-on bag hanging around his neck & Sentence A states that the zip on the bag got jammed and wouldn't open no matter how hard he pulled at it. So, A will follow C. Going through the options, option d has the correct sequence.

25. A. Suddenly I noticed smoke pouring in through the seams of the ceiling. [SSC CPO Tier II 26/07/2021]

B. Groping our way to the front door we all ran out into the front yard.

C. The smoke began to fill the room so quickly that we could barely see.

D. I ran to the neighbours to call the fire department.

E. By the time we made our way outside, the whole roof was engulfed in flames.

F. I saw mother run back into the house and I screamed, "Mom! No!"

Correct Answer: (a) ACBEDF
Solution:Sentence A will be the starting line as it contains the main idea of the parajumble i.e. smoke pouring in through the seams of the ceiling. Sentence C states that the smoke began to fill the room so quickly that they could barely see. So, C will follow A. However, Sentence B states that they all ran out into the front yard & Sentence E tells that by the time they made their way outside, the whole roof was engulfed in flames. So, E will follow B. Further, Sentence D states that the narrator ran to the neighbors to call the fire department & Sentence F states that the narrator saw his/her mother run back into the house. So, F will follow D. Going through the options, option a has the correct sequence.

26. A. The mountaineers set up a camp at a height of 15000 feet. [SSC CGL Tier II 15/11/2020]

B. Then they started climbing.

C. They struggled up a steep slope and stopped at a height of 20000 feet.

D. There they stayed for a week to get accustomed to the climate.

Correct Answer: (b) ADBC
Solution:Sentence A will be the starting line as it introduces the main idea of the parajumble i.e. setting up a camp by the mountaineers. However, Sentence D states that they stayed in the camp for a week. So, D will follow A. Further, Sentence B states that they then start climbing and Sentence C states that they stopped at a height of 20000 feet. So, C will follow B. Going through the options, option b has the correct sequence.

27. A. It was a wonderful, almost awful sight in place of the hayfield was a lake with waves on it. [SSC CGL Tier II 15/11/2020]

B. At seven next morning i awoke and rushed to the window.

C. As I went to sleep I reflected that the rain must be filling the dam.

D. That afternoon rain fell in torrents, and continued all evening and night.

Correct Answer: (c) DCBA
Solution:Sentence D will be the starting line as it introduces the main idea of the parajumble i.e. heavy rain during the whole day & night. However, Sentence C states that as the narrator went to sleep he reflected that the rain must be filling the dam. So, C will follow D. Further, Sentence B states that at seven next morning the narrator awoke and rushed to the window and Sentence A states that it was an awful sight of a lake with waves on it. So, A will follow B. Going through the options, option c has the correct sequence.

28. A. The young woman was looking deathly pale and very frightened. [SSC CGL Tier II 15/11/2020]

B. I felt sorry for her as I looked into her eyes.

C. Without saying a word she gave me a ring.

D. Then she ran out of the shop as if the place was on fire.

Correct Answer: (c) ABCD
Solution:Sentence A will be the starting line as it introduces the main idea of the parajumble i.e. the bad condition of a young woman. However, Sentence B states that the narrator felt sorry for the woman as the narrator looked into her eyes. So, B will follow A. Further, Sentence C states that she gave the narrator a ring without saying a word and Sentence D states that then she ran out of the shop as if the place was on fire. So, D will follow C. Going through the options, option c has the correct sequence.

29. A. Therefore, I bought a good house in a respectable neighborhood [SSC CGL Tier II 16/11/2020]

B. This made me eager to welcome the first guest at home and show my hospitality

C. I intended to be a model citizen in the neighborhood

D. I decided it was time for me to settle down

Correct Answer: (b) DACB
Solution:Sentence D will be the starting line as it contains the main idea of the parajumble i.e. the narrator decided to settle down. However, Sentence A states that the narrator therefore bought a good house in a respectable neighborhood. So, A will follow D. Further, Sentence C states that the narrator intended to be a model citizen in the neighborhood & Sentence B states that this made the narrator eager to welcome the first guest at home. So, B will follow C. Going through the options, only option b follows this sequence.

30. A. Dr. Prince became aware of a small figure standing in the aisle beside his seat. [SSC CGL Tier II 16/11/2020]

B. "Won't your mother be wondering where you are?" he asked her.

C. He brought his eyes into focus and it was a girl of seven or eight.

D. She was staring at him steadily with large blue eyes.

Correct Answer: (a) ACDB
Solution:Sentence A will be the starting line as it introduces the main idea of the parajumble i.e. Dr. Prince noticed a small figure beside his seat. However, Sentence C states that it was a girl of seven or eight. So, C will follow A. Further, Sentence D states that she was staring at him steadily with large blue eyes and Sentence B states that Dr. Prince asked her won't your mother be wondering where you are. So, B will follow D. Going through the options, option a has the correct sequence.