Paragraph Formation
Direction: Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.
- 1. A nation will territorial encompass a number of different localities.
A. While the spatially smaller village, city, and region continue to exist, they are understood by their inhabitants to be parts of the nation.
B. Because the nation exhibits only a relative cultural uniformity, it is often difficult to distinguish it from other territorial societies.
C. However, during periods of intense patriotic enthusiasm, such as during a war, the attachments of the inhabitants of the local village, city, or region to the nation may become dominant; but such a situation can only be episodic.
D. Thus, the common culture of the nation is only relative; it is rarely complete such that the inhabitants of the village, city, and region within the nation cease to recognize themselves as inhabitants of such localities.
6. It is tempting to avoid this difficulty by formulating categories that are differentiated by degrees of cultural uniformity, thereby distinguishing one form of territorial relation from another.
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A starts the sequence as it follows I in naming the different localities that a nation encompasses and on the basis of this, D concludes, that the common culture of a nation is only relative. C follows D as it gives a contrasting view by describing a situation where the relative culture may get dominated by patriotic fervor. .......................................................................................................................
Correct Option: A
A starts the sequence as it follows I in naming the different localities that a nation encompasses and on the basis of this, D concludes, that the common culture of a nation is only relative. C follows D as it gives a contrasting view by describing a situation where the relative culture may get dominated by patriotic fervor. B begins another line of thought that gets completed in statement VI. Also, the ‘this difficulty’ in statement VI refers to the ‘situation’ mentioned in B. The correct sequence is A D C B. Thus, option (a) is the correct answer.
- 1. One of the earliest and perhaps the most disturbing thing a human child has to learn is that the course of human life follows the clock–it can be predicted in advance
A. We take the course of human life for granted because we are familiar with it, just as we take for granted that we have a characteristic size.
B. Man is born helpless, like a kitten. This prolonged dependence on parents has important psychological consequences.
C. We plan our lives in terms of this fixed pattern, just as we plan our houses; so that the few people; who are more than 20% taller or shorter than usual, find them difficult to live in.
D. When he is twenty, he will grow up, when he is eighty he will be old, and before he is hundred he will die. Human beings do not normally become able to breed until at least thirteen
6. I suppose the main reason this fixed programmer affects us emotionally is that it means that we have a fixed life span. What psychologists call ‘complexes’ are formed during this period.
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1D, BC and C6 form the key. D must follow 1 after it has initiated the passage stating ‘one of the earliest ….. in advance’ followed by D which states that ‘when he is twenty ….. until at least thirteen.. A would follow D as it mention about ‘we take the course ….. have a characteristic size’. B would follow A as it mentions about ‘man is born helpless, ….. has important psychological consequences’. ...................................................................................................................................................
Correct Option: D
1D, BC and C6 form the key. D must follow 1 after it has initiated the passage stating ‘one of the earliest ….. in advance’ followed by D which states that ‘when he is twenty ….. until at least thirteen.. A would follow D as it mention about ‘we take the course ….. have a characteristic size’. B would follow A as it mentions about ‘man is born helpless, ….. has important psychological consequences’. C should follow B telling, ‘We plan our lives ….. difficult to live in’ and precede 6 which concludes the passage revealing ‘I suppose the main reason ….. are formed during this period’. Sequence DABC is the appropriate one.
- 1. Among those savages, Herman learned that primitive people, left to their own way of life, may be more happy and good-humored than those who have been afflicted, so to speak, with civilization.
A. “One peculiarity that fixed my admiration” Herman wrote, “was the perpetual hilarity reigning through the whole vale”.
B. This experience shaped Melville’s views of human nature and wisdom of life in a deeply revolutionary way.
C. Blue devils, hypochondria and doleful dumps went and hid themselves among the nooks and crannies of the rocks.
D. There seemed to be no cares, griefs, troubles or vexations.
6. It kindled a revolt against the decorous piety of New England folkways; it lifted him out of the mainstream of Victorian culture.
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Correct Option: A
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Direction: The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from amongst the given choices so as to form a coherent paragraph.
- A. The Naga groups, assuming they are serious about negotiations, should make a realistic reassessment of how far the Indian State can go to meet their demands.
B. The government on its part should show both sincerity and flexibility in crafting a solution that will assure the Naga people a life of peace, dignity, and self-respect recognizing the uniqueness of Naga history.
C. The government should also do everything possible to remove the suspicion that it has been encouraging certain Naga groups.
D. No solution can be found through bloodshed.
E. Growing internecine violence among them is a worry.
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On arranging the correct paragraph formation as :-
A has to be followed by B, as A talks about the Nagas position and B about the government. Further the ‘on its part’ indicate that B has to follow A.Correct Option: D
On arranging the correct paragraph formation as :-
A has to be followed by B, as A talks about the Nagas position and B about the government. Further the ‘on its part’ indicate that B has to follow A. Further C follows B as it says, ‘’ The government should also’’, which means that something has already been discussed about the government’s role. Finally D follows E.
Hence , correct sequence is A B C E D .
Direction: In the following questions, the first and the last sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of sentence/passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four sentence/passage are not given in their proper order, Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct then find the correct Answer .
- 1. Most of the diamonds found
P. are high enough to allow
Q. where the pressure and temperature
R. on Earth were formed below
S. the Earth's crust in the upper mantle
6. diamonds to crystallize.
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The Second line of the paragraph will be On Earth were formed below
Correct Option: C
After rearranging the sentences the paragraph will be arranged as below.
Most of the diamonds found
On Earth were formed below
the Earth's crust in the upper mantle
where the pressure and temperature
are high enough to allow.
diamonds to crystallize
