Paragraph Formation


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.

  1. A. Over the last few decades green tea has undergone many scientific and medical studies to determine the extent of its long health benefits.
    B. In China there is a proverb - “Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea of one” -and they were using the tea as a cure for headache, depression and many other ailments.
    C. But it’s true that Chinese people were well aware about green tea from ancient time.
    D. We came to know about this green tea very late.
    E. If I had said that tea is a healthy drink some years before the introduction of green tea, I might have been ridiculed.









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    We follow paragraph formation as :-
    Correct option is A .

    Correct Option: A

    We follow paragraph formation as :-
    Hence the correct sequence is E D C B A.


  1. A. Many so-called indicators for stocks and indexes take on complex hues, such as taking on moving averages of moving averages and so on.
    B. A moving-average-based indicator will always be a little late, and you should naturally be suspicious of any ‘formula’ that can predict the next move, based purely on moving averages of price.
    C. The moving average is simply a “smoothing” function – it gets rid of periodic volatility to tell you the recent trend.
    D. At best, they can tell you a trend, and if the hypothesis is that the trend will sustain, and that bears out historically in enough instances, you might have a hope with it.
    E. But smoothing has its disadvantages; it reacts slowly to sudden changes, so it will only tell you that the trend has changed after the trend has changed, sometimes too late to actually take action.









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    On arranging the correct paragraph formation as :-
    Therefore , correct sequence is A C E B D .

    Correct Option: C

    On arranging the correct paragraph formation as :-
    The correct sequence is A C E B D .So , option C is required answer .



  1. A. Indeed, the reading-public of today seems to be more tolerant of this crossover than their predecessors might have been.
    B. Both writers and readers seem to enjoy cross-crossing the line between documentation and fiction.
    C. Beginning with Midnight’s Children, there has been a steady breakdown of the disciplinary wall between literature and history.
    D. Editorial cartoons, once barely recognised as a source of humour for the masses, are now studied as important sources of historical documentation and literary value.
    E. This has led to a revision in the view of what constitutes historical and literary debate, and of what constitutes the sources of this debate.









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    On arranging the correct paragraph formation as :-
    D E C A B forms a logical sequence.

    Correct Option: A

    On arranging the correct paragraph formation as :-
    D E C A B forms a logical sequence. Thus , required correct option is A.


  1. A. This is the time of the year when people go out and shop for their winter wear.
    B. But it seems economic recession has hit the fashion industry as well.
    C. We haven’t seen exclusive fashion shows from big designers this winter.
    D. Designer Sandeep Khosla agrees, “Every industry has been hit and fashion is no different.
    E. Its effect could be seen on both couture and readymade segments.









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    On arranging the correct paragraph formation as :-
    Clearly A is the opening sentence of the paragraph followed by B. C, D and E can come only after B as they reflect the effect of the economic recession.

    Correct Option: B

    On arranging the correct paragraph formation as :-
    Clearly A is the opening sentence of the paragraph followed by B. C, D and E can come only after B as they reflect the effect of the economic recession. Hence the best sequences is A B C D E.



  1. A. Few men have commanded greater respect from comrade and opponent alike; nobody has won more tests for India.
    B. For all the weight of his achievements—greater than any other Indian bowler, and among the finest in the worldKumble tended to be under-rated.
    C. This was partly because he had to share the stage with Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, whose big spin wizardry and world-beating success struck a chord with the lay fan.
    D. Kumble’s rigour and nuance demanded a more discerning taste.
    E. Anil Kumble’s retirement from test cricket brings to an end a sporting career of high distinction.









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    On the basis of given paragraph , we follow sentence formation as :-
    Clearly B has to be followed by C as C explains the reason for Kumble being under-rated as mentioned in B. E has to be followed by A as A continues to talk about Anil Kumble’s career, the discussion of which started in E.

    Correct Option: C

    On the basis of given paragraph , we follow sentence formation as :-
    Clearly B has to be followed by C as C explains the reason for Kumble being under-rated as mentioned in B. E has to be followed by A as A continues to talk about Anil Kumble’s career, the discussion of which started in E. Hence the correct sequence is E A B C D.