PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

JUMBLED SENTENCES

PREPARATORY SET-97 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-5): Given below are six statements A, B, C, D, E and F, which when arranged in the correct order, form a coherent and meaningful paragraph. The sentence marked as C is fixed and would fit in the third position. Rearrange the other statements in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions below.

(A)  And the solutions—like replacing national staples wheat and rice, both of which are water guzzlers, with millets—on hand can potentially alter the fundamental political economy in the country, especially in states like Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

(B)  Krishna Byre Gowda, in his previous stint as minister for agriculture in the Karnataka government had pursued the #LetsMillet campaign; millets, rich in fibre and therefore very diet-friendly can grow in dry conditions—in other words, unlike rice, they do not guzzle water.

(C)   While the political risks of a backlash are there, it is also a fact that this is something that is happening on the ground and just needs to be scaled up.

(D)   Clearly, there are no easy fixes.

(E)   A similar common sense solution is available for tackling the urban water crisis. Rain water harvesting is what gets the most eyeballs, and what escapes public scrutiny is the business of boosting groundwater resources through systematic management of storm water drains.

(F)   Karnataka, which is among the areas in the country facing an acute water scarcity, is undertaking this shift

Question No : 1

Which of the following will be LAST sentence after rearrangement?

(1) (D)

(2) (A)

(3) (E)

(4) (F)

(5) None of these

Question No : 2

Which of the following pairs form two consecutive statements after rearrangement?

(1) (A)-(D)      

(2) (B)-(C)       

(3) (A)-(C)      

(4) (C)-(E)       

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

Which of the following will be SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

(1) (D)

(2) (F)

(3) (E)

(4) (A)

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

Which of the following will be FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

(1) (B)

(2) (A)

(3) (F)

(4) (E)

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

Which of the following pairs form two consecutive statements after rearrangement?

(1) (A)-(D)      

(2) (F)-(C)       

(3) (E)-(F)        

(4) (C)-(E)       

(5) None of these