UG-CLAT entrance exam Question Bank Solutions for English Language

The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

1. Venture capital is recommended as the ideal source of financing for a successfully small business,

2. Several companies including start ups have been funded by dedicated venture funds during this decade,

3. Despite this, an average Indian entrepreneur understands and appreciation of venture capital concept has been woefully inadequate.

4. In the Indian context, though venture capital has been a relatively late entrant, it has already made a reasonable impact.

The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

1. Progress in diagnosis, in preventive medicine and in treatment, both medicinal and surgical, has been rapid and breathe taking.
2. Much in medicine which is not taken for granted was undreamt of even as recently as 20 years ago. 
3. Presently small pox has been eradicated, poliomyelitis practically banished, tuberculosis has become curable and coronary artery disease surgically relievable.
4. The dramatic surge in the field of molecular biology and research by immunologists and geneticists has succeeded in controlling parasitic diseases like malaria and river blindness that affect millions of people round the world.

The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

1. Instead, many deaths and injuries result from falling objects and the collapse of buildings, bridges and other structures. 
2. Earthquakes almost never kill people directly.
3. Fire resulting from broken gas or power lines is another major danger during a quake.
4. Spills of hazardous chemicals are also a concern during an earthquake.

The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

1. The Winchester or hard disk drives can store much more data than what can be stored on a floppy diskette.
2. Hard disks come sealed and they cannot be removed or changed like floppy diskettes.
3. Often floppy disk system is used in conjunction with the Winchester disk system.
4. This makes for an ideal system for secondary storage.

In the following passage consists of five sentences. The first sentence is given in the beginning. The four sentences in each passage have been jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences. 
A suicide bomber killed 18 people near a hospital of Baghdad, keeping violence on the boil after Iraq’s landmark election and ahead of an important Shia religious ceremony. 
P: The bomber drove his vehicle towards local government offices and a hospital in the town, but detonated it outside blast walls protecting buildings. 
Q: Around 25 people were wounded in the attack, the second suicide car bombing in as many days. 
R: “Looking at the partial result, it appears the Sistani list will have over 50% and Kurdish parties will come second,” said a Sunni politician. 
S: Meanwhile, the two electoral power houses representing Iraq’s Shia and Kurdish communities are poised to clinch the country’s two top jobs, with results from the landmark January 30 polls expected anytime.
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In the following passage consists of five sentences. The first sentence is given in the beginning. The four sentences in each passage have been jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences.

It should be noted that Lenin, being the head of the government, held no official posts in the Party Central Committee, but presided over sessions of the Central Committee plenary meetings and also of the Political Bureau. 
P: In performing his party duties, he was assisted by a secretary of the Central Committee or the head of the Secretariat. 
Q: Officially, such a post did not exist at the time, but it practice one of the secretaries was expected to supervise the work of the Secretariat. 
R: That being the case, Lenin not only headed the Council of People’s commissars but was also the de facto leader of the Party’s Central Committee.
S: When Lenin’s health deteriorated, the question arose of strengthening the secretariat and an authoritative leader has to be found who could supervise the Party’s affairs in Lenin’s absence. The proper sequence should be

In the following passage consists of five sentences. The first sentence is given in the beginning. The four sentences in each passage have been jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences.

There is nothing in the world more fascinating than watching a child grow and develop.
P: At first you think of it a just a matter of growing bigger.
Q: Then, as the infant begins to do things, you may think of it as “learning tricks”. 
R: In some ways, the development of each child retraces the whole history of the human race, physically and spiritually, step by step. 
S: But, it’s really more complicated and full of meaning than that. 
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The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. The sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

1. Payment for imports and exports is made through a system called foreign exchange. The value of the money of one country in relation to the money of other countries is agreed upon.
2. The rates of exchange vary from time to time.
3. For example, an American dollar or a British pound sterling is worth certain amounts in the money of other countries.
4. Sometimes a US dollar is worth 60 rupees in India.

The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. The sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

1. When a dictionary is being edited, a lexicographer collects all the alphabetically arranged citation slips for a particular word.
2. The moment a new word is coined, it usually enters the spoken language.
3. The dictionary takes note of it and makes a note of it on a citation slip.
4. The word then passes from the realm of hearing to the realm of writing.

The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. The sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

1. The impression that corruption is a universal phenomenon persists and the people do not co-operate in checking this evil.
2. So, there is hardly anything that the government can do about it now.
3. It is regrettable that there is widespread corruption in the country at all levels. 
4. Recently several offenders were brought to book, but they were not given deterrent punishment.

The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. The sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

1. In all social affairs convention prescribes more or less generally accepted rules of behaviour.
2. Of course, there is nothing absolute about conventions.
3. They vary from country to country, from age to age.
4. Convention has a necessary part to play in the life of everyone.

The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. The sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

1. In fact, only recently there have been serious studies to find out how many of us actually have nightmares.
2. Now that is changing.
3. The study of nightmares has been curiously neglected shall we shouldn’t we
4. While results so far are inconclusive, it seems fair to say that atleast half the population has occasional nightmares.

In the following passage consists of five sentences. The first sentence is given in the beginning. The four sentences in the passage have been jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R, and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly.

L₁: It is significant that one of the most common objections to the competition is that it is blind 
P: This is important because in a system of free enterprise based on private property, chances are not equal and there is indeed a strong case for reducing that inequality of opportunity. 
Q: Rather it is a choice between a system where it is the will of a few persons that decide which is to get what and one where it depends at least partly, on the ability and the enterprise of the people concerned. 
R: Although competition and justice may have little else in common, it is as much a commendation of competition as of justice that it is no respecter of persons. 
S: The choice today is not between a system in which everybody will get what he deserves according to some universal standard and one where individual shares are determined by chance or goodwill. 
L₆: The fact that opportunities open to the poor in a competitive society are much more restricted than those open to the rich, does not make it less true that in such a society the poor are more free than a person commanding much greater material comfort in a different type of society. 
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In the following passage consists of five sentences. The first sentence is given in the beginning. The four sentences in the passage have been jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly.

L₁: The chain saw howled as I finished cutting through the branch.
P: The branch crashed to the ground, taking my spectacles with it. 
Q: I almost dropped the saw as l shielded my face from the twigs that brushed by. 
R: Howard retrieved my glasses and handed them up to me. 
S: I pulled the saw away, and my husband tugged against the other and of the rope that I had tied just above the cut. 
L₆: Are you okay? He asked. 
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In the following passage consists of five sentences. The first sentence is given in the beginning. The four sentences in the passage have been jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly.

L1: All human beings are aware of the existence of a power greater than that of the mortals - the name given to such a power by individuals is an outcome of birth education and choice. 
P: Logically, therefore such a power should be remembered in good times also. 
Q: Their other philanthropic contributions include the construction and maintenance of religious places such as temples or gurdwaras. 
R: Industrial organizations also contribute to the veneration of this power by participating in activities such as religious ceremonies and festivities organized by the employees. 
S: This power provides an anchor in times of adversity, difficulty and trouble. 
L6: The top management/ managers should participate in all such events, irrespective of their personal choices. 
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In the following passage consists of five sentences. The first sentence is given in the beginning. The four sentences in the passage have been jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly.

L₁: A thorough knowledge of path or course to be followed is essential for achieving success. 
P: Seniors must show the path clearly by laying down the precise expectations of the management in terms of job description, key result areas, and personal targets. 
Q: They should also 'light the path' by personal examples. 
R: Advice tendered or help offered must be objectively evaluated for its effectiveness in achieving the desired goals. 
S: A display of arrogance and a false sense of 'self-worth', in order to belittle those who come to help, prove dysfunctional. 
L₆: The individuality of each employee must be respected. 
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In the following passage consists of four/five sentences. The sentences in the passage have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R, S, and T. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the sentences and mark accordingly. 

P: You couldn’t have asked for a nicer, more respectable looking fellow than Jack, the day he arrived in town for grandpa’s funeral. 
Q: He’d just arrived that morning, got the word that the old Judge was gone, he said. 
R: He rode into the yard on his motorbike - the one he’d sold last summer, which wasn’t a patch on the big red one he’d bought later. 
S: He was glad he was in time for the services. He sat with Paresh all through the funeral; he even cried - or if it wasn’t crying, it was a darned good show. 
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In the following passage consists of four/five sentences. The sentences in the passage have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R, S, and T. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the sentences and mark accordingly.

P: Anything to do with his parents had always been vague to Manish. 
Q: He had been too young to remember them; he only knew the story of the fatal weekend at the Adirondack camel and the overturned canoe. 
R: Then, as the years swept by and the tragedy faded into time, they began taking him there; and the lake again became a quiet lake in the foothills, a camping place where the three of them had a good time. 
S: Grandpa had still owned the camp a long while afterward he and Grandma hadn’t gone there.
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In the following passage consists of four/five sentences. The sentences in the passage have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R, S, and T. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the sentences and mark accordingly.

P: The role of Western values in contemporary Indian society is a subject on which I have pondered for years. 
Q: Moreover, various stakeholders of our company - employees, investors, customers, and vendors - come from across the globe. 
R: An organisation is representative of society, and some of the lessons that I have learned from the West regarding values are, I think, applicable to us as a nation. Here are some of them: 
S: I come from a company that is built on strong values. 
T: In dealing with them over the years, I have come to appreciate several aspects of the West’s value system. 
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In the following passage consists of four/five sentences. The sentences in the passage have been jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R, S, and T. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the sentences and mark accordingly.

P: “To play great music,” he said, “you must keep your eyes on a distant star.” 
Q: Eleven years old, I was taking a violin lesson with Georges Enesco, my teacher, in his Paris studio. 
R: At the time, I took this to mean, simply, “Give your very best to every piece.” 
S: A deep-chested, powerful man with a rugged, gentle face, Enesco looked at me across the violin he held under his chin, and shook his bow. 
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