Sentence Rearrangement Set from the Hindu Part-3

Set- 1

Directions (Q. 1-5): Read the following sentences, A, B, C, D and E carefully and rearrange them into a coherent paragraph.

(A) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said she had informed Mr. Jadhav’s mother of the order.

(B) India has rarely approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the past, given its hesitation to “internationalise” its bilateral relations, especially when it comes to Pakistan.
(C) A senior official told The Hindu that the Jadhav case required the extreme measure, as “Pakistan had refused to follow any established norm or principle.”
(D) The ICJ is a part of the United Nations, and its judgments have binding force and are without appeal for the parties concerned, a press release issued at The Hague on March 09, 2017 said. (The Hague is a city on the North Sea coast of the western Netherlands.)
(E) In a major breakthrough for the Government of India’s efforts in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the former naval officer sentenced to death in Pakistan, the Indian government received a stay order from the ICJ at The Hague, in a petition that accused Pakistan of gross violations of international laws.

(1) Which of the following should be the LAST after rearrangement/replacement? 
(a) B
(b) E
(c) A
(d) C
(e) D


(2) Which of the following should be the FIRST after rearrangement/replacement? 
(a) B
(b) E
(c) A
(d) C
(e) D


(3) Which of the following should be the SECOND after rearrangement/replacement? 
(a) B
(b) E
(c) A
(d) C
(e) D


(4) Which of the following should be the FOURTH after rearrangement/replacement? 
(a) B
(b) E
(c) A
(d) C
(e) D


(5) Which of the following should be the THIRD after rearrangement/replacement? 
(a) B
(b) E
(c) A
(d) C
(e) D

Explanation:

The correct sequence of the sentences is EBCDA. 

Opening statement is (E) which tells us about the historic win for the Government of India. It is followed by the statement (B) showing hesitancy of the Government of India in the past for approaching ICJ. Statement (C) follows the statement (B) explaining the reason why the Government approached the ICJ in this particular case and statement (D) follows statement (C) as it describes the press release issued after the judgment. Statement (A) should come at the very end as the final decision has been informed to the mother of Kulbhushan Jadhav by External Affairs Minister.

Set- 2

Directions (Q. 6-10): Read the following sentences, A, B, C, D and E carefully and rearrange them into a coherent paragraph.

(A) Several boys wearing full sleeve shirts were told that only half-sleeve shirts were allowed in the examination hall.
(B) Left with no choice, the candidates had to “customise” their clothing as per the norms.
(C) Some others wearing shoes had to dump them for the sandals of their parents.
(D) Over 11 lakh Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) aspirants appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) at over 1,900 centres across the country.
(E) The candidates were also not allowed to carry electronic devices inside the exam centre.

(6) Which of the following should be the LAST after rearrangement/replacement? 

(a) B
(b) E
(c) A
(d) C
(e) D


(7) Which of the following should be the FIRST after rearrangement/replacement? 
(a) B
(b) E
(c) A
(d) C
(e) D


(8) Which of the following should be the SECOND after rearrangement/replacement? 
(a) B
(b) E
(c) A
(d) C
(e) D


(9) Which of the following should be the FOURTH after rearrangement/replacement? 
(a) B
(b) E
(c) A
(d) C
(e) D


(10) Which of the following should be the THIRD after rearrangement/replacement? 
(a) B
(b) E
(c) A
(d) C
(e) D

Explanation

Opening statement is (D) which states about the NEET Examination. This statement is followed by the inconvenience caused to the aspirants, as reflected in the statement (A). Statements (B) and (C) show how the aspirants managed to abide by the rules and lastly the statement (E) mandatory provision of not allowing the electronic gadgets.