Q1. In the following questions, few sentences are provided. Identify and mark the sentence which may fail to become the part of the paragraph coherently. If none of the sentences is incoherent to the paragraph, mark option “none of these” as your answer choice.
(a) But many businesses remained closed because of quarantine and travel restrictions.
(b) The lunar new-year holiday, extended in many Chinese provinces because of the spread of a new coronavirus, officially ended.
(c) Among the fatalities was a doctor, Li Wenliang, who had been reprimanded in January by police in Wuhan, the centre of the epidemic, for revealing the threat.
(d) Many people mourned for him online, calling for freedom of speech.
(e) Nearby Cambodia has been overrun by Chinese involvement in its economy and politics.
Q2. In the following questions, few sentences are provided. Identify and mark the sentence which may fail to become the part of the paragraph coherently. If none of the sentences is incoherent to the paragraph, mark option “none of these” as your answer choice.
(a) Leading to the ban, the motor industry slammed the plan as unworkable.
(b) An initial estimate found that the euro zone’s gdp grew by 1.2% in 2019, the weakest rate since 2013.
(c) Post-accusation, the government was unable to provide much detail on the cost implications for the industry or taxpayers, simply saying it would result in “a net saving”.
(d) The British government brought forward a target for a ban on new diesel, hybrid and petrol vehicles from 2035 to 2040.
(e) Among the industry bodies, SSMT accused the government of moving the goalposts, noting that while new plug-in models are coming to the market, the overall demand for the “expensive technology” still makes up “a fraction of sales”.
Q3. In the following questions, few sentences are provided. Identify and mark the sentence which may fail to become the part of the paragraph coherently. If none of the sentences is incoherent to the paragraph, mark option “none of these” as your answer choice.
(a) Germany’s preliminary consumer price data does not include a figure for core inflation, which excludes the more volatile energy and food prices.
(b) Therefore, coalmining regions are to get some €40bn ($44bn) in compensation.
(c) The German cabinet agreed to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions to 55% of their level in 1990 by 2030.
(d) However, it undermines its own objectives by also shutting all nuclear plants by 2022.
(e) The cutting emmissions plan aims to end reliance on coal by 2038.
Q4. In the following questions, few sentences are provided. Identify and mark the sentence which may fail to become the part of the paragraph coherently. If none of the sentences is incoherent to the paragraph, mark option “none of these” as your answer choice.
(a) After which, if Facebook ignores the board’s judgment it will have to explain why.
(b) A new independent board will hear appeals from users who have had content taken down, for hate speech say.
(c) Facebook provided details of Mark Zuckerberg’s “vision” to overhaul the oversight of content on the social-media platform.
(d) Furthermore, the cost of spending more on privacy and security were in part to blame for a sharp rise in expenses in Facebook’s quarterly report.
(e) By contrast, Apple reported record quarterly sales and profit figures.
Q5. In the following questions, few sentences are provided. Identify and mark the sentence which may fail to become the part of the paragraph coherently. If none of the sentences is incoherent to the paragraph, mark option “none of these” as your answer choice.
(a) Despite all those efforts the epidemic could still be severe.
(b) Mr Adachi is an ardent reflationist, who wants to ease monetary policy even further in order to achieve the central bank’s 2% inflation target.
(c) But as in other countries, the financial industry is becoming louder in pointing out the
drawbacks to its business of long-term negative rates.
(d) For instance, the Japanese government follows this entire process by nominating Adachi Seiji to the policy board of the Bank of Japan.
(e) The Japanese government sent a strong signal that it remains committed to its programme of quantitative-easing and negative interest rates.
Solutions:
S1. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence of the paragraph is bacd whereas; (e) fails to become a part of the paragraph coherently. The passage talks about the how the Holidays are extended in China due to Corona Virus.
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence of the paragraph is daec whereas (b) fails to become a part of the paragraph coherently as the passage talks about the refusal of the plans by the Motor Industry and the Industry body about the Government’s proposal on banning the new diesel, hybrid and petrol Vehicles.
S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence of the paragraph is cedb. The provided sentences discuss Germany’s efforts to address environmental concerns and transition away from coal and nuclear energy. However, sentence (a) discussing preliminary consumer price data and core inflation seems unrelated to the main theme of the paragraph, making it incoherent.
S4. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence of the paragraph is cbad whereas (e) fails to become a part of the paragraph coherently as the passage talks about the activity going in Facebook while option (e) talks about a different company Apple.
S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence of the paragraph is bcde whereas (a) fails to become a part of the paragraph coherently. The passage talks about the Japanese Government making its efforts to quantitatively easing and negative interest rates on the other hand option (a) talks about the epidemic .
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