Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following
FIVE sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)
in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the
questions given below them.
FIVE sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)
in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the
questions given below them.
A. Is the international scholarly pecking order about to be
overturned?
overturned?
B. They have been unsurpassed since World War II in the sheer
volume and excellence of the scholarship and innovation that they generate.
volume and excellence of the scholarship and innovation that they generate.
C. They are building new universities, improving existing ones,
competing hard for the best students, and recruiting US-trained PhDs to return
home to work in university and industry labs.
competing hard for the best students, and recruiting US-trained PhDs to return
home to work in university and industry labs.
D. For decades, research universities in the United States have
been universally acknowledged as the world’s leaders in science and
engineering.
been universally acknowledged as the world’s leaders in science and
engineering.
E. But there are growing signs that the rest of the world is
gaining ground fast.
gaining ground fast.
Q1. Which of
the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A
Q2. Which of
the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q3. Which of
the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A
Q4. Which of
the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q5. Which of
the following will be the Fourth sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the Fourth sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A
Directions
(6-10): In the given paragraph the first and last sentence is given, Rearrange
the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph;
then answer the questions given below them.
(6-10): In the given paragraph the first and last sentence is given, Rearrange
the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph;
then answer the questions given below them.
1. There is no question that the academic enterprise has become
increasingly global, particularly in the sciences.
increasingly global, particularly in the sciences.
A. Half of the world’s top physicists no longer work in their
native countries.
native countries.
B. Nearly three million students now study outside their home
countries – a 57% increase in the last decade.
countries – a 57% increase in the last decade.
C. Tsinghua and Peking universities together recently surpassed
Berkeley as the top sources of students who go on to earn American PhDs.
Berkeley as the top sources of students who go on to earn American PhDs.
D. Foreign students now dominate many US doctoral programs,
accounting for 64% of PhDs in computer science, for example.
accounting for 64% of PhDs in computer science, for example.
E. Faculty are on the move, too.
7. And major institutions such as New York University and the
University of Nottingham are creating branch campuses in the Middle East and
Asia.
University of Nottingham are creating branch campuses in the Middle East and
Asia.
Q6. Which of
the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A
Q7. Which of
the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q8. Which of
the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A
Q9. Which of
the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q10. Which
of the following will be the fourth sentence after rearrangement?
of the following will be the fourth sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A
Directions (11-15): In the given paragraph the
first and last sentence is given, Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B),
(C), (D), (E) in the proper sequence to
form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
first and last sentence is given, Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B),
(C), (D), (E) in the proper sequence to
form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
1. The expansion of knowledge is not a zero-sum game.
A. Indeed, the economic benefits of a global academic culture are
significant.
significant.
B. On the contrary, it enhances what America knows and can
accomplish.
accomplish.
C. More PhD production and burgeoning research in China, for
instance, doesn’t take away from America’s store of learning.
instance, doesn’t take away from America’s store of learning.
D. Chinese research may well provide the building blocks for
innovation by US entrepreneurs – or those from other countries.
innovation by US entrepreneurs – or those from other countries.
E. Because knowledge is a public good, intellectual gains by one
country often benefit others.
country often benefit others.
7. Just as free trade benefits both consumers and the most
efficient producers, global academic competition has enormously positive
consequences for individuals, universities, and countries.
efficient producers, global academic competition has enormously positive
consequences for individuals, universities, and countries.
Q11. Which
of the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
of the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) F
Q12. Which
of the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
of the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q13. Which
of the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
of the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) F
Q14. Which
of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) F
Q15. Which
of the following will be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
of the following will be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct order of the sentences of the given paragraph will be DBECA
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct order of the sentences of the given paragraph will be DBECA
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct order of the sentences of the given paragraph will be DBECA
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct order of the sentences of the given paragraph will be DBECA
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct order of the sentences of the given paragraph will be DBECA
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct order of the sentences of the given paragraph will be 1BDCEA7
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct order of the sentences of the given paragraph will be 1BDCEA7
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct order of the sentences of the given paragraph will be 1BDCEA7
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct order of the sentences of the given paragraph will be 1BDCEA7
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct order of the sentences
of the given paragraph will be 1BDCEA7
of the given paragraph will be 1BDCEA7
S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct order of the sentences of the given paragraph will be 1CBEDA7
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct order of the sentences
of the given paragraph will be 1CBEDA7
of the given paragraph will be 1CBEDA7
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct order of the sentences
of the given paragraph will be 1CBEDA7
of the given paragraph will be 1CBEDA7
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct order of the sentences
of the given paragraph will be 1CBEDA7
of the given paragraph will be 1CBEDA7
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct order of the sentences
of the given paragraph will be 1CBEDA7
of the given paragraph will be 1CBEDA7
