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Example 1

A. 1971 war changed the political geography of the subcontinent
B. Despite the significance of the event . there has been no serious book about the conflict
C. Surrender at Dacca aims to fill this gap
D. It also profoundly altered the geo-strategic situation in South-East Asia

1] ACBD 2] CADB 3] BADC 4] ADBC


Answer -

We can see that Option A is most likely the starting sentence.Now that we know that A is the starting sentence we can eliminate choice 2 and 3 as they start with C and B respectively and not option A .
This narrows down our possibilities to option 1 and option 4.
Now we can see in option 1 C follows sentence A but the gap spoken of in sentence C has no correlation with political geography of the subcontinent spoken of in sentence A , so we can rule out Option 1.
Therefore answer has to be option D , as we can also see it elaborates on the change mentioned in sentence A.

Example 2

A. Thus begins the search for relief: painkillers, ice, yoga, herbs, even surgery
B. Most computer users develop disorders because they ignore warnings like tingling fingers, a numb hand or a sore shoulder
C. They keep pointing and dragging until tendons chafe and scar tissue forms, along with bad habits that are almost impossible to chage
D. But cures are elusive , because repetetive stree injuries present a bag of ills that often defy easy disgnosis.

1] BDAC 2] BADC 3] BCAD 4] ABCD


Answer -

Here we can make out that sentence B is will be teh starting sentence as it introduces the subject matterwhich is 'computer users and related problems'.
Option 4 automatically get eliminated as its start with sentence A.
Option 1 can be rules out as there is no corelation between sentence B and sentence D . sentence B talks of warnings where as sentence D talks od cures for ilness and hence no correlation exists.
Option hey bro

Example 3

A. If you are used to having your stimulation come in from outside, your mind never develops its own habits of thinking and reflecting
B. Marx thought that religion was the opiate, because it soothed people's pain and suffering and prevented them from rising in rebellion
C. If Karl Marx was alive today, he would say that television is the opiate of the people.
D. Television and similar entertainments are even more of an opiate because of their addictive tendencies.

1] BACD 2] ADBC 3] BDCA 4] CBDA


Answer -

Sentence B has Marx (short Form) and sentence C has Karl Marx (Full form). So C will come before B. Now in given options w ecan clearly see 1 and 2 and 3 , B is placed before C and hence we reject option 1, 2 and 3 , which leaves us with only option 4 which is the correct option.

Example 4 ( time sequence )

A. Then two astronomers-the German, Johannes Kepler, and the Italian, Galileo Galilei-started publicly to support the Copernican theory, despite the fact that the orbits it predicted did not quite match the ones observed.
B. His idea was that the sun was stationary at the centre and that the earth and the planets move in circular orbits around the sun.
C. A simple model was proposed in 1514 by a Polish priest, Nicholas Copernicus.
D. Nearly a century passed before this idea was taken seriously.

1] CDBA 2] CBDA 3] BCAD 4] CADB

Answer -

Answer is option 2 as we can see that in sentence D it says ' nearly a century has passed ' so we have to keep the timeline in consideration here also while sequencing the sentences and only in option 2 the timeline fits correctly.

Example 5 ( another time line sequence question )

A. By the time he got to Linjeflug four years later, he had learned many lessons, in fact, he began his second stint as top dog by calling the entire company together in a hanger and asking for help, a far cry from his barking out commands just 48 months back.
B. At SAS, he arrived at a time crisis.
C. This book is chock-a-block full of intrusive stories and practical advice, describing Carton's activities at Vingresor (where he assumed his first presidency at age 32), Linjeflug, and SAS in particular.
D. He began at Vingresor as an order giver, not a listener - neither to his people nor to his customers and made every mistake in the book.

1] BADC 2] BACD 3] CBAD 4] CDAB


Answer -

The correct option here will be option 4. As we can see that only in option 4 the timeline of the sentences is cirrectkly maintained.Sentence C will be the opening sentence because only C has noun (NAME) for he.Furthermore D will come before A and B. Hence CDAB , as we can see in sentence C the order is already given 'Vingressor, Linjeflug, SAS' , we just have to foloown this order and see correct option which is option 4.


Example 6

A. The potential exchanges between the officials of IBBF and the Maharashtra Body-Building Association has all the trappings of a drama we are accustomed to.
B. In the case of sportspersons, there is room for some sympathy, but the apathy of the administrators, which has even led to sanctions from international bodies, is unpardonable.
C. A case in the point is the hefty penalty of US $10,000 slapped on the Indian Body-Building Federation for not fulfilling its commitment for holding the Asian Championships in Mumbai in October.
D. It is a matter of deep regret and concern that the sports administrators often cause more harm to the image of the country than sportsmen and sportswomen do through their dismal performances.

1] CABD 2] DBCA 3] DABC 4] CDBA


Answer -

Here sentence C is an example of sentence D. therefore C will come after D . Now as we go by elimination method only option 2 and 3 remains. Now go by ACRONYM Method IBBF in sentence A. and Indian Body-Building Federation in sentence C.therefore sentence C will come before A as full form of the acronym is stated in sentence C and only afterwards short form is used in sentence A, hence only option 2 remains which is the correct answer .


Example 7

A. Its cargo consisted of 38 sacks of spices and Magellan himself had been hacked to pieces on the beach of Mactan in the Phillipines
B. So contrary to popular beliefe it was the crew of the Victoria who were the first men to have sailed around the globe
C. In spetembre 1522 Victoria , the sole survivor of the Armada, limped into the spanish port San Lucar , manned by a skeleton crew of 15, so weak they could not talk
D. In septembre 1519 the Armada de Molucca of five ships and 250 sailors has set out from San lucar de Barrameda under the command of Fernando de Magellan
E. It was to sail to the spice islands of the Malayan Archipelago where they were to excahnge an assortemnt of bells , mirrors , and scissors for cinnamon and cloves.

1] DECAB 2] AEDCB 3] CDEAB 4] DEABC


Answer -

We can see its written Magellan in option A where as Fernando de Magellan in option D therefore sentence A will come after sentence D.Option A cannot be starting sentence as its describes the cargo but now about whos cargo is it.Option B cannot be starting sentence also as indicates continuation of a similar idea. It will come after its supporting sentence . Furethermore we can see in option its written armada in sentence C where as full form armada de molluca is written in sentence D therefore C will come after D.this rules out option 3.D will be the starting sentence here and E will follow D as it correctly shows the journey of armada ship. A describes the armada and with sentence E begings its journey .Therefore option 1 ie DECAB will be the correct answer.


Example 8

A. What came out was very large garland made out of currency notes.
B. The unsuspecting governor opened the box in full view of the gathering
C. When the RBI governor came to inaugrate the new printing press , the local unit of the BJP handed him a gift wrapped box
D. There was a twist - the notes were all as tattered as notes could get

1] DACB 2] CABD 3] CBAD 4] DCAB


Answer -

We can clearly see that sentence D is tending or concluding sentence here.Now option 2 and option 3 are left now as 1 and 4 get eliminated.In option 2 chronological is disrupted as the minister could not have viewed the garland of currency notes before opening the box, thus option 3 will be the correct answer.


Example 9

A. But in the industrial era destroying the enemy's productive capacity means bombing the factories which are located in the cities.
B. So in the agrarian era, if you need to destroy the enemy's productive capacity, what you want to do is bum his fields, or if you're really vicious, salt them.
C. Now in the information era, destroying the enemy's productive capacity means destroying the information infrastructure.
D. How do you do battle with your enemy?
E. The idea is to destroy the enemy's productive capacity, and depending upon the economic foundation, that productive capacity is different in each case.
F. With regard to defence, the purpose of the military is to defend the nation and be prepared to do battle with its enemy.

1] FDEBAC 2] FCABED 3] DEBACF 4] DFEBAC


Answer-

Look at the transition word 'but' in the first sentence. It signifies that the sentence is expressing an idea contrary an idea expressed in some previous sentence. Now we need to find that previous sentence. If we further look at the beginning of the first sentence, it says 'but in the institutional era' which suggests that the contrariness is with respect to eras. Looking further, we see that sentence B and C are also starting with statement about eras. But the transition word at the start of C is ' now ' which expresses present era and hence it cannot chronologically come before any other past era. That is, if information era is the present era, talk about any other era will come before this. So sentence B is the correct sentence to come before the first sentence. Likewise, sentence C is the correct sentence to come after the first sentence (sentence C is continuing the idea). Therefore, we have the link BAC. We see that option 1, 3 and 4 all have the link BAC. Furthermore, all the three options have the link EBAC. Therefore, we only need to arrange D and F. The sentence F states that 'The purpose is to battle the enemy' and D questions' how do you battel the enemy' Therefore D will come after F.Hence option 1 is the correct answer


Example 10

A. The situations in which violence occurs and the nature of that violence tends to be clearly defined at least in theory, as in the proverbial Irishman's question: 'Is this a private fight or can anyone join in?'
B. So the actual risk to outsiders, though no doubt higher than our societies, is calculable.
C. Probably the only uncontrolled applications of force are those of social superiors to social inferiors and even here there are probably some rules.
D. However binding the obligation to kill, members of feuding families engaged in mutual massacre will be genuinely appalled if by some mischance a bystander or outsider is killed.


1] DABC 2] ACDB 3] CBAD 4] DBAC


Answer -

The clue to this question comes from the word 'calculable' in sentence B: So the actual risk to outsiders, though no doubt higher than our societies, is calculable. How does something become 'calculable' ? sentence A gives the answer through the phrase 'clearly defined theory' . Something becomes calculable when it is clearly defined in theory. No other sentence could give answers to 'calculable'. Therefore, the link AB was clearly marked. The link AB was present in option 1 only therefore option 1 is the answer.

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