Reading Comprehension

Four jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Three of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

1. On 12 October a team of investigators – made up of locals, government officials, and employees for Shell's Nigerian offshoot, Shell Petroleum Development Company – located the source of the leak: an 18-inch hole in an exposed portion of the pipeline.

2. They temporarily plugged the split pipeline with wood chips and later sealed it with a clamp, but over the course of the three-day leak, the operators never shut off the flow of oil at its source.

3. The report suggests at least three types of deep, long-term reforms to foster and sustain pro-poor growth and raise Nigerians out of poverty.

4. By then, more than 23,000 litres of oil had spilled and nearly 40 acres of mangrove forest had burned, poisoning the land and fishponds that were the lifeblood of the village.

Four jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Three of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

1. The fund follows prudent risk management measures like margin of safety and diversification across sectors and stocks with a view to generate relatively better risk-adjusted performance over a period of time.

2. The fund manager prefers to build the portfolio with an optimal mix of growth and value.

3. He also does not shy away from taking advantage of thematic play, when there is an opportunity.

4. For instance, the fund bought Bank of Baroda in March 2021, when the baking rally started, on the back of credit offtake.

Four jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Three of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

1. The fund follows prudent risk management measures like margin of safety and diversification across sectors and stocks with a view to generate relatively better risk-adjusted performance over a period of time.

2. The fund manager prefers to build the portfolio with an optimal mix of growth and value.

3. He also does not shy away from taking advantage of thematic play, when there is an opportunity.

4. For instance, the fund bought Bank of Baroda in March 2021, when the baking rally started, on the back of credit offtake.

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.

Sentence: Besides that, film brings us to understand the negative effects of drugs, alcohol, and substance abuse.

People need to be reminded about the importance of formal education as well as co-curricular school activities such as art and sports. (1)___________. School-related films underline this importance and give education stakeholders ideas on how to improve education systems in different parts of the world. (2) ____________. Crime and action TV shows also warn us about the dangers of criminal activities, terrorism, and war. (3)__________. Speaking of war, movies help people understand the atrocity of living homeless and miserably in refugee camps. (4)__________.  Movies awaken the senses of empathy in people who have never experienced civil war firsthand.

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.

Sentence: Besides that, film brings us to understand the negative effects of drugs, alcohol, and substance abuse.

People need to be reminded about the importance of formal education as well as co-curricular school activities such as art and sports. (1)___________. School-related films underline this importance and give education stakeholders ideas on how to improve education systems in different parts of the world. (2) ____________. Crime and action TV shows also warn us about the dangers of criminal activities, terrorism, and war. (3)__________. Speaking of war, movies help people understand the atrocity of living homeless and miserably in refugee camps. (4)__________.  Movies awaken the senses of empathy in people who have never experienced civil war firsthand.

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.

Sentence: No task is too small—if you want to work "brush teeth" into your daily routine, put it on the list.

Figuring out how to write a daily routine begins by writing down everything you need to get done daily, both at home and at work. (1)____________. Don't worry about how you organize this list; this is a brain dump, not a to-do list. (2)__________. Simply jot down everything you do each day, as well as everything you should get done. (3)__________. If you feel like it's too hard to remember all the tasks in one sitting, carry around a notebook to take notes throughout the day. (4)____________.

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.

Sentence: No task is too small—if you want to work "brush teeth" into your daily routine, put it on the list.

Figuring out how to write a daily routine begins by writing down everything you need to get done daily, both at home and at work. (1)____________. Don't worry about how you organize this list; this is a brain dump, not a to-do list. (2)__________. Simply jot down everything you do each day, as well as everything you should get done. (3)__________. If you feel like it's too hard to remember all the tasks in one sitting, carry around a notebook to take notes throughout the day. (4)____________.

The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and choose the correct option.

1. In December, there was a countrywide rainfall deficit of 14 per cent.

2. The northwest, central and east and northeast India were particularly dry with 83 per cent, 77 per cent and 53 per cent deficit in rainfall respectively.

3. The dryness has also continued into January and February, with 27 out of the 36 states and Union territories receiving deficient, large deficient or no rainfall from January 1-February 15, 2023.

4. The period is the Rabi cropping season for northwest and central regions. Only the southern peninsular region received 79 per cent excess rainfall in that month.