SBI clerk prelims 2019 - Category wise Question and Answer Practice Test with Solutions & PDF
Directions:
Rearrange the following six sentences, (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F), in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions that follow.
- During the construction of both type of buildings, a lot of fuel is burnt due to which a large amount of carbon dioxide is emitted in the atmosphere.
- The major source of carbon dioxide is power plants.
- Another twenty percent of carbon dioxide emitted in the atmosphere comes from burning of gasoline in the engines of vehicles.
- Buildings, both commercial and residential represent a larger source of global warming pollution than the said cars and trucks.
- The major cause of global warming is the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, etc, into the atmosphere.
- These power plants emit large amounts of carbon dioxide produced from burning of fossil fuels for the purpose of electricity generation.
Question : 26 [sbi-clerk-2019]
Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
a) E
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) A
Answer »Answer: (b)
The paragraph states that the emission of greenhouse gases is the major cause of global warming and mentions the sources of these emissions. E introduces the topic by mentioning the same and thus, is the first statement. E will be followed by B as it states the major source of one of the greenhouse gases mentioned in E. BF is a mandatory pair as the pronoun 'these' in F refers to the power plants mentioned in B. C takes the discussion further by mentioning another source of the same greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. The source is burning of gasoline in the engines of vehicles. CD is a mandatory pair as the phrase 'the said cars and trucks' used in D refers to the 'vehicles' mentioned in C. A will be the concluding sentence of the paragraph.
The correct logical order is EBFCDA.
So, the correct answer is option B.
Question : 27 [sbi-clerk-2019]
Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) F
Answer »Answer: (e)
The paragraph states that the emission of greenhouse gases is the major cause of global warming and mentions the sources of these emissions. E introduces the topic by mentioning the same and thus, is the first statement. E will be followed by B as it states the major source of one of the greenhouse gases mentioned in E. BF is a mandatory pair as the pronoun 'these' in F refers to the power plants mentioned in B. C takes the discussion further by mentioning another source of the same greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. The source is burning of gasoline in the engines of vehicles. CD is a mandatory pair as the phrase 'the said cars and trucks' used in D refers to the 'vehicles' mentioned in C. A will be the concluding sentence of the paragraph.
The correct logical order is EBFCDA.
So, the correct answer is option E
Question : 28 [sbi-clerk-2019]
Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) E
Answer »Answer: (e)
The paragraph states that the emission of greenhouse gases is the major cause of global warming and mentions the sources of these emissions. E introduces the topic by mentioning the same and thus, is the first statement. E will be followed by B as it states the major source of one of the greenhouse gases mentioned in E. BF is a mandatory pair as the pronoun 'these' in F refers to the power plants mentioned in B. C takes the discussion further by mentioning another source of the same greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. The source is burning of gasoline in the engines of vehicles. CD is a mandatory pair as the phrase 'the said cars and trucks' used in D refers to the 'vehicles' mentioned in C. A will be the concluding sentence of the paragraph.
The correct logical order is EBFCDA.
So, the correct answer is option E.
Question : 29 [sbi-clerk-2019]
Which of the following would be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) E
Answer »Answer: (a)
The paragraph states that the emission of greenhouse gases is the major cause of global warming and mentions the sources of these emissions. E introduces the topic by mentioning the same and thus, is the first statement. E will be followed by B as it states the major source of one of the greenhouse gases mentioned in E. BF is a mandatory pair as the pronoun 'these' in F refers to the power plants mentioned in B. C takes the discussion further by mentioning another source of the same greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. The source is burning of gasoline in the engines of vehicles. CD is a mandatory pair as the phrase 'the said cars and trucks' used in D refers to the 'vehicles' mentioned in C. A will be the concluding sentence of the paragraph.
The correct logical order is EBFCDA.
So, the correct answer is option A.
Question : 30 [sbi-clerk-2019]
Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) E
Answer »Answer: (c)
The paragraph states that the emission of greenhouse gases is the major cause of global warming and mentions the sources of these emissions. E introduces the topic by mentioning the same and thus, is the first statement. E will be followed by B as it states the major source of one of the greenhouse gases mentioned in E. BF is a mandatory pair as the pronoun 'these' in F refers to the power plants mentioned in B. C takes the discussion further by mentioning another source of the same greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. The source is burning of gasoline in the engines of vehicles. CD is a mandatory pair as the phrase 'the said cars and trucks' used in D refers to the 'vehicles' mentioned in C. A will be the concluding sentence of the paragraph.
The correct logical order is EBFCDA.
So, the correct answer is option C.
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