PARA JUMBLE

Directions (Q. 1–5) : Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to
form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.

(A) It has, for instance, the highest literacy rate among all states, and was declared the first fully literate state about
a decade back.
(B) Probably as a side-effect of economic and social development, suicide rates and alcoholism are also very high.
(C) Other parameters such as fertility rate, infant and child mortality are among the best in the country, if not the best.
(D) The state of Kerala, a small state on the South Western coast of India, has been different from the rest of the
country in many ways for the last few decades.
(E) Life expectancy of, both males and females, is also very high, close to that of the developed world.
(F) The total fertility rate has been below the replacement rate of 2.1 for the last two decades.

1. Which of the following would be the 'SECOND' sentence after rearrangement?
1) B 2) D 3) C 4) E 5) A
2. Which of the following would be the 'LAST (SIXTH)' sentence after rearrangement?
1) A 2) F 3) B 4) C 5) E
3. Which of the following would be the 'THIRD' sentence after rearrangement?
1) E 2) C 3) A 4) F 5) B
4. Which of the following would be the 'FOURTH' sentence after rearrangement?
1) F 2) B 3) D 4) C 5) E
5. Which of the following would be the 'FIRST' sentence after rearrangement?
1) A 2) D 3) E 4) F 5) C




Answer-


D A E C F B
1. 5 2. 3 3. 1 4. 4 5. 2