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Direction to solve :
The first sentence of the paragraph is given-arrange the given sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

01.

Newspapers are becoming more balanced businesses, with a healthier mix of revenues from readers and advertisers.
A. Not surprisingly Japanese newspapers are much more stable.
B. American papers have long been highly unusual in their reliance on ads.
C. In Japan, the proportion is 35%.
D. Fully 87% of their revenues came from advertising in 2008.

A.	ABCD	B.	ADBC
C.	CADB	D.	BDCA
E.	BDAC

Answer and Explanation

Answer: BDCA

Explanation:
After the introductory sentence, the paragraph compares American and Japanese businesses. “have long been highly unusual’ is justified after 'becoming balanced businesses' D gives what has been unusual. C compares Iapanese and D concludes it.

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02.

I’ve always believed that standup comedians need to be performers and actors themselves.
A. And I would imagine that it is because standup comedy doesn’t require all the assets of an actor, or of the stage for that matter.
B. But there is also a reason why standup comedy is standup comedy and theater is theater.
C. And so it is performed at a separate space where one just needs to see the performer.
D. A reason why they are separate and are performed separately.
E. They need to know their way around the stage.

A.	BACDE	B.	ABCDE
C.	DCABE	D.	EBDAC
E.	ACEBD

Answer and Explanation

Answer: EBDAC

Explanation:
The reason for what is stated in the header is stated in E. No other sentence continues from the header as logically as E. "But...’ in B also has no other place other than after E. " .... standup comedy is standup comedy and theater is theater..." logically moves into “why they are separate...' A and C then follow logically form here as reason (because) and consequence (so).

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03.

The need to identify a suitable mate is such a strong biological urge that the animal kingdom has spawned a bewildering array of courtship rituals.

A. Humans also use dance as part of courtship, but it has been difficult for scientists to pin down exactly what it is about a dance that appeals to members of the opposite sex.
B. Such competitive displays depend on the speed, strength and size of an animal, which is why they convey a measure of reproductive fitness. '
C. Scorpions and sandhill cranes, for instance, dance to impress. '
D. Hippo males fling their faeces, and humpback whales sing and leap above the ocean surface,
E. Dancing is popular among animals for similar reasons.
F. This is because factors such as facial attractiveness, height and even social status tend to confound any attempt to judge the relative merits of a person’s gyrations.

A.	DBECA	B.	DCBEA
C.	CDBEA	D.	BDECA
E.	EDACB

Answer and Explanation

Answer: DBECA

Explanation:
‘bewildering array' in the header is explained only in D; hence D continues from the header. B then explains the reason for 'such competitive displays’ ; this is men linked by E with its 'similar reasons’. C gives examples of animals that use 'dance to impress'. A can only follow C because of the ‘also' in it. The second part of statement A is explained in the footer-making option l the best choice.

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04.

Arguments for legalizing prostitution depend on the strength of two arguments: that prostitution is a choice for those in it and tha the harms of prostitution are decreased if it is legalized. There is little evidence that either of these arguments is true,
A. They usually have options for escape.
B. For most, prostitution is not a freely-made choice because the conditions that would permit genuine choice are not present: physical safety equal power with buyers, and real alternatives.
C. But zombie theories about prostitution never seem to die no matter how many facts we beat them down with.
D. The few who do choose prostitution are privileged by class or race or education,
E. Only a tiny percentage all women in prostitution are there because they choose it.
F. Most women in prostitution do not have viable alternatives. They are coerced into prostitution by sex inequality race/ ethnic inequality and economic inequality.

A.	ACEBD	B.	BDACE
C.	CEBDA	D.	DACEB
E.	EBDAC

Answer and Explanation

Answer: CEBDA

Explanation:
Since the header states ‘there is little evidence which makes these arguments 'zombie theories’-(mechanical or apathetic); hence statement C is the best one after the header; besides there is no other place in the paragraph where C can be placed logically-especially after A as all the other options do. CEBDA thus makes the most logical paragraph, as only statement A can be placed before the footer.

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05.

Two weeks back, a Himalayan desert town, Leh was ravaged by a fatal cloudburst – but scientists insist that there isn't sufficient evidence to confirm that it occurred as a result of global warming.
A. According to New Scientist, climate scientist Jayaraman Srinivasan of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore said that the number of extreme events such as cloudbursts would increase with rising global temperature.
B. On 6th August, however, the cloudburst that attacked Leh, led to flash floods and mudslides, washing away houses that we1'en't built to withstand such rainfall.
C. Heavy rainfall is common elsewhere in the Himalayas, but not in Ladakh.
D. Instead, it's a rain shadow area, making it a cold, high-altitude desert and receives a meager average of`15 millimeters of rain during August.
E. More than 150 people have died and hundreds more are missing.
F. But added that there is not enough evidence to pin the Leh cloudburst on global warming.

A.	ADCBE	B.	ABECD
C.	CDABE	D.	CABDE
E.	CDBEA

Answer and Explanation

Answer: CDBEA

Explanation:
Statement A carmot continue form the header because it contradicts the header, Once that is seen the decision to make is what follows C. CA vs CD is an easy choice in favour of CD. Also, there is a very strong clue to place A just before the footer.

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Two weeks back, a Himalayan desert town, Leh was ravaged by a fatal cloudburst – but scientists insist that there isn't sufficient evidence to confirm that it occurred as a result of global warming.
A. According to New Scientist, climate scientist Jayaraman Srinivasan of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore said that the number of extreme events such as cloudbursts would increase with rising global temperature.
B. On 6th August, however, the cloudburst that attacked Leh, led to flash floods and mudslides, washing away houses that we1'en't built to withstand such rainfall.
C. Heavy rainfall is common elsewhere in the Himalayas, but not in Ladakh.
D. Instead, it's a rain shadow area, making it a cold, high-altitude desert and receives a meager average of`15 millimeters of rain during August.
E. More than 150 people have died and hundreds more are missing.
F. But added that there is not enough evidence to pin the Leh cloudburst on global warming.

A.	ADCBE	B.	ABECD
C.	CDABE	D.	CABDE
E.	CDBEA

Answer and Explanation

Answer: CDBEA

Explanation:
Statement A carmot continue form the header because it contradicts the header, Once that is seen the decision to make is what follows C. CA vs CD is an easy choice in favour of CD. Also, there is a very strong clue to place A just before the footer.

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