Odd Sentence: CAT Previous Year Questions
Q. 1 Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence out and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. Developments both technological and sociocultural have afforded us far greater freedom over death than we had in the past, and while we are still adapting ourselves to that freedom, we now appreciate the moral importance of this freedom.
2. But I believe that a type of freedom we can call freedom over death – that is, a freedom in which we shape the timing and circumstances of how we die – should be central to this conversation.
3. Legalising assisted dying is but a further step in realising this freedom over death.
4. Many people endorse, through their opinions or their choices, our freedom over death, encompassing a right to medical assistance in hastening our deaths.
5. Freedom is a notoriously complex and contested philosophical notion, and I won’t pretend to settle any of the big controversies it raises.
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Ans: 4
All five statements center on a philosophical exploration of autonomy concerning mortality: its implications, significance, and influence on discussions like end-of-life choices. The majority of these statements construct an argument for freedom as a moral and philosophical concept, transcending mere popular sentiment.
Statements 5, 1, 2, and 3 exhibit a coherent sequence. Statement 5 initiates the discourse by acknowledging the philosophical intricacy of freedom, establishing a contemplative mood. Statement 1 subsequently zeroes in on a particular facet of liberty, the capacity to influence one’s own death, contextualizing it historically and ethically. Statement 2 expands upon this by asserting that this liberty ought to be a core element of the wider discussion. Statement 3 then posits legalized assisted dying as a policy or ethical advancement towards actualizing this liberty.
Statement 4 disrupts this progression. Instead of contributing to the author’s conceptual framework, it offers an observational assertion regarding what “a considerable number of individuals advocate for” in practical terms. This reference to public sentiment is neither essential nor linked to the philosophical trajectory of the other statements. Consequently, it appears extraneous rather than supportive of the primary thesis. Therefore,
statement 4 is the outlier.
Q. 2 Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence out and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. The Bayeux tapestry was, therefore, an obvious way to tell people about the downfall of the English and the rise of the Normans.
2. So if we take expert in Anglo-Saxon culture Gale Owen- Crocker’s idea that the tapestry was originally hung in a square with certain scenes facing each other, people would have stood in the centre.
3. Art historian Linda Neagley has argued that pre-Renaissance people interacted with art visually, kinaesthetically (sensory perception through bodily movement) and physically.
4. That would make it an 11th-century immersive space with scenes corresponding and echoing each other, drawing the viewer’s attention, playing on their senses and understanding of the story they thought they knew.
5. The Bayeux tapestry would have been hung at eye level to enable this.
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Ans: 1
Explanation:The sentences discuss how people interacted with art, specifically the Bayeux Tapestry, in the 11th century. Sentences 2, 3, 4, and 5 all contribute to building the idea of an immersive, multi-sensory viewing experience of the tapestry, suggesting how it might have been displayed and how viewers would have engaged with it. Sentence 1, however, focuses on the *purpose* of the tapestry (to inform about historical events) rather than the *experience* of viewing it. While related to the tapestry, it doesn’t directly support the argument about its immersive viewing qualities presented in the other sentences. Therefore, sentence 1 is the odd one out.
Final_Answer:1
Q. 3 Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence out and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. Sporting a copper-coloured pixie cut and a pair of pink feather antlers, Torres himself resembles a child’s doodle.
2. His casual millennial delivery, peppered with “um”s and “ah”s, makes surreal concepts sound like items on a brunch menu.
3. Though he may have failed so far in his colour-scouting mission (he hasn’t yet found a new one, he admits), this hour leaves you tickled pink.
4. Like his previous show, My Favourite Shapes, this is an hour of sit-down comedy aided by an overhead camera which relays Torres’s theories – illustrated with crayon squiggles – onto a screen behind him.
5. His inquisitive mind produces interconnected ideas about Catholicism, the blandness of Pixar and what orange sounds like, while his insights train us to spot “highly purple behaviour”.
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Ans: 3
Torres’s stand-up performance is described in terms of its presentation, themes, and execution. Sentence 4 serves as the introduction, as it establishes the performance and outlines its arrangement, making it the logical beginning. Sentence 1 follows this foundation by directing attention to Torres’s visual presence. Sentence 5 then transitions to his comedic perspective, elaborating on the nature of his concepts, and Sentence 2 concludes by characterizing his manner of performance, linking back to the way those concepts are conveyed. Thus, the sequence 4-1-5-2 establishes a logical flow.
Sentence 3 disrupts this progression by mentioning a particular “color-scouting mission” and an individual’s response from the audience, which does not align smoothly with the descriptive progression of the performance’s structure, themes, and style. Consequently, the appropriate arrangement is 4-1-5-2, and sentence 3 is the outlier.
Q. 4 Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence out and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. Pfas are a class of about 15,000 compounds most frequently used to make products water-, stain- and grease-resistant.
2. New research suggests exposure to some common perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (Pfas) cause changes to gene activity and that these changes are linked to health problems including multiple cancers, neurological disorders and autoimmune disease.
3. These Pfas compounds are dubbed “forever chemicals” because they do not naturally break down in the environment.
4. The research may also point toward other diseases potentially caused by Pfas that have not yet been identified.
5. The findings are a major step toward determining the mechanism by which the chemicals cause disease and could help doctors identify, detect and treat health problems for those exposed to Pfas before the issues advance.
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Ans: 3
This passage summarizes recent scientific investigations into PFAS. It delves into the nature of these compounds, the research outcomes concerning their impact on well-being, and the significance of these discoveries for healthcare. The core emphasis lies on the research itself, its ramifications, and its potential for future disease identification.
The sequence of sentences 2, 1, 4, and 5 presents a coherent flow. Sentence 2 initiates the discussion with the new research and its primary assertion regarding gene expression and health complications. Sentence 1 provides context by explaining the identity and applications of PFAS. Sentence 4 expands upon the research, proposing a potential connection between PFAS and additional, as yet unrecognized, illnesses. Sentence 5 concludes by underscoring the importance of these findings, illustrating their contribution to our understanding of diseases and their role in enhancing early diagnosis and therapeutic strategies.
Sentence 3 disrupts the overall coherence. While factually correct, it elaborates on the designation of PFAS as “forever chemicals” due to their environmental persistence. This aspect is not addressed in any of the other sentences, nor does statement 3 contribute to the central themes of gene activity, disease, or medical implications. Consequently, it appears as tangential information. Thus, the out-of-place sentence is:
3
Q. 5 Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence out and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. About half of all the oxygen we breathe is made near the surface of the ocean by phytoplankton that photosynthesize just like land-dwelling plants.
2. A team of scientists that includes Boston University experts has discovered they also produce oxygen on the seafloor.
3. The research team used deep-sea chambers that land on the seafloor and enclose the seawater, sediment, polymetallic nodules, and living organisms.
4. The discovery is a surprise considering oxygen is typically created by plants and organisms with help from the sun—not by rocks on the ocean floor.
5. The deep-sea rocks, called polymetallic nodules, don’t only host a surprising number of sea critters.
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Ans: 3
Explanation:The topic of the paragraph is the discovery of oxygen production on the seafloor. Sentences 1, 2, 4, and 5 form a coherent narrative: sentence 1 establishes the known source of oxygen from phytoplankton. Sentence 2 introduces the surprising discovery of seafloor oxygen production by a scientific team. Sentence 4 highlights the unexpected nature of this discovery, contrasting it with the usual role of sunlight in oxygen creation. Sentence 5 provides further detail about the seafloor rocks (polymetallic nodules) and their inhabitants. Sentence 3, however, focuses solely on the methodology used by the research team to collect samples, which is a supporting detail rather than a core element of the discovery itself and disrupts the flow of the narrative. Therefore, sentence 3 is the odd one out.
Final_Answer:3
Q. 6 Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence out and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. The profound emotional impact of music has inspired ongoing research into its relationship with emotions.
2. Music is a universal phenomenon that utilizes a myriad brain resources.
3. This inherent connection to musical expression is deeply intertwined with human identity and experience.
4. The proclivity to create and appreciate music is ubiquitous among humans, permeating daily life across diverse societies.
5. Engaging with music is among the most cognitively demanding tasks a human can undergo, and it is identified across cultures.
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Ans: 1
Music is a fundamental and intricate aspect of human existence, present across all societies and deeply intertwined with cognitive processes and perception. The following sentences present a coherent progression of ideas:
Sentence 2 establishes music as a universal phenomenon that engages our minds. Sentence 5 elaborates on this concept of mental engagement, highlighting the significant cognitive effort involved in musical participation. Sentence 4 broadens this perspective by observing that musical creation and appreciation are widespread practices in all communities and everyday life. Sentence 3 then links these observations to the formation of human identity and lived experiences, building upon the notion presented in sentence 4.
Sentence 1, however, diverges from this theme. Rather than defining music or explaining its ubiquitous nature, it shifts to discussing research prompted by music’s emotional impact. This introduces a scientific inquiry rather than a direct exploration of music itself. Consequently, sentence 1 is the outlier.
Q. 7 Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. Urbanites also have more and better options for getting around: Uber is ubiquitous; easy-to-rent dockless bicycles are spreading; battery-powered scooters will be next.
2. When more people use buses or trains the service usually improves because public-transport agencies run more buses and trains.
3. Worsening services on public transport, terrorist attacks in some urban metros and a rise in fares have been blamed for this trend.
4. It seems more likely that public transport is being squeezed structurally as people’s need to travel is diminishing as a result of smartphones, videoconferencing, online shopping and so on.
5. There has been a puzzling decline in the use of urban public transport in many countries in the west, despite the growth in urban populations and rising employment.
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Ans: 2
The sentence that does not fit is the second one.
The order 5-3-4-1 creates a logical flow.
Sentence 5 highlights the paradox of declining public transportation usage despite increasing city populations and job opportunities.
Sentence 3 then delves into some contributing factors, such as deteriorating service quality, security concerns, and escalating costs.
Sentence 4 offers a systemic reason, suggesting that public transport is facing pressure as technological advancements lead to reduced travel demand.
Sentence 1 elaborates on the alternative options that are drawing people away from public transport, exacerbating the decline.
Sentence 2 discusses the benefit of increased ridership on public transport leading to service improvements. However, this point is not directly connected to the main theme of the passage, which centers on the decrease in public transport use. It shifts the discussion to the positive impact of increased usage on services, which is contrary to the prevailing narrative of decline.
Q. 8 Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. Animals have an interest in fulfilling their basic needs, but also in avoiding suffering, and thus we ought to extend moral consideration.
2. Singer viewed himself as a utilitarian, and presents a direct moral theory concerning animal rights, in contrast to indirect positions, such as welfarist views.
3. He argued for extending moral consideration to animals because, similar to humans, animals have certain significant interests.
4. The event that publicly announced animal rights as a legitimate issue within contemporary philosophy was Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation text in 1975.
5. As such, we ought to view their interests alongside and equal to human interests, which results in humans having direct moral duties towards animals.
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Ans: 1
The correct ordering is 4-2-3-5.
Paragraph 4
establishes the foundational role of Peter Singer’s
Animal Liberation
, initiating the conversation on animal rights within modern philosophical discourse.
Paragraph 2
delves further into Singer’s ideas, detailing his utilitarian perspective and differentiating it from alternative, indirect ethical viewpoints concerning animal rights.
Paragraph 3
then elaborates on the central tenet of Singer’s proposition: that animals, akin to humans, possess substantial interests meriting ethical regard.
Paragraph 5
culminates Singer’s reasoning by asserting that human treatment of animal interests should be on par with human interests, thus creating ethical responsibilities toward animals.
Paragraph 1
is the extraneous sentence as it deviates from the central theme of Peter Singer’s perspective on animal rights and the ethical duties humans bear towards animals.
Q. 9 Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. No known real researcher of human behaviour would say that gender is all nature or all nurture.
2. The evidence for a biological basis for gender certainly doesn’t mean we should be complacent in the face of sexism.
3. Many people are uncomfortable with the idea that gender is not purely a social construct.
4. Despite this empirical truth, researchers who study the biological basis of gender often face political pushback.
5. There’s a political preference for gender to be only a reflection of social factors and so entirely malleable.
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Ans: 2
Explanation:The paragraph discusses the complex nature of gender, acknowledging both biological and social influences. Sentences 1, 3, 4, and 5 form a coherent narrative. Sentence 1 establishes that gender is a mix of nature and nurture. Sentence 3 highlights the discomfort with gender not being solely a social construct. Sentence 5 explains the political preference for gender to be entirely malleable and socially determined. Sentence 4 then connects this empirical truth (from sentence 1) with the political pushback researchers face. Sentence 2, while related to the broader topic of gender and sexism, introduces a different point about not being complacent about sexism despite biological evidence. It doesn’t directly flow from the preceding discussion about the nature of gender and the political pressures surrounding it. The core of the paragraph is the interplay between the scientific understanding of gender and the political resistance to it. Sentence 2 shifts the focus to the practical implications of this understanding concerning sexism, which is a slightly different angle than the resistance to the nature/nurture debate itself.
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Q. 10 Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. The UK is a world leader in developing cultivated meat and the approval of a cultivated pet food is an important milestone.
2. If we’re to realise the full potential benefits of cultivated meat the government must invest in research and infrastructure.
3. The first UK applications for cultivated meat produced for humans remain under assessment with the Food Standards Agency.
4. The previous UK government had been looking at fast-tracking the approval of cultivated meat for human consumption.
5. It underscores the potential for new innovation to help reduce the negative impacts of intensive animal agriculture.
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Ans: 4
Sentence 4 stands apart.
Sentences 1, 2, 3, and 5 all address the present situation and outlook for lab-grown meat in the UK, including its pioneering development, evaluations by regulatory bodies, and the significance of public funding for scientific inquiry.
Conversely, sentence 4 discusses the former UK administration’s attempts to expedite the authorization of lab-grown meat. This deviates from the other sentences because the emphasis moves to a past initiative instead of the industry’s present advancements or future requirements.
Q. 11 Five jumbled-up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. Part of the appeal of forecasting is not just that it seems to work, but that you don’t seem to need specialized expertise to succeed at it.
2. The tight connection between forecasting and building a model of the world helps explain why so much of the early interest in the idea came from the intelligence community.
3. This was true even though the latter had access to classified intelligence.
4. One frequently cited study found that accurate forecasters’ predictions of geopolitical events, when aggregated using standard scientific methods, were more accurate than the forecasts of members of the US intelligence community who answered the same questions in a confidential prediction market.
5. The aggregated opinions of non-experts doing forecasting have proven to be a better guide to the future than the aggregated opinions of experts.
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Ans: 2
In this context, statements 1, 4, and 5 address the notion that individuals without specialized knowledge, or forecasters lacking deep expertise, can produce reliable predictions, frequently surpassing those with specialized backgrounds. Statement 3 provides supplementary information, noting that this achievement occurs even when seasoned professionals have access to confidential data.
Conversely, statement 2 deviates by focusing on the “forecasting models of interest to the intelligence community,” rather than continuing the theme of forecaster versus expert success. This disconnects it from the paragraph’s primary thread.
Let’s analyze the contributions of each statement to understand their interconnections. Statement 1 establishes the central concept that forecasting is attractive because it yields results even without demanding specialized skill. Expanding on this, statement 5 emphasizes that those without specialized training can frequently achieve better forecasting outcomes than seasoned experts; this, to an extent, aligns with the appeal of forecasting introduced initially. Statement 4 offers substantiation for the assertion in statement 5. It cites a particular research project where individuals lacking expert status outperformed those who were experts in anticipating geopolitical developments, thereby reinforcing the argument that forecasting by non-experts can be more dependable. Statement 3 bolsters the preceding assertion by pointing out that experts, despite possessing access to classified intelligence, were still surpassed by non-experts. In this fashion, the sequence 1-5-4-3 creates a logical paragraph.
Therefore, statement 2 stands out as incongruous.
Q. 12 Five jumbled-up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. To create a synapse, the neuron has specialized structures, often seen as tiny swellings, at its terminal end of the axon where it stores the chemicals that are emitted to transmit a signal to the next neuron.
2. This fetal warm-up act—the soldering of neural connections before the eyes actually function—is crucial to the performance of the visual system.
3. The reasons for this paring back of synapses is a mystery, but synaptic pruning is thought to sharpen and reinforce the “correct” synapses, while removing the weak and unnecessary ones.
4. Neural connections between the eyes and the brain are formed long before birth, establishing the wiring and the circuitry that allow a child to begin visualizing the world the minute she emerges from the womb.
5. During this rehearsal period, synapses—points of chemical connection—between nerve cells are generated in great excess, only to be pruned back during later development.
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Ans: 1
A logical starting point involves connecting sentence 5 with sentence 3, both revolving around the concept of “pruning.” Sentence 5 details the synaptic development during the early period outlined in sentences 4 and 2. It explains that synapses are initially produced in excess, a notion that introduces the subsequent step: synaptic pruning. Sentence 3 elaborates on this by explaining the rationale behind synapse pruning, which is to strengthen essential connections and remove weaker ones. This process refines the brain’s neural network, ensuring that crucial pathways are preserved while less beneficial ones are discarded. In unison, the 5-3 sequence aligns with the overarching objective of neural wiring presented in Sentence 2. It underscores that the formation of neural connections in a fetus is a preparatory phase and that these connections are vital for the future functioning of the visual system. Sentence 4 establishes the foundational context of the paragraph by referencing the creation of neural connections prior to birth, with a particular emphasis on the links between the eyes and the brain.
Sentence 1 offers a technical depiction of synapse creation and operation. However, it does not align with the broader narrative established by sentences 4, 2, 5, and 3. These sentences concentrate on brain development, particularly concerning vision, and the processes of synapse formation and pruning within a developmental framework. Sentence 1, conversely, zeroes in on the structural aspect of synapse formation—the “specialized structures” found at the end of an axon. This pertains more to the microscopic operational details of a synapse rather than its larger developmental or functional significance in early brain development, as discussed in the other sentences.
Consequently, Sentence 1 stands as the outlier.
Q. 13 Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. Having an appreciation for the workings of another person’s mind is considered a prerequisite for natural language acquisition, strategic social interaction, reflexive thought, and moral judgment.
2. It is a ‘theory of mind’ though some scholars prefer to call it ‘mentalizing’ or ‘mindreading’, which is important for the development of one’s cognitive abilities.
3. Though we must speculate about its evolutionary origin, we do have indications that the capacity evolved sometime in the last few million years.
4. This capacity develops from early beginnings in the first year of life to the adult’s fast and often effortless understanding of others’ thoughts, feelings, and intentions.
5. One of the most fascinating human capacities is the ability to perceive and interpret other people’s behaviour in terms of their mental states.
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Ans: 2
The second statement stands apart as it introduces a specific concept, “theory of mind,” and delves into academic preferences for synonyms such as “mentalizing” or “mindreading.” In contrast to the other statements, which concentrate on elucidating and expanding upon the idea of comprehending others’ cognitive states, the second statement offers a more analytical perspective on the vocabulary employed to describe this ability, rather than directly advancing the explanation of the subject matter. The remaining statements contribute to the core discourse concerning the faculty to observe and interpret human actions by considering their underlying mental conditions, thus positioning the second statement as the outlier in the construction of a cohesive paragraph.
Q. 14 Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. In English, there is no systematic rule for the naming of numbers; after ten, we have “eleven” and “twelve” and then the teens: “thirteen”, “fourteen”, “fifteen” and so on.
2. Even more confusingly, some English words invert the numbers they refer to: the word “fourteen” puts the four first, even though it appears last.
3. It can take children a while to learn all these words, and understand that “fourteen” is different from “forty”.
4. For multiples of 10, English speakers switch to a different pattern: “twenty”, “thirty”, “forty” and so on.
5. If you didn’t know the word for “eleven”, you would be unable to just guess it – you might come up with something like “one-teen”.
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Ans: 3
The dissimilar sentence is the third one, as it diverts to a separate subject matter from the remaining sentences. The other sentences concentrate on the conventions for naming numbers in English, specifically the anomalies and divergences within this framework. In contrast, the third sentence pivots to the acquisition of knowledge by youngsters and their comprehension of distinctions between numerical terms such as “fourteen” and “forty.” The other statements augment the discourse on the complexities of English numerical nomenclature, rendering the third sentence less congruent with the paragraph’s principal subject.
Q. 15 Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. The banning of Northern Lights could be considered a precursor to censoring books for “moral”, world view or religious reasons.
2. Attempts to ban books are attempts to silence authors who have summoned immense courage in telling their stories.
3. Now the banning and challenging of books in the US has escalated to an unprecedented level.
4. The widely acclaimed fantasy novel Northern Lights was banned in some parts of the US, and was the second most challenged book in the US.
5. The American Library Association documented an unparalleled number of reported book challenges in 2022, about 2,500 unique titles.
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Ans: 2
The aberrant sentence is the second one, as it presents a more generalized observation regarding efforts to prohibit literature and suppress writers. In contrast, the remaining sentences concentrate specifically on the prohibition and contested status of books within the United States. Sentences one, three, four, and five, when considered together, construct a cohesive discourse on the banning of “Northern Lights” and the increasing prevalence of book challenges in the US. Sentence two, however, introduces an alternative viewpoint that does not directly integrate with the progression of the paragraph concerning the particular occurrences and patterns detailed in the other statements.
Q. 16 Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. Self-care particularly links to loneliness, behavioural problems, and negative academic outcomes.
2. “Latchkey children” refers to children who routinely return home from school to empty homes and take care of themselves for extended periods of time.
3. Although self-care generally points to negative outcomes, it is important to consider that the bulk of research has yet to track long-term consequences.
4. In research and practice, the phrase “children in self-care” has come to replace “latchkey” in an effort to more accurately reflect the nature of their circumstances.
5. Although parents might believe that self-care would be beneficial for development, recent research has found quite the opposite.
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Ans: 3
Sentence 3 stands apart due to its distinct framing. The other statements detail unfavorable results linked to children’s self-reliance, whereas Sentence 3 proposes that the majority of studies have not yet examined extended effects. This sentence presents a more impartial or measured perspective that diverges from the primary focus of the other statements, which concentrate on the detrimental aspects of self-care for youngsters.
Sentences 1, 2, 4, and 5, when combined, create a unified passage addressing the notion of self-care as it pertains to children, especially those identified as “latchkey children.”
Q. 17 Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. Boa Senior, who lived through the 2004 tsunami, the Japanese occupation and diseases brought by British settlers, was the last native of the island chain who was fluent in Bo.
2. The indigenous population has been steadily collapsing since the island chain was colonised by British settlers in 1858 and used for most of the following 100 years as a colonial penal colony.
3. Taking its name from a now-extinct tribe, Bo is one of the 10 Great Andamanese languages, which are thought to date back to pre-Neolithic human settlement of south-east Asia.
4. The last speaker of an ancient tribal language has died in the Andaman Islands, breaking a 65,000-year link to one of the world’s oldest cultures.
5. Though the language has been closely studied by researchers of linguistic history, Boa Senior spent the last few years of her life unable to converse with anyone in her mother tongue.
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Ans: 2
Explanation:The paragraph discusses the death of Boa Senior, the last fluent speaker of the Bo language, and its implications for the history of the indigenous people of the Andaman Islands. Sentences 1, 3, 4, and 5 all directly relate to this central theme. Sentence 4 introduces the main event (the death of the last speaker and the broken link to an ancient culture). Sentence 1 provides context about Boa Senior and her experiences. Sentence 3 explains the significance of the Bo language as one of the oldest. Sentence 5 highlights the tragic isolation Boa Senior experienced in her final years, emphasizing the loss. Sentence 2, while related to the indigenous population and colonization, focuses on the *reason* for their decline rather than the specific event of the language’s extinction through Boa Senior’s death. It describes a historical process, whereas the other sentences focus on the immediate consequence and its broader historical significance. Therefore, sentence 2 is the odd one out as it deviates from the narrative of the language’s extinction and the last speaker.
Final_Answer:2
Q. 18 Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. Although hard skills have traditionally ruled the roost, some companies are moving away from choosing prospective hires based on technical abilities alone.
2. Companies are shaking off the old definition of an ideal candidate and ditching the idea of looking for the singularly perfect candidate altogether.
3. Now, some job descriptions are frequently asking for candidates to demonstrate soft skills, such as leadership or teamwork.
4. That’s not to say that practical know-how is no longer required – some jobs still call for highly specific expertise
5. The move towards prioritising soft skills “is a natural response to three years of the pandemic” says a senior recruiter at Cenlar FSB.
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Ans: 2
The statement identified as the outlier fails to directly support the central idea of a pivot in recruitment focus towards interpersonal abilities. Statements one, three, four, and five collectively address evolving recruitment strategies, the significance of non-technical competencies, and the impact of the recent global health crisis, thereby establishing a unified progression of thought. Conversely, the outlier statement presents a broader concept concerning the redefinition of the exemplary applicant, without explicitly linking it to the augmented emphasis on soft skills, thus distinguishing it from the paragraph’s core theme.
Q. 19 Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out and key in the number of the sentence as your answer:
1. There is a dark side to academic research, especially in India, and at its centre is the phenomenon of predatory journals.
2. But in truth, as long as you pay, you can get anything published.
3. In look and feel thus, they are exactly like any reputed journal.
4. They claim to be indexed in the most influential databases, say they possess editorial boards that comprise top scientists and researchers, and claim to have a rigorous peer-review structure.
5. But a large section of researchers and scientists across the world are at the receiving end of nothing short of an academic publishing scam.
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Ans: 5
Explanation:The paragraph discusses predatory journals in academic research, particularly in India. Sentence 1 introduces the topic of predatory journals. Sentence 4 describes the deceptive claims made by these journals. Sentence 3 highlights the superficial resemblance of predatory journals to legitimate ones. Sentence 2 explains the underlying mechanism of these journals – that publication is guaranteed with payment. Sentence 5 talks about the negative impact on researchers. Sentence 1, 4, 3, and 2 form a coherent flow describing the problem and its nature. Sentence 5, while related, acts as a concluding statement about the consequences rather than a description of the phenomenon itself. Therefore, sentence 5 is the odd one out as it shifts the focus from describing predatory journals to their impact.
Final_Answer:5
Q. 20 Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out and key in the number of the sentence as your answer:
1. The legal status of resources mined in space remains ambiguous; and while the market for asteroid minerals is currently nonexistent, this is likely to change as technical hurdles diminish.
2. Outer space is a commons, and all of it is open for exploration, however, space law developed in the 1950s and 60s is state-centric and arguably ill-suited to a commercial future.
3. Laws adopted by the US and Luxembourg are first steps, but they only protect firms from competing claims by their compatriots; a Chinese company will not be bound by US law.
4. Critics say the US is conferring rights that it has no authority to confer; Russia in particular has condemned this, citing the US’ disrespect for international law.
5. At issue now is commercial activity, as private firms—rather than nation states — look to space for profit.
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Ans: 4
Explanation:The paragraph discusses the evolving legal landscape of commercial space activities, particularly concerning resource extraction.
Sentence 2 sets the stage by describing outer space as a commons and highlighting the inadequacy of existing state-centric space law for a commercial future.
Sentence 5 then introduces the core issue: the shift towards commercial activity by private firms for profit.
Sentence 1 builds on this by mentioning the ambiguity of legal status for mined resources and the future potential of asteroid mining.
Sentence 3 further elaborates on the limitations of current national laws, showing how they only protect domestic firms and are not internationally binding.
Sentence 4, however, introduces criticism of the US’s actions, specifically its granting of rights and alleged disrespect for international law. While related to the topic, this sentence focuses on a specific political reaction rather than the broader legal and commercial framework that the other sentences are building. The other sentences flow together logically to describe the problem and early attempts at solutions. Sentence 4 is a critique of one nation’s actions within that evolving framework, making it the odd one out.
Final_Answer:4
Q. 21 Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out and key in the number of the sentence as your answer:
1. It has taken on a warm, fuzzy glow in the advertising world, where its potential is being widely discussed, and it is being claimed as the undeniable wave of the future.
2. There is little enthusiasm for this in the scientific arena; for them marketing is not a science, and only a handful of studies have been published in scientific journals.
3. The new, growing field of neuromarketing attempts to reveal the inner workings of consumer behaviour and is an extension of the study of how choices and decisions are made.
4. Some see neuromarketing as an attempt to make the “art” of advertising into a science, being used by marketing experts to back up their proposals with some form of real data.
5. The marketing gurus have already started drawing on psychology in developing tests and theories, and advertising people have borrowed the idea of the focus group from social scientists.
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Ans: 5
A quick scan of the statements suggests the passage concerns the nascent field of neuromarketing. Statement 3 serves as a suitable introductory sentence, as it establishes the subject. Each subsequent statement requires a preceding phrase that frames its content.
Statements 1, 4, and 2 discuss the perspectives of various stakeholders. These perspectives include its rapid impact on the advertising sector, the view that this ‘discipline’ is misrepresented as scientific, and general skepticism.
Statement 5, however, diverges from the main theme. Its focus on ‘psychology’ distinguishes it from the application of ‘neural science’. Even without detailed knowledge of the distinction, this statement delves into the practical deployment of a scientific discipline, whereas the passage primarily addresses the development of a new science and its influence on public perception. Therefore, statement 5 is the outlier.
Q. 22 Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out and key in the number of the sentence as your answer:
1. A typical example is Wikipedia, where the overwhelming majority of contributors are male and so the available content is skewed to reflect their interests.
2. Without diversity of thought and representation, society is left with a distorted picture of future options, which are likely to result in augmenting existing inequalities.
3. Gross gender inequality in the technology sector is problematic, not only for the industry-wide marginalisation of women, but because technology designs embody the values of their makers.
4. While redressing unequal representation in the workplace is a step in the right direction, broader social change is needed to address the structural inequalities embedded within the current organisation of work and employment.
5. If technology merely reflects the perspectives of the male stereotype, then new technologies are unlikely to accommodate the diverse social contexts within which they operate.
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Ans: 4
Explanation:The paragraph discusses the problem of gender inequality in the technology sector and its broader societal implications. Sentences 3, 5, and 1 directly address how male dominance in technology leads to skewed designs and content, reflecting male interests and failing to accommodate diverse social contexts. Sentence 2 explains the consequence of such a lack of diversity, leading to distorted societal perspectives and augmented inequalities. Sentence 4, while acknowledging the need for workplace representation, shifts focus to broader social change needed to address structural inequalities in work organization. This makes it the outlier as it moves away from the direct impact of gender inequality in technology design and content discussed in the other sentences.
The coherent paragraph would be formed by sentences 3, 5, 1, and 2, which flow logically from the problem of gender inequality in tech, to its manifestation in skewed technology, and finally to its societal consequences.
Final_Answer:4
Q. 23 Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out and key in the number of the sentence as your answer:
1. They often include a foundation course on navigating capitalism with Chinese characteristics and have replaced typical cases from US corporates with a focus on how Western theories apply to China’s buzzing local firms.
2. The best Chinese business schools look like their Western rivals but are now growing distinct in terms of what they teach and the career boost they offer.
3. Western schools have enhanced their offerings with double degrees, popular with domestic and overseas students alike—and boosted the prestige of their Chinese partners.
4. For students, a big draw is the chance to rub shoulders with captains of China’s private sector.
5. Their business courses now largely cater to the growing demand from China Inc which has become more global, richer and ready to recruit from this sinocentric student body.
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Ans: 3
Explanation:The paragraph discusses the evolving landscape of business education in China, highlighting how Chinese business schools are developing their own distinct identities. Sentence 2 introduces this theme by stating that Chinese business schools are becoming distinct from their Western counterparts. Sentence 1 elaborates on this by explaining how their curriculum is changing to incorporate Chinese characteristics and local firms. Sentence 5 further supports this by mentioning the shift in their courses to cater to the growing demands of “China Inc.” Sentence 4 provides a reason for students to attend these schools, focusing on networking opportunities with China’s private sector. Sentence 3, however, focuses on the offerings of Western schools and their collaborations with Chinese partners, which is a slightly different angle and doesn’t directly contribute to the idea of Chinese schools becoming distinct in their own right, as the other sentences do. Therefore, sentence 3 is the odd one out.
Final_Answer:3
Q. 24 Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out and key in the number of the sentence as your answer:
1. For feminists, the question of how we read is inextricably linked with the question of what we read.
2. Elaine Showalter’s critique of the literary curriculum is exemplary of this work.
3. Androcentric literature structures the reading experience differently depending on the gender of the reader.
4. The documentation of this realization was one of the earliest tasks undertaken by feminist critics.
5. More specifically, the feminist inquiry into the activity of reading begins with the realization that the literary canon is androcentric, and that this has a profoundly damaging effect on women readers.
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Ans: 3
This explanation clarifies how feminist viewpoints interpret the act of reading, along with the critiques directed at these interpretations. The sequence (1)-(5)-(4)-(2) creates a logical flow, forming a unified paragraph, whereas Statement (3) feels out of place. While the preceding and succeeding statements focus on components of a feminist approach to reading, (3) introduces a description of literature with a male-centered bias, which deviates from the established theme.
Q. 25 Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out and key in the number of the sentence as your answer:
1. Talk was the most common way for enslaved men and women to subvert the rules of their bondage, to gain more agency than they were supposed to have.
2. Even in conditions of extreme violence and unfreedom, their words remained ubiquitous, ephemeral, irrepressible, and potentially transgressive.
3. Slaves came from societies in which oaths, orations, and invocations carried great potency, both between people and as a connection to the all-powerful spirit world.
4. Freedom of speech and the power to silence may have been preeminent markers of white liberty in Colonies, but at the same time, slavery depended on dialogue: slaves could never be completely muted.
5. Slave-owners obsessed over slave talk, though they could never control it, yet feared its power to bind and inspire—for, as everyone knew, oaths, whispers, and secret conversations bred conspiracy and revolt.
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Ans: 3
Explanation:Sentences 1, 2, 4, and 5 form a coherent paragraph. They discuss the pervasive nature of slave talk, its role in subverting bondage and gaining agency, its inherent power despite conditions of unfreedom, the paradox of slave owners fearing and depending on slave talk for control and fearing conspiracy, and the inability to completely silence slaves. Sentence 3, while related to the importance of oaths and invocations in slaves’ societies of origin, shifts the focus away from the *use* and *impact* of talk within the context of slavery in the colonies, which is the central theme of the other sentences. It provides background but doesn’t directly build upon or contribute to the ongoing narrative of talk within the slave system as described in the other four sentences.
Final_Answer:3
Q. 26 Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out and key in the number of the sentence as your answer:
1. You can observe the truth of this in every e-business model ever constructed: monopolise and protect data.
2. Economists and technologists believe that a new kind of capitalism is being created – different from industrial capitalism as was merchant capitalism.
3. In 1962, Kenneth Arrow, the guru of mainstream economics, said that in a free market economy the purpose of inventing things is to create intellectual property rights.
4. There is, alongside the world of monopolised information and surveillance, a different dynamic growing up: information as a social good, incapable of being owned or exploited or priced.
5. Yet information is abundant. Information goods are freely replicable. Once a thing is made, it can be copied and pasted infinitely.
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Ans: 2
We observe that Sentence (3) initiates the discussion by addressing the concept of intellectual property. Sentence (2) then builds on this by detailing how ‘securing and controlling access to data’ {an idea potentially linked to the aforementioned intellectual property} is a feature of particular commercial strategies. Consequently, the focus is on data/information and its role within economic frameworks. Sentence (5) points out that notwithstanding this control, “information is plentiful.” This leads us to the depiction in Sentence (4), which presents information in a contrasting light – as a common resource. Thus, despite a slight discontinuity, the sequence 3-1-5-4 discusses a similar theme, while Sentence (2) concerning ‘Merchant Capitalism’ deviates from it. Therefore, (2) stands out as the outlier.
Q. 27 Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out and key in the number of the sentence as your answer:
1. The victim’s trauma after assault rarely gets the attention that we lavish on the moment of damage that divided the survivor from a less encumbered past.
2. One thing we often do with narratives of sexual assault is sort their respective parties into different temporalities: it seems we are interested in perpetrators’ futures and victims’ pasts.
3. One result is that we don’t have much of a vocabulary for what happens in a victim’s life after the painful past has been excavated, even when our shared language gestures toward the future, as the term “survivor” does.
4. Even the most charitable questions asked about the victims seem to focus on the past, in pursuit of understanding or of corroboration of painful details.
5. As more and more stories of sexual assault have been made public in the last two years, the genre of their telling has exploded — crimes have a tendency to become not just stories but genres.
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Ans: 4
The core concern of this selection revolves around how accounts of sexual assault are presented and how those who have experienced such acts are subsequently handled. The passage commences with statement (5), which introduces the idea that narratives of sexual assault have evolved into a distinct genre. Following this, statement (2) highlights a notable aspect of these stories: the prevailing inclination to focus on the perpetrators’ future prospects while fixating on the victims’ histories. Statement (3) elaborates on the consequence of this inclination: the emphasis placed on a survivor’s past experiences. Statement (1) further reinforces this point. While statement (4) seems to touch upon a related theme, it cannot be integrated into the preceding sequence because it shifts the discussion to the practice of questioning survivors—a topic not yet explored. Consequently, statement (4) stands as the outlier.
Q. 28 Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out and key in the number of the sentence as your answer:
1. Machine learning models are prone to learning human-like biases from the training data that feeds these algorithms.
2. Hate speech detection is part of the on-going effort against oppressive and abusive language on social media.
3. The current automatic detection models miss out on something vital: context.
4. It uses complex algorithms to flag racist or violent speech faster and better than human beings alone.
5. For instance, algorithms struggle to determine if group identifiers like “gay” or “black” are used in offensive or prejudiced ways because they’re trained on imbalanced datasets with unusually high rates of hate speech.
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Ans: 3
Upon reviewing the provided sentences, the sequence (2)-(4)-(1)-(5) can be logically connected to construct a coherent paragraph. Statement (3), however, does not fit this flow. Sentences (2) and (4) focus on the detection of hateful remarks and the computational methods used for this purpose. In contrast, sentences (1) and (5) highlight the challenges or drawbacks related to these same computational methods. Therefore, statement (3) is the outlier.
Q. 29 Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out and key in the number of the sentence as your answer:
1. The logic of displaying one’s inner qualities through outward appearance was based on a distinction between being a woman and being feminine.
2. ‘Appearance’ became a signifier of conduct – to look was to be and conformity to the feminine ideal was measured by how well women could use the tools of the fashion and beauty industries.
3. The makeover-centric media sets out subtly and not-so-subtly, ‘good’ and ‘bad’ ways to be a woman, layering these over inequalities of race and class.
4. The denigration of working-class women and women of colour often centres on their perceived failure to embody feminine beauty.
5. ‘Woman’ was considered a biological category, but femininity was a ‘process’ by which women became specific kinds of women.
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Ans: 3
Explanation:Sentences 1, 2, 4, and 5 form a coherent paragraph. They discuss how outward appearance became a measure of “femininity” and how this led to the denigration of women who did not conform to these ideals. Sentence 3, while related, introduces the media’s role in setting these standards, which is a slightly different focus than the core argument of the other four sentences about the *basis* of the distinction and its *consequences*. The first four sentences build a logical progression from the underlying logic (1, 5) to its manifestation (2) and its discriminatory impact (4). Sentence 3 discusses *how* these distinctions are perpetuated by the media.
Final_Answer:3
Q. 30 Five sentences related to a topic are given below in a jumbled order. Four of them form a coherent and unified paragraph. Identify the odd sentence that does not go with the four. Key in the number of the option that you choose.
1. ‘Stat’ signaled something measurable, while ‘matic’ advertised free labour; but ‘tron’, above all, indicated control.
2. It was a totem of high modernism, the intellectual and cultural mode that decreed no process or phenomenon was too complex to be grasped, managed and optimized.
3. Like the heraldic shields of ancient knights, these morphemes were painted onto the names of scientific technologies to proclaim one’s history and achievements to friends and enemies alike.
4. The historian Robert Proctor at Stanford University calls the suffix ‘-tron’, along with ‘-matic’ and ‘-stat’, embodied symbols.
5. To gain the suffix was to acquire a proud and optimistic emblem of the electronic and atomic age.
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Ans: 2
Options 4 and 5 share a connection through their common starting element, a suffix.
Option 3 naturally follows and expands upon the concept introduced in option 5.
Option 5 posits that the suffix conveys a sense of pride. Option 3 further develops this idea, detailing how this pride is expressed towards both friends and relatives. Therefore, 5 and 3 form a coherent sequence.
Of all the given sentences, only statement 4 stands apart as it lacks a pronoun or any indication of referencing a prior statement.
While statement 4 initiates the sequence, it should be followed by statement 1 because the terms introduced in 4 require immediate clarification and cannot logically appear at the conclusion.
The logical progression of the paragraph is established as follows: 4 (Introduction of concepts) – 1 (Clarification of concepts) – 5 (Resulting sentiment: Pride) – 3 (Further detail on the sentiment).
Statement 2 discusses modernism and the ease of understanding phenomena. This statement is disconnected from the main theme of the passage and is therefore an outlier.
Consequently, statement 2 is the irrelevant option.
Q. 31 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.
Choose its number as your answer and key it in.
1. His idea to use sign language was not a compl etely new idea as Native Americans used hand gestures to communicate with other tribes.
2. Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, for example, observed that men who are deaf are incapable of speech.
3. People who were born deaf were denied the right to sign a will as they were “presumed to understand nothing; because it is not possible that they have been able to learn to read or write.”
4. Pushback against this prejudice began in the 16th century when Pedro Ponce de León created a formal sign language for the hearing impaired.
5. For millennia, people with hearing impairments encountered marginalization because it was believed that language could only be learned by hearing the spoken word.
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Ans: 2
Statement 3 establishes a connection with Statement 4 due to the phrase “this prejudice” in the latter, which directly follows Statement 3’s description of prejudice against deaf individuals, specifically their being deemed incapable of signing a will.
The theme of sign language is carried forward in Statement 1, where the pronoun “he” refers to Pedro and the statement explores the genesis of sign language.
Statement 5 serves as an effective introductory sentence by presenting the concept of discrimination against the deaf, a theme further elaborated with an instance in Statement 3. Consequently, these statements can be sequenced as 5341.
Statement 2 functions as a viable independent opening statement. However, it does not logically precede any of the other statements, rendering it an anomaly within the paragraph.
Therefore, Statement 2 is the outlier.
Q. 32 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out. Choose its number as your answer and key it in.
1. One argument is that actors that do not fit within a single, well-defined category may suffer an “illegitimacy discount”.
2. Others believe that complex identities confuse audiences about an organization’s role or purpose.
3. Some organizations have complex and multidimensional identities that span or combine categories, while other organizations possess narrow identities.
4. Identity is one of the most important features of organizations, but there exist opposing views among sociologists about how identity affects organizational performance.
5. Those who think that complex identities are beneficial point to the strategic advantages of ambiguity, and organizations’ potential to differentiate themselves from competitors.
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Ans: 1
Premise 1 posits that performers not aligning with specific genres like “comedy” or “thriller” will encounter obstacles.
Premise 2 adopts a critical stance, commencing with “whereas,” suggesting the preceding premise likely carries a supportive undertone.
Premise 4 serves as a suitable introductory premise, establishing the discourse by acknowledging divergent perspectives on the impact of affiliations within professional settings.
Premise 5 champions multifaceted affiliations, conveying an affirmative sentiment. Consequently, premises 5 and 2 form a coherent unit.
Premise 3 is unsuitable as an opening premise, as the subsequent premise 4 would then deviate from the core theme presented in premise 1. Premise 3 also fails as a concluding premise due to its broad nature. Therefore, premise 3 logically follows premise 4 and precedes the coherent unit of 5 and 2.
4 – The concept of workplace affiliation is introduced.
3 – A characteristic of workplace affiliations is elaborated upon.
52 – Contrasting viewpoints are presented.
Premise 1 is incongruous with the theme of workplace affiliation, as it addresses the issue of pigeonholing individuals.
Consequently, premise 1 is the outlier.
Q. 33 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out. Choose its number as your answer and key it in.
1. Ocean plastic is problematic for a number of reasons, but primarily because marine animals eat it.
2. The largest numerical proportion of ocean plastic falls in small size fractions.
3. Aside from clogging up the digestive tracts of marine life, plastic also tends to adsorb pollutants from the water column.
4. Plastic in the oceans is arguably one of the most important and pervasive environmental problems today.
5. Eating plastic has a number of negative consequences such as the retention of plastic particles in the gut for longer periods than normal food particles.
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Ans: 2
Explanation:Sentences 1, 3, and 5 all describe the negative impacts of ocean plastic on marine animals. Sentence 1 introduces the core problem: marine animals eating plastic. Sentence 3 elaborates on this by mentioning digestive tract clogging and pollutant adsorption. Sentence 5 details the consequences of eating plastic, specifically the prolonged retention of particles. Sentence 2, while related to ocean plastic, discusses the size distribution of the plastic, which is a separate aspect from the direct harm to marine life. Sentence 4 is a general statement about the importance and pervasiveness of the problem, but it doesn’t fit as seamlessly with the detailed biological impacts described in 1, 3, and 5. The cohesive paragraph would focus on the biological harm. Therefore, sentence 2 is the odd one out.
Final_Answer:2
Q. 34 Five sentences related to a topic are given below in a jumbled order. Four of them form a coherent and unified paragraph. Identify the odd sentence that does not go with the four. Key in the number of the option that you choose.
1. Socrates told us that ‘the unexamined life is not worth living’ and that to ‘know thyself’ is the path to true wisdom
2. It suggests that you should adopt an ancient rhetorical method favored by the likes of Julius Caesar and known as ‘illeism’ – or speaking about yourself in the third person.
3. Research has shown that people who are prone to rumination also often suffer from impaired decision making under pressure and are at a substantially increased risk of depression.
4. Simple rumination – the process of churning your concerns around in your head – is not the way to achieve self-realization.
5. The idea is that this small change in perspective can clear your emotional fog, allowing you to see past your biases.
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Ans: 1
Upon examining all the statements, it can be reasonably deduced that the text discusses how self-discovery is not attained through dwelling on past events, but rather through a technique favored by Caesar, termed ‘illeism,’ which assists individuals in overcoming their preconceived notions.
Statement 4 introduces the concept of dwelling on past events, thus positioning it as the opening statement. Statement 3 logically follows statement 4 as it presents the findings derived from research concerning this practice. The subsequent statement, sentence 2, naturally progresses the discussion by proposing an alternative to dwelling on past events, identified as illeism. Statements 2 and 5 form a cohesive unit, with statement 5 elaborating on the outcomes of employing the historical practice of illeism introduced in statement 2.
The correct sequence of statements is therefore 4-3-2-5. Statement 1 does not align with the narrative and is consequently the correct answer.
Q. 35 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.Choose its number as your answer and key it in.
1. A particularly interesting example of inference occurs in many single panel comics.
2. It’s the creator’s participation and imagination that makes the single-panel comic so engaging and so rewarding.
3. Often, the humor requires you to imagine what happened in the instant immediately before or immediately after the panel you’re being shown.
4. To get the joke, you actually have to figure out what some of these missing panels must be.
5. It is as though the cartoonist devised a series of panels to tell the story and has chosen to show you only one – and typically not even the funniest.
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Ans: 2
Explanation:Sentences 1, 3, 4, and 5 all discuss how single-panel comics rely on the viewer’s imagination and inference to understand the humor, specifically by implying events before or after the depicted moment. Sentence 2, while related to comics, focuses on the *creator’s* participation and imagination as the source of engagement, rather than the *viewer’s* role in inferring the humor. Therefore, sentence 2 is the odd one out as it shifts the focus from the viewer’s cognitive process to the creator’s.
Final_Answer:2
Q. 36 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the ODD ONE out. Choose its number as your answer and key it in.
1) Translators are like bumblebees.
2) Though long since scientifically disproved, this factoid is still routinely trotted out.
3) Similar pronouncements about the impossibility of translation have dogged practitioners since Leonardo Bruni’s De interpretatione recta, published in 1424.
4) Bees, unaware of these deliberations, have continued to flit from flower to flower, and translators continue to translate.
5) In 1934, the French entomologist August Magnan pronounced the flight of the bumblebee to be aerodynamically impossible.
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Ans: 2
Explanation:The paragraph discusses the persistent notion of the impossibility of translation, drawing an analogy to the debunked scientific claim about bumblebee flight. Sentences 1, 3, 4, and 5 establish this connection and the historical context of both ideas. Sentence 1 introduces the analogy. Sentence 3 provides historical context for the “impossibility of translation” idea. Sentence 5 provides the specific scientific claim about bumblebees. Sentence 4 then contrasts the bees’ continued flight (and by extension, translators’ continued work) with these pronouncements. Sentence 2, however, refers to “this factoid” which implies a specific piece of information that was just presented. While the impossibility of bumblebee flight is a factoid, sentence 2 is out of chronological order and refers to something that hasn’t been explicitly stated as a “factoid” yet in the sequence. It disrupts the flow of the argument by referring to a “factoid” before it’s fully established as such in the context of the paragraph. If we were to group the other sentences, they would form a coherent narrative about the enduring nature of translation despite pronouncements of impossibility, mirroring the bumblebee example. Sentence 2, by jumping back to characterize a “factoid” without a clear preceding introduction of that specific factoid as such, feels out of place.
Let’s re-examine the flow with the other sentences:
1) Translators are like bumblebees.
5) In 1934, the French entomologist August Magnan pronounced the flight of the bumblebee to be aerodynamically impossible.
3) Similar pronouncements about the impossibility of translation have dogged practitioners since Leonardo Bruni’s De interpretatione recta, published in 1424.
4) Bees, unaware of these deliberations, have continued to flit from flower to flower, and translators continue to translate.
This forms a coherent paragraph. Sentence 2, “Though long since scientifically disproved, this factoid is still routinely trotted out,” acts as a commentary on a specific piece of information. If sentence 5 is considered the “factoid,” then sentence 2 would fit better *after* sentence 5. However, the prompt asks to identify the odd one out that cannot be put together. The current order already flows well without sentence 2. Sentence 2 interrupts the flow by acting as a meta-commentary on a “factoid” that is better presented directly in context. The other sentences build a clear narrative comparing the persistent skepticism about translation with the debunked scientific claim about bumblebees. Sentence 2, by its nature of referring to something as a “factoid” that has already been disproven, feels like it belongs to a different argumentative structure or comes at a point where the “factoid” has just been presented. In the context of the other four sentences which logically connect and develop the analogy, sentence 2 is the one that breaks this coherent development.
Final_Answer:2
Q. 37 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.
1) Displacement in Bengal is thus not very significant in view of its magnitude.
2) A factor of displacement in Bengal is the shifting course of the Ganges leading to erosion of river banks.
3) The nature of displacement in Bengal makes it an interesting case study.
4) Since displacement due to erosion is well spread over a long period of time, it remains invisible.
5) Rapid displacement would have helped sensitize the public to its human costs.
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Ans: 5
Upon reviewing the sentences, it becomes clear that the passage centers on the relocation of individuals in Bengal caused by land erosion. Sentence 3 should initiate the sequence as it establishes the primary theme: displacement within Bengal. Following this, sentence 2 logically extends the discussion by specifying the cause of this displacement – the altering path of the Ganges River and the subsequent erosion.
The subsequent step involves determining the arrangement of sentences 5, 4, and 1. Sentence 4 integrates seamlessly into the existing flow, complementing both preceding sentences. It also highlights a crucial aspect: the displacement occurs gradually over an extended duration, rendering it inconspicuous. Because the movement of people is not abrupt, its overall impact appears less substantial. Sentences 4 and 1 naturally form a connected pair, leading to the conclusion that sentence 5 is the element that does not belong.
Q. 38 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.
1) In many cases time inconsistency is what prevents our going from intention to action.
2) For people to continuously postpone getting their children immunized, they would need to be constantly fooled by themselves.
3) In the specific case of immunization, however, it is hard to believe that time inconsistency by itself would be sufficient to make people permanently postpone the decision if they were fully cognizant of its benefits.
4) In most cases, even a small cost of immunization was large enough to discourage most people.
5) Not only do they have to think that they prefer to spend time going to the camp next month rather than today, they also have to believe that they will indeed go next month.
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Ans: 4
Explanation:Sentences 1, 2, and 5 describe the phenomenon of time inconsistency and how it affects decision-making, particularly in the context of future actions. Sentence 1 states that time inconsistency prevents intention from becoming action. Sentence 5 elaborates on this by explaining that people need to believe they will act in the future, which is a core aspect of time inconsistency. Sentence 2 uses immunization as an example to illustrate how self-deception, a facet of time inconsistency, can lead to postponement. Sentence 4, however, introduces a different reason for not getting immunized: the cost. It states that even a small cost was enough to discourage people. This is a direct practical barrier, rather than a psychological tendency like time inconsistency. Sentence 3 discusses immunization specifically, suggesting time inconsistency alone might not be enough if benefits are fully understood, but this is still within the framework of discussing time inconsistency. Therefore, sentence 4 introduces a reason unrelated to time inconsistency and is the odd one out.
Final_Answer:4
Q. 39 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.
1. Much has been recently discovered about the development of songs in birds.
2. Some species are restricted to a single song learned by all individuals, others have a range of songs.
3. The most important auditory stimuli for the birds are the sounds of other birds.
4. For all bird species there is a prescribed path to development of the final song,
5. A bird begins with the subsong, passes through plastic song, until it achieves the species song.
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Ans: 3
Explanation:Sentences 1, 2, 4, and 5 all discuss the development and variation of bird songs. Sentence 1 introduces the topic of recent discoveries. Sentence 2 highlights the diversity in song repertoires among species. Sentence 4 describes a general developmental path. Sentence 5 details the specific stages of this development (subsong, plastic song, species song). Sentence 3, however, shifts focus to the primary auditory stimuli for birds, which are other birds’ sounds. While related to bird communication, it doesn’t directly describe the *development* or *stages* of song itself, making it the odd one out in the context of the other sentences.
Final_Answer:3
Q. 40 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out. Choose its number as your answer and key the number in:
1. Our smartphones can now track our diets, our biological cycles, even our digestive systems and sleep-patterns.
2. Researchers have even coined a new term, “orthosomnia”, to describe the insomnia brought on by paying too much attention to smartphones and sleep-tracking apps.
3. Sleep, nature’s soft nurse, is a blissful, untroubled state all too easily disturbed by earthly worries or a guilty conscience.
4. The existence of a market for such apps is unsurprising: shift work, a long-hours culture and blue light from screens have conspired to rob many of us of sufficient rest.
5. A new threat to a good night’s rest has emerged – smart-phones, with sleep-tracking apps.
Check Solution
Ans: 3
The phrase “such applications” in sentence 4 implies that a preceding sentence must describe a category of applications. Both sentence 5 and sentence 2 fulfill this requirement. Therefore, potential pairings are 5-4 or 2-4. Sentences 5 and 1 together establish the subject matter and offer background for the specific information presented in sentences 2 and 4. Consequently, sentences 1 and 5 should appear at the beginning of the passage, with sentences 2-4 forming the conclusion. Between sentences 5 and 1, sentence 5 serves as a stronger introductory statement, as it presents the central theme. This leads to the proposed order for the passage: 5-1-2-4.
Sentence 3, referencing a “guilty conscience,” is disconnected from the overall theme of the remaining sentences.
Q. 41 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.
1. As India looks to increase the number of cities, our urban planning
must factor in potential natural disasters and work out contingencies in
advance.
2. Authorities must revise data and upgrade infrastructure and
mitigation plans even if their local area hasn’t been visited by a
natural calamity yet.
3. Extreme temperatures, droughts, and forest fires have more than doubled since 1980.
4. There is no denying the fact that our baseline normal weather is changing.
5. It is no longer a question of whether we will be hit by nature’s fury but rather when.
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Ans: 3
Explanation:Sentences 1, 2, 4, and 5 all discuss the increasing threat of natural disasters and the need for proactive urban planning and infrastructure upgrades in light of changing weather patterns. Sentence 3, while related to climate change impacts, focuses on a specific statistic about the increase in extreme temperatures, droughts, and forest fires, rather than the broader implications for urban planning and disaster preparedness discussed in the other sentences. It provides a piece of evidence for the changing weather, but it doesn’t directly contribute to the argument about how to prepare for it in urban settings.
Final_Answer:3
Q. 42 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.
l. People who study children’s language spend a lot of time watching how babies react to the speech they hear around them.
2. They make films of adults and babies interacting, and examine them very carefully to see whether the babies show any signs of understanding what the adults say.
3. They believe that babies begin to react to language from the very moment they are born.
4. Sometimes the signs are very subtle — slight movements of the baby’s eyes or the head or the hands.
5. You’d never notice them if you were just sitting with the child, but by watching a recording over and over, you can spot them.
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Ans: 3
Explanation:Sentences 1, 2, 4, and 5 describe the methods and observations of researchers studying children’s language development. They detail how these researchers film interactions, examine them, and identify subtle signs of babies reacting to speech, which might be missed with casual observation. Sentence 3, however, presents a belief or hypothesis held by these researchers rather than a description of their actions or findings. While related to the topic, it’s a statement of belief, not a part of the observational or analytical process described in the other sentences.
Final_Answer:3
Q. 43 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.
1. Neuroscientists have just begun studying exercise’s impact within brain cells — on the genes themselves.
2. Even there, in the roots of our biology, they’ ve found signs of the body’s influence on the mind.
3. It turns out that moving our muscles produces proteins that travel through the bloodstream and into the brain, where they play pivotal roles in the mechanisms of our highest thought processes.
4. In today’s technology-driven, plasma-screened-in world, it’s easy to forget that we are born movers-animals, in fact — because we’ ve engineered movement right out of our lives.
5. It’s only in the past few years that neuroscientists have begun to describe these factors and how they work, and each new discovery adds awe-inspiring depth to the picture.
Check Solution
Ans: 4
Explanation:Sentences 1, 2, 3, and 5 all focus on the scientific discoveries and mechanisms linking exercise to the brain at a cellular and genetic level. Sentence 4, while related to the topic of movement, shifts focus to a societal critique of modern life and the engineered removal of movement from our lives, rather than the biological impact of exercise on the brain. Therefore, sentence 4 is the odd one out.
Final_Answer:4
Q. 44 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.
1. The water that made up ancient lakes and perhaps an ocean was lost.
2. Particles from the Sun collided with molecules in the atmosphere, knocking them into space or giving them an electric charge that caused them to be swept away by the solar wind.
3. Most of the planet’s remaining water is now frozen or buried, but clues over the past decade suggested that some liquid water, a presumed necessity for life, might survive in underground aquifers.
4. Data from NASA’s MAVEN orbiter show that solar storms stripped away most of Mars’s once-thick atmosphere.
5. A recent study reveals how Mars lost much of its early water, while another indicates that some liquid water remains.
Check Solution
Ans: 1
Upon reviewing the statements, it becomes apparent that the subject matter of the passage revolves around the historical depletion of water on Mars.
Statement 5 indicates that while one investigation suggests Mars has significantly diminished its water reserves, a separate inquiry proposes the existence of some remaining liquid water. Consequently, the subsequent sections of the passage should elaborate on these two distinct findings.
Statements 4 and 2 collectively support the initial investigation. They aim to elucidate the mechanism by which a solar event is believed to have removed Mars’s water. Both these statements focus on the solar storm. Statement 3 addresses the water that persists on the planet.
Combining statements 5, 4, 2, and 3 creates a logical and coherent narrative.
Thus, statement 1 stands out as extraneous.
Q. 45 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.
1. Although we are born with the gift of language, research shows that we are surprisingly unskilled when it comes to communicating with others.
2. We must carefully orchestrate our speech if we want to achieve our goals and bring our dreams to fruition.
3. We often choose our words without thought, oblivious of the emotional effects they can have on others.
4. We talk more than we need to, ignoring the effect we are having on those listening to us.
5. We listen poorly, without realizing it, and we often fail to pay attention to the subtle meanings conveyed by facial expressions, body gestures, and the tone and cadence of our voice.
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Ans: 2
Explanation:Sentences 1, 3, 4, and 5 collectively highlight the common deficiencies in human communication, focusing on the disconnect between our innate ability for language and our actual skill in conveying messages effectively. They describe how we are unskilled communicators, choose words thoughtlessly, talk excessively without considering the listener, and listen poorly while ignoring non-verbal cues. Sentence 2, on the other hand, shifts the focus to a prescriptive approach, suggesting a deliberate and strategic use of speech to achieve goals. It doesn’t describe a current communication flaw but rather a potential solution or a desired action, making it the odd one out.
Final_Answer:2
Q. 46 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.
1: Over the past fortnight, one of its finest champions managed to pull off a similar impression.
2. Wimbledon’s greatest illusion is the sense of timelessness it evokes.
3. At 35 years and 342 days, Roger Federer became the oldest man to win the singles title in the Open Era — a full 14 years after he first claimed the title as a scruffy, pony-tailed upstart.
4. Once he had survived the opening week, the second week witnessed the range of a rested Federer’s genius.
5. Given that his method isn’t reliant on explosive athleticism or muscular ball-striking, both vulnerable to decay, there is cause to believe that Federer will continue to enchant for a while longer.
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Ans: 4
Wimbledon, a tournament of enduring prestige, has witnessed some of its most exceptional athletes. Among them stands Roger Federer, a player whose legacy is indelibly linked with this iconic event. His presence has often felt timeless, as though he belonged to every era of the championship. While a particular past tournament might be recalled, it’s the overarching theme of enduring excellence and timeless appeal that truly resonates with Federer’s association with Wimbledon, making it the most fitting concluding sentiment for this reflection. Consequently, the sentence referencing a specific event stands apart as the incongruous element.
Q. 47 Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.
1. Those geometric symbols and aerodynamic swooshes are more than just skin deep.
2. The Commonwealth Bank logo — a yellow diamond, with a black chunk sliced out in one corner — is so recognisable that the bank doesn’t even use its full name in its advertising.
3. It’s not just logos with hidden shapes; sometimes brands will have meanings or stories within them that are deliberately vague or lost in time, urging you to delve deeper to solve the riddle.
4. Graphic designers embed cryptic references because it adds a story to the brand; they want people to spend more time with a brand and have that idea that they are an insider if they can understand the hidden message.
5. But the CommBank logo has more to it than meets the eye, as squirrelled away in that diamond is the Southern Cross constellation.
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Ans: 1
Upon reviewing all the statements, it becomes evident that the passage focuses on the design and intent behind logos and brand identities. Statement 2 serves as an introductory sentence, specifically discussing the emblem of the Commonwealth Bank. Statement 5 elaborates on this emblem, suggesting that its meaning extends beyond its immediate visual appearance. Statement 3 introduces a broader concept, indicating that not only visual emblems but also brand names are often imbued with concealed significance. Statement 4 explains the rationale for conveying subtle messages through branding and logos. Therefore, the sequence 2534 constructs a coherent and logical paragraph.
Statement 1, which refers to geometric symbols and aerodynamic swooshes, lacks a clear connection to the other four statements. Consequently, statement 1 is unsuitable for inclusion in this paragraph.
Thus, option 1 represents the correct choice.