Sentence Rearrangement for SBI PO : Set 31

Directions: Rearrange the given five sentences A, B, C, D, E and F  in the paragraph sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below them.

A. A case in point is the programme involving the Sardar Sarovar Dam which would displace about 2,00,000 people.
B. Critics decry the fact that a major development institution appears to absorb more capital than it distributes to borrowers.
C. For all its faults, critics, however, concede that the bank remains a relatively efficient instrument for distribution of development-aid money.
D. One of the key complaints focusses on this non-profit bank’s recent ‘profitability’.
E. Although the lives of millions of people around the globe have been improved by the bank’s activities, it is now under fire.
F. The bank is also being blamed for large-scale involuntary resettlement to make way for dams and other construction projects.
1. Which sentence should come FIRST in the paragraph?
(a) B (b) C (c) D (d) E (e) F
2. Which sentence should come SECOND in the paragraph?
(a) A (b) C (c) D (d) E (e) F
3. Which sentence should come THIRD in the paragraph?
(a) A (b) B (c) E (d) E (e) F
4. Which sentence should come FOURTH in the paragraph?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) E (e) F
5. Which sentence should come LAST (SIXTH) in the paragraph?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

Answer Key:

1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (e) 5. (c)


A. But by then, it was too late to correct things.
B. It is impossible to steer such a large project to success without planning.
C. He had to stand by and watch helplessly.
D. The whole scheme was destined to fail from the beginning.
E. Jack started realising this only towards the end.
1. Which sentence should come THIRD in the paragraph?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
2. Which sentence should come LAST in the paragraph?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
3. Which sentence should come FIRST in the paragraph?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
4. Which sentence should come FOURTH in the paragraph?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
5. Which sentence should come SECOND in the paragraph?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

Answer Key:

1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (e)