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Directions (6-10): Below six sentences are given without coherent meaning. Out of which one is not related to the central theme of the paragraph. You must arrange the sentences to form a meaningful paragraph by eliminating odd sentences and answering the following questions.

A) As water bodies exert a cooling effect, this improves the performance of solar photovoltaic panels by 5 to 10 percent. This means a significant cost saving for the plant owners. The other benefits include reduced water evaporation, reduced grid interconnection costs, low algal blooming, and improved water quality.
B) The solar project which is estimated to cost around Rs 423 cr will have 4.5 lakh photovoltaic panels. The solar panels will cover a 450-acre area of the reservoir and can be expanded in the future, according to a report in Times of India.
C) NTPC’s efforts to set up floating solar power projects are being aimed at reducing its carbon footprints and accelerating its green energy production to 30 percent of its capacity.
D) “Floating solar plants is an opportunity to generate power with low cost as land acquisition of at least five acres per megawatt of capacity involves huge fixed cost. Since there are many major reservoirs in the Southern Region including in Telangana, it would be a huge opportunity to go for renewable energy in the floating solar method” as per the source.
E) Floating solar plants, a _ alternative to land-based solar plants, refer to the deployment of photovoltaic panels on the surface of water bodies and help to counter key challenges that renewable energy plants owners face such as grid connectivity, land acquisition, regulations etc.
F) India’s biggest floating solar power plant with a capacity of 100 MW will be set up at Ramagundam in Telangana. The project, expected to be opened in May, is being set up at Ramagundam thermal power plant reservoir. The solar project is commissioned by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).

6) What will be the first sentence after rearrangement?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) F


Solution: E
Rearrangement: FCBED
F is the starting sentence and introductory part of the given paragraph telling us about the main part: India’s biggest floating solar power plant with a capacity of 100 MW will be set up at Ramagundam in Telangana. So option E is the right answer.

7) What will be the last sentence after rearrangement?
A) E
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) F


Solution: D
Rearrangement: FCBED
D is the ending part of the paragraph as it is explaining why floating solar plants are used and how it will benefit from a reliable source so option D is the right answer.

8) What will be the adjoining pair of sentences before the last sentence?
A) A-F
B) B-E
C) A-B
D) C-D
E) D-F


Solution: B
Rearrangement: FCBED
Before the last sentence i.e. D, sentences B and E are the adjoining pairs as:

9) What will come in the place of _ given in the following sentence? Floating solar plants, a __ alternative to land-based solar plants, refer to the deployment of photovoltaic panels on the surface of water bodies and help to counter key challenges that renewable energy plant owners face such as grid connectivity, land acquisition, regulations etc.
a) Viable b) feasible c) doable d) Epitomise e) Augment

A) abc
B) bcd
C) def
D) adf
E) bde


Solution: A
The given sentence suggests that Floating solar plants are doable, practical, feasible alternative to land-based solar plants, as they help to counter key challenges that renewable energy plant owners face such as grid connectivity, land acquisition, regulations etc. so here words Viable, possible, doable are the correct words that fit in the blank.
Viable (adj): something able to function properly and even grow.
Something that is viable is capable of doing what it is intended to do
Feasible (adj): able to be made, done, or achieved, capable of being done, effected, or accomplished
Augment (v): to increase, add to, supplement
Epitomise (v): shorten, reduce, trim, cut

10) Which of the following is an unmatched sentence that doesn’t match the theme of the paragraph?
A) F
B) B
C) A
D) C
E) D


Solution: C
Sentence A is the unmatched sentence in the paragraph as it is talking about how solar photo volcanic panels’ performance will be improved and how it will benefit is given. But this is not mentioned in paragraphs in any sentence so option C is the correct answer.