Directions (16-20): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below. (A) Whatever the track records the state’s drug regulator has decided to suspend the company’s manufacturing license. (B) Initial investigations point to cough syrup, Cold Best-PC. (C) Testing the syrup a laboratory in Chandigarh has found the presence of the toxic compound, Diethylene Glycol, in samples from a batch of the medicine manufactured by Digital Vision. (D) The deaths of 11 children in Jammu’s Udhampur district should drive home the dire urgency of plugging loopholes in the country’s drug regulatory regime. (E) But Digital Vision’s track record — in the last five years, drugs manufactured by it have been red-flagged more than once by the country’s apex drug regulatory authority.
Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence after Rearrangement? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
Solution: B
Sentence (D) introduces the theme of the paragraph which is about the death of some children caused due to the loopholes in drug regulations. Sentence (B) should follow sentence (D) as it has provided the information regarding the drug which has caused these deaths i.e. the cough syrup, Cold Best-PC. Sentence (C) provides information about how the cough syrup manufacturer (Digital Vision) was caught by some testing agency. Sentence (E) shows how the manufacturer was red-flagged several times in the past five years. Sentence (A) is a suitable choice to conclude the paragraph as it shows how the manufacturer was finally punished. Thus, the sequence formed is DBCEA. Hence, option (b) is the most suitable answer choice.
Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after Rearrangement? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
Solution: C
Sentence (D) introduces the theme of the paragraph which is about the death of some children caused due to the loopholes in drug regulations. Sentence (B) should follow sentence (D) as it has provided the information regarding the drug which has caused these deaths i.e. the cough syrup, Cold Best-PC. Sentence (C) provides information about how the cough syrup manufacturer (Digital Vision) was caught by some testing agency. Sentence (E) shows how the manufacturer was red-flagged several times in the past five years. Sentence (A) is a suitable choice to conclude the paragraph as it shows how the manufacturer was finally punished. Thus, the sequence formed is DBCEA. Hence, option (b) is the most suitable answer choice.
Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after Rearrangement? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
Solution: A
Sentence (D) introduces the theme of the paragraph which is about the death of some children caused due to the loopholes in drug regulations. Sentence (B) should follow sentence (D) as it has provided the information regarding the drug which has caused these deaths i.e. the cough syrup, Cold Best-PC. Sentence (C) provides information about how the cough syrup manufacturer (Digital Vision) was caught by some testing agency. Sentence (E) shows how the manufacturer was red-flagged several times in the past five years. Sentence (A) is a suitable choice to conclude the paragraph as it shows how the manufacturer was finally punished. Thus, the sequence formed is DBCEA. Hence, option (b) is the most suitable answer choice.
Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after Rearrangement? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
Solution: D
Sentence (D) introduces the theme of the paragraph which is about the death of some children caused due to the loopholes in drug regulations. Sentence (B) should follow sentence (D) as it has provided the information regarding the drug which has caused these deaths i.e. the cough syrup, Cold Best-PC. Sentence (C) provides information about how the cough syrup manufacturer (Digital Vision) was caught by some testing agency. Sentence (E) shows how the manufacturer was red-flagged several times in the past five years. Sentence (A) is a suitable choice to conclude the paragraph as it shows how the manufacturer was finally punished. Thus, the sequence formed is DBCEA. Hence, option (b) is the most suitable answer choice.
Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence after Rearrangement? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
Solution: (e)
Sentence (D) introduces the theme of the paragraph which is about the death of some children caused due to the loopholes in drug regulations. Sentence (B) should follow sentence (D) as it has provided the information regarding the drug which has caused these deaths i.e. the cough syrup, Cold Best-PC. Sentence (C) provides information about how the cough syrup manufacturer (Digital Vision) was caught by some testing agency. Sentence (E) shows how the manufacturer was red-flagged several times in the past five years. Sentence (A) is a suitable choice to conclude the paragraph as it shows how the manufacturer was finally punished. Thus, the sequence formed is DBCEA. Hence, option (b) is the most suitable answer choice.
