Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay Solutions for Chapter: Paragraph Jumbles, Exercise 1: Type I

Directions: The first line [A] of each question is fixed. Arrange the remaining lines in a logical order.

A. Lead researcher Eden King says that a study has revealed that people, who support diversity programs, have changing attitudes in times of economic strife.
B. "The reality is, diversity programs and disadvantaged groups may be the first to go in times of economic uncertainty.
C. This causes real problems for people of socially disadvantaged groups," she says.
D. King points out that competition for fewer jobs and resources often increases tension among workers, and may especially affect minority groups.
E. The study also suggests that those in hiring positions may be less likely to hire a minority job applicant in an economic downturn, she adds.

Directions: The first line [A] of each question is fixed. Arrange the remaining lines in a logical order.

A. But the problem is that politics has power, religion has only love, peace and the experience of the divine.
B. Religion has no mundane power like nuclear weapons and atom bombs and guns, its dimension is totally different.
C. It is just like a beautiful rose flower: its beauty, poetry, its dance makes life worth living, gives life meaning and significance.
D. Politics can easily interfere with religion; and it has been interfering all along, to such an extent that it has destroyed many religious values which are absolutely necessary for the survival of humanity and life on this Earth.
E. Religion is not a will to power, religion is a search for truth. And the very search makes the religious man humble, simple and innocent.

Directions: The first line [A] of each question is fixed. Arrange the remaining lines in a logical order.

A. Sufism is among the easiest and unique paths to achieve ultimate flowering.
B. The association of the master is satsang, and the world of the master is satnam or the only scripture.
C. Thus, the entire edifice of the Sufi path rests on Master.
D. It is not a religion but the way... It is the art and science of correct living through a systematic understanding and following of austerities.
E. This path has three pillars which form the basis: Meditation, master and the remembrance; Zikr qulb or repeating the remembrance at the heart centre; tasubbre sheikh or remembrance of the master and marakba or meditation.

Directions: The first line [A] of each question is fixed. Arrange the remaining lines in a logical order.

A. The word Master does not refer to a specific person.
B. As an individual you cannot see beyond your understanding.
C. And as you are, you cannot envision a master.
D. This is the state of spiritual awareness.
E. This is the reason the masters appear from time to time to manifest that state of awareness, the light absolute and the path laid down by other masters.

Directions: The first line [A] of each question is fixed. Arrange the remaining lines in a logical order.

A. As a novelist myself, I wondered about the changes made to the book on its way to the screen.
B. In particular, novels can afford to digress in ways that the attention span of movie audiences cannot accept: a film requires one clear over-arching narrative, fewer characters to keep straight, and a common thread from beginning to end.
C. But some of the changes were arguably unnecessary: I lamented, in particular, the loss of Ram Mohammed Thomas and his mongrelised Amar-Akbar Anthony exemplifying of Indianess.
D. But above all, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire is the work of an artist at the peak of his powers.
E. Some I could understand; cinema and novels are distinct art forms, and what works well in one medium does not necessarily translate well into the other.
F. I hope that people will both read the book and see the movie to savour the differing strengths of Swarup's original premise and Danny Boyle's transcreation of it.

Directions: The first line [A] of each question is fixed. Arrange the remaining lines in a logical order.

A. It was time for Tina's annual art show 'Harmony" and Jaya did the honours of inaugurating the same.
B. Giving Tina all the support she needed was her camera-shy husband Anil, her son Jai and her mother-in-law Kokilaben.
C. And of course, supporting the show and Tina's tireless efforts were a huge number of art lovers and her friends and well-wishers.
D. Reema Jain met Jaya warmly, and the two spent some time talking. Adi Godrej and Harsh Goenka made time out for Tina, and congratulated her on her efforts.
E. Devieka and her mother took a round of the gallery as did the other guests that included Gulshan Grover, Siddharth Jaideep and Seema Mehrotra and Gauri.
F. Joining Jaya was her son Abhishek, looking cool in his crop cut and a black jacket with jeans. But what was cooler was the way he embraced Tina with a warm hug.

Directions: The first line [A] of each question is fixed. Arrange the remaining lines in a logical order.

A. The space shuttle and its crew of seven blasted off Sunday just as the sun was setting.
B. NASA is thrilled to see Discovery finally on its way.
C. That's because Discovery needs to be gone from the space station before a Russian rocket lifts off to put a fresh crew at the space station on March $26$.
D. The shuttle is carrying a final set of solar wings for the space station that the astronauts will install.
E. A hydrogen leak on Wednesday scrapped the first launch attempt. Before that, valve concerns kept postponing the flight that was originally scheduled to launch in mid-February.
F. Because of the delays, the mission has been shortened by a day, and one of four spacewalks has been dropped.

Directions: The first line [A] of each question is fixed. Arrange the remaining lines in a logical order.

A. However, following the collection of evidence and material used by the attackers, and their subsequent verification by the forensic laboratories, the charge sheet puts down, officially and conclusively, what has been reported in the media and stated by officials in the past three months.
B. In doing so, it debunks conspiracy theories such as the one that Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare was killed by some "other" groups because of his investigations into the September $29$, $2008$, Malegaon blast case.
C. Investigating officials said they put together the charge sheet on the basis of the evidence collected from the boat, that the terrorists hijacked the five targeted sites and approximately $150$ eyewitness accounts.
D. For instance, it categorically states that the men came from Pakistan and that it was the LeT that planned and executed the attack.
E. It details the sequence of events and the entire operation in each location.