IBPS PO General Awareness: Verbal Ability questions with solutions

Q1. Rearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful paragraph. Which should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? (A) Since they were part of the local culture, they could not be separated from religion. (B) The Indians, Greeks, Mesopotamians and Egyptians led the way, but every culture, strangely enough, used the same animals to represent the same powers. (C) They were stronger, faster, could live in the sea or air, had abilities and senses that humans could not even aspire to. (D) So there was a willingness to use animals as gods. They gave added meaning to the divine. (E) In the ancient world, humans were not just close to animals but, in most cases, deeply dependent on them.

1. E
2. A
3. B
4. D

Answer: D

Sentence (D) works best as the first sentence because it introduces the central idea that animals were used as gods and gave meaning to the divine. The remaining sentences then explain why this happened and provide examples from ancient cultures.

Q2. Rearrange the following sentences: (A) The study also found that corruption affects the happiness of 43.2% of Indians. (B) A key indicator for subjective well-being... (C) HappyPlus Consulting's India-focused 'State of Happiness' report... (D) The study claims Himachal Pradesh, Punjab... (E) The study had a sample size of 20,073... Which will be the third sentence?

1. A
2. D
3. E
4. B

Answer: E

Sentence (C) introduces the report, and sentence (E) naturally follows by giving the sample size. This makes (E) the third sentence in the logical sequence. The other sentences present findings or indicators that come later.