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Para Jumbles questions for IPMAT, with solutions

10 free Para Jumbles practice questions for IPMAT Indore, Rohtak and JIPMAT, 4 from past papers, each with the answer and a full worked solution. No sign-in. Try each one first, then open the solution. The lessons for this chapter are in Para Jumbles on Learn.

  1. Question 1Multiple choiceWritten by IPMATwayMCQ with first/last sentence fixed (Rohtak/JIPMAT)

    The first and the last sentences of a paragraph are given. The four middle sentences, labelled P, Q, R and S, are jumbled. Choose their proper order.

    S1: In 2003, Tamil Nadu made rainwater harvesting compulsory for every building in Chennai. (P) The rule's value became plain when a severe drought struck in 2019 and homes with working pits fared far better. (Q) Owners had to build simple pits or tanks to catch the water running off their roofs. (R) Many grumbled at the cost of these structures, and some built them only to satisfy inspectors. (S) Within a few years, however, the city's groundwater levels had risen noticeably. S6: Other cities facing water shortages have since studied Chennai's experience.

    1. A.RQSP
    2. B.QRSP
    3. C.QSRP
    4. D.QRPS
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: B. QRSP

    Answer: (B) QRSP

    The paragraph in order: S1: In 2003, Tamil Nadu made rainwater harvesting compulsory for every building in Chennai. (Q) Owners had to build simple pits or tanks to catch the water running off their roofs. (R) Many grumbled at the cost of these structures, and some built them only to satisfy inspectors. (S) Within a few years, however, the city's groundwater levels had risen noticeably. (P) The rule's value became plain when a severe drought struck in 2019 and homes with working pits fared far better. S6: Other cities facing water shortages have since studied Chennai's experience.

    How the order is fixed:

    • (Q) follows S1: what the rule required.
    • (R) the reaction; (S) "however" the result.
    • (P) the drought of 2019 proves the point and leads to S6.

    Why the other options fail:

    • (A) "these structures" in (R) needs the pits and tanks of (Q).
    • (C) "however" in (S) answers the grumbling of (R), so (R) must come before it.
    • (D) The 2019 drought (P) comes long after the early rise in groundwater (S).

  2. Question 2Multiple choiceWritten by IPMATwayMCQ with first/last sentence fixed (Rohtak/JIPMAT)

    The first and the last sentences of a paragraph are given. The four middle sentences, labelled P, Q, R and S, are jumbled. Choose their proper order.

    S1: Every working day, about 5,000 dabbawalas deliver some 200,000 home-cooked lunches across Mumbai. (P) Each tin is collected from a home in the morning and carried by bicycle to the nearest railway station. (Q) At the other end, another dabbawala picks it up and delivers it to the customer's desk before lunchtime. (R) In the afternoon, the empty tin makes the same journey in reverse. (S) There it is sorted by a code painted on the lid, which shows its destination station and office building. S6: Business schools study the system because it achieves remarkable accuracy with almost no technology.

    1. A.SPQR
    2. B.PQSR
    3. C.PSRQ
    4. D.PSQR
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: D. PSQR

    Answer: (D) PSQR

    The paragraph in order: S1: Every working day, about 5,000 dabbawalas deliver some 200,000 home-cooked lunches across Mumbai. (P) Each tin is collected from a home in the morning and carried by bicycle to the nearest railway station. (S) There it is sorted by a code painted on the lid, which shows its destination station and office building. (Q) At the other end, another dabbawala picks it up and delivers it to the customer's desk before lunchtime. (R) In the afternoon, the empty tin makes the same journey in reverse. S6: Business schools study the system because it achieves remarkable accuracy with almost no technology.

    How the order is fixed:

    • (P) the morning pick-up; (S) "There" = the station.
    • (Q) "At the other end"; (R) "In the afternoon" the return.

    Why the other options fail:

    • (A) "There" in (S) needs the station named in (P).
    • (B) "At the other end" needs the sorting at the starting station first.
    • (C) The return trip (R) cannot come before the delivery (Q).

  3. Question 3Multiple choiceWritten by IPMATwayMCQ with first/last sentence fixed (Rohtak/JIPMAT)

    The first and the last sentences of a paragraph are given. The four middle sentences, labelled P, Q, R and S, are jumbled. Choose their proper order.

    S1: On 29 May 1953, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary stood on the summit of Everest. (P) They spent about fifteen minutes on the summit, taking photographs and leaving small offerings in the snow. (Q) Near the top, a sheer step of rock and ice, now called the Hillary Step, almost turned them back. (R) They had left their last camp, a tent pitched on a narrow ledge, before dawn. (S) Hillary wedged himself into a crack and inched upwards, and Tenzing followed on the rope. S6: News of the climb reached London on the morning of the Queen's coronation.

    1. A.RQSP
    2. B.RSQP
    3. C.QRSP
    4. D.RQPS
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: A. RQSP

    Answer: (A) RQSP

    The paragraph in order: S1: On 29 May 1953, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary stood on the summit of Everest. (R) They had left their last camp, a tent pitched on a narrow ledge, before dawn. (Q) Near the top, a sheer step of rock and ice, now called the Hillary Step, almost turned them back. (S) Hillary wedged himself into a crack and inched upwards, and Tenzing followed on the rope. (P) They spent about fifteen minutes on the summit, taking photographs and leaving small offerings in the snow. S6: News of the climb reached London on the morning of the Queen's coronation.

    How the order is fixed:

    • After S1 the story goes back to the start of the day: (R) "had left their last camp".
    • (Q) the obstacle near the top; (S) how they passed it.
    • (P) the time on the summit, before the news of S6.

    Why the other options fail:

    • (B) Hillary's climb up the crack (S) is how they passed the step, so the step (Q) must come first.
    • (C) "Near the top" cannot come before they left camp.
    • (D) They reached the summit only after getting past the step (S).

  4. Question 4Type the answerAsked in IPMAT Indore 20234-sentence TITA (Indore)

    The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Decide on the most logical order and enter the sequence of numbers.

    1. What is more shocking to observe is how often such strokes lead to death.
    2. When the body temperature rises, our vital organs swell, and this causes death.
    3. One main reason for this is that people underestimate how badly heat can affect the body.
    4. Heat strokes have become more common in our country than ever before.
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: 4132

    Answer: 4132

    The paragraph in order: (4) Heat strokes have become more common in our country than ever before. (1) What is more shocking to observe is how often such strokes lead to death. (3) One main reason for this is that people underestimate how badly heat can affect the body. (2) When the body temperature rises, our vital organs swell, and this causes death.

    How the order is fixed:

    • (4) opens: it names heat strokes; (1) says "such strokes".
    • (1)-(3): "What is more shocking" is how often they kill; "One main reason for this" explains that.
    • (2) closes with how heat kills, the effect people "underestimate".

    Common wrong orders:

    • 4312: "What is more shocking" in (1) adds to the first fact; the reason (3) then explains the deaths in (1), not just the frequency in (4).

  5. Question 5Type the answerAsked in IPMAT Indore 20254-sentence TITA (Indore)

    The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Decide on the most logical order and enter the sequence of numbers.

    1. Seven of the ten worst affected countries (including India) are low- and middle-income countries.
    2. Between 1993 and 2022, India was the sixth worst-affected country in terms of fatalities and damage sustained from extreme weather events wrought by the climate crisis.
    3. High income nations, whose economies are founded in industrial era use of fossil fuels, meanwhile, insist that growing economies, especially India and China, shoulder greater responsibility.
    4. This reinforces the developing world’s contention that it has had to bear a disproportionate burden of climate afflictions despite having contributed little to the crisis.
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: 2143

    Answer: 2143

    The paragraph in order: (2) Between 1993 and 2022, India was the sixth worst-affected country in terms of fatalities and damage sustained from extreme weather events wrought by the climate crisis. (1) Seven of the ten worst affected countries (including India) are low- and middle-income countries. (4) This reinforces the developing world’s contention that it has had to bear a disproportionate burden of climate afflictions despite having contributed little to the crisis. (3) High income nations, whose economies are founded in industrial era use of fossil fuels, meanwhile, insist that growing economies, especially India and China, shoulder greater responsibility.

    How the order is fixed:

    • (2) opens: India's ranking among the worst-affected.
    • (1) widens it: seven of the ten worst affected are poorer countries.
    • (4) "This reinforces" uses that pattern as support for the developing world's case.
    • (3) closes: "meanwhile" sets the rich nations' opposing demand against that case.

    Common wrong orders:

    • 2134: "This reinforces the developing world's contention" refers to the pattern in (1), not to the rich nations' demand.

  6. Question 6Type the answerAsked in IPMAT Indore 20225-sentence TITA (Indore)

    The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Decide on the most logical order and enter the sequence of numbers.

    1. A sub-par monsoon cuts farm yields, output, and farm incomes, increasing the country’s dependence on food imports.
    2. A robust monsoon will help put a lid on food inflation by increasing domestic output of a variety of goods and commodities.
    3. This is because half the Indian population depends upon farm-derived income.
    4. The June-to-September rain-bearing system is often called the lifeblood of the country’s economy.
    5. Unfortunately, however, nearly 40% of India’s net sown area does not have access to irrigation.
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: 43512

    Answer: 43512

    The paragraph in order: (4) The June-to-September rain-bearing system is often called the lifeblood of the country’s economy. (3) This is because half the Indian population depends upon farm-derived income. (5) Unfortunately, however, nearly 40% of India’s net sown area does not have access to irrigation. (1) A sub-par monsoon cuts farm yields, output, and farm incomes, increasing the country’s dependence on food imports. (2) A robust monsoon will help put a lid on food inflation by increasing domestic output of a variety of goods and commodities.

    How the order is fixed:

    • (4) opens: it names the monsoon by description ("The June-to-September rain-bearing system") and makes the main claim.
    • (4)-(3): "This is because" explains why it is the lifeblood.
    • (5) "Unfortunately, however" adds the weakness: 40% of sown area depends on rain alone.
    • (1)-(2): the bad case, then the good case. A sub-par monsoon hurts (1); a robust one helps (2), which closes on a hopeful note.

    Common wrong orders:

    • 43521: The paragraph closes better on (2): (1) follows straight from the irrigation gap in (5), and (2) gives the contrasting good case.

  7. Question 7Type the answerAsked in IPMAT Indore 20245-sentence TITA (Indore)

    The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Decide on the most logical order and enter the sequence of numbers.

    1. Meanwhile, people are posting less. The share of Americans who say they enjoy documenting their life online has fallen from 40 per cent to 28 per cent since 2020.
    2. The striking feature of the new social media is that they are no longer very social.
    3. Some of the consequences of this are welcome. Political campaigners say they have to tone down their message to win over private groups.
    4. Debate is moving to closed platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram.
    5. Inspired by TikTok, apps like Facebook increasingly serve a diet of clips selected by artificial intelligence according to a user’s viewing behaviour, not their social connections
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: 25143

    Answer: 25143

    The paragraph in order: (2) The striking feature of the new social media is that they are no longer very social. (5) Inspired by TikTok, apps like Facebook increasingly serve a diet of clips selected by artificial intelligence according to a user’s viewing behaviour, not their social connections (1) Meanwhile, people are posting less. The share of Americans who say they enjoy documenting their life online has fallen from 40 per cent to 28 per cent since 2020. (4) Debate is moving to closed platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram. (3) Some of the consequences of this are welcome. Political campaigners say they have to tone down their message to win over private groups.

    How the order is fixed:

    • (2) opens: the thesis ("no longer very social").
    • (5)-(1): the platforms push AI-chosen clips; "Meanwhile, people are posting less": two signs of the thesis.
    • (4)-(3): debate moves to closed groups; "Some of the consequences of this are welcome": campaigners must tone down for private groups.

    Common wrong orders:

    • 21543: "Meanwhile" in (1) needs a parallel development before it, the change in what apps serve (5).

  8. Question 8Type the answerWritten by IPMATway5-sentence TITA (Indore)

    The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Decide on the most logical order and enter the sequence of numbers.

    1. It escaped from gardens and spread through forests across the country.
    2. Attempts to clear such dense cover have proved difficult, because the shrub grows back quickly from roots left in the soil.
    3. Its dense thickets shade out native plants, and its leaves are poisonous to many animals.
    4. In some tiger reserves, it now covers so much ground that deer and other grazers struggle to find food.
    5. Lantana, a flowering shrub from Central and South America, was brought to India as a garden ornament in the early nineteenth century.
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: 51342

    Answer: 51342

    The paragraph in order: (5) Lantana, a flowering shrub from Central and South America, was brought to India as a garden ornament in the early nineteenth century. (1) It escaped from gardens and spread through forests across the country. (3) Its dense thickets shade out native plants, and its leaves are poisonous to many animals. (4) In some tiger reserves, it now covers so much ground that deer and other grazers struggle to find food. (2) Attempts to clear such dense cover have proved difficult, because the shrub grows back quickly from roots left in the soil.

    How the order is fixed:

    • (5) arrival; (1) escape.
    • (3) why it harms; (4) its extent in tiger reserves.
    • (2) "such dense cover" refers to (4) and closes.

    Common wrong orders:

    • 51324: "such dense cover" in (2) needs the extent described in (4).

  9. Question 9Multiple choiceWritten by IPMATwayMCQ without anchor (Rohtak/JIPMAT 'logical sequence')

    Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D and E that forms a logical paragraph.

    (A) This is why a failed replication is information rather than scandal. (B) Science, unlike a court, does not treat any single verdict as final. (C) Each experiment, after all, is only a sample of what might have happened, and samples vary. (D) Findings are therefore repeated by other laboratories before they are trusted. (E) That variation means even a careful laboratory can report an effect that is only noise.

    1. A.B, E, C, D, A
    2. B.C, B, E, D, A
    3. C.B, C, D, E, A
    4. D.B, C, E, D, A
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: D. B, C, E, D, A

    Answer: B, C, E, D, A

    The paragraph in order: (B) Science, unlike a court, does not treat any single verdict as final. (C) Each experiment, after all, is only a sample of what might have happened, and samples vary. (E) That variation means even a careful laboratory can report an effect that is only noise. (D) Findings are therefore repeated by other laboratories before they are trusted. (A) This is why a failed replication is information rather than scandal.

    Links: B is the general claim and the only sentence with no back-reference. C's 'after all' supports B. E's 'That variation' picks up 'samples vary' from C. D's 'therefore' follows the risk in E, and A's 'This is why' needs the practice of repetition from D. A script checked all 120 orders against the four adjacent links and only B, C, E, D, A passes.

    Why the others fail: B, E, C, D, A swaps C and E; C, B, E, D, A puts a supporting sentence before its claim; B, C, D, E, A puts the remedy before the problem it answers.

  10. Question 10Multiple choiceWritten by IPMATwayMCQ without anchor (Rohtak/JIPMAT 'logical sequence')

    Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D and E that forms a logical paragraph.

    (A) The latter, however, depended on a steady supply of cheap grain from the countryside. (B) Medieval towns grew by two means: the guilds of craftsmen and the markets of traders. (C) The former set standards of quality and limited who could practise a trade. (D) When harvests failed, therefore, the markets shrank, and the guilds lost the customers who paid for their goods. (E) Both institutions, in short, rose and fell with the farmland around them.

    1. A.B, A, C, D, E
    2. B.B, C, D, A, E
    3. C.B, C, A, D, E
    4. D.C, B, A, D, E
    Show the answer and solution

    Answer: C. B, C, A, D, E

    Answer: B, C, A, D, E

    The paragraph in order: (B) Medieval towns grew by two means: the guilds of craftsmen and the markets of traders. (C) The former set standards of quality and limited who could practise a trade. (A) The latter, however, depended on a steady supply of cheap grain from the countryside. (D) When harvests failed, therefore, the markets shrank, and the guilds lost the customers who paid for their goods. (E) Both institutions, in short, rose and fell with the farmland around them.

    Links: B introduces two items. 'The former' (C) must come first and 'the latter' (A) second, with A's 'however' contrasting the guilds' role with the markets' dependence. D's 'therefore' draws the consequence of that dependence, and E's 'in short' sums everything up. All 120 orders were brute-forced against these links and only B, C, A, D, E survives.

    Why the others fail: B, A, C, D, E reverses latter and former; B, C, D, A, E puts the consequence before its cause; C, B, A, D, E opens with 'the former'.