Such a system will help identify and groom executives for positions of strategists. Evaluation of performance is more often than not done for the purpose of reward or punishment for the past performance. They must become an integral part of the executive evaluation system. Even where the evaluation system is for one's promotion to assume higher responsibilities, it rarely includes items that are a key for playing the role of strategists effectively.

Such a system will help identify and groom executives for positions of strategists. Evaluation of performance is more often than not done for the purpose of reward or punishment for the past performance. They must become an integral part of the executive evaluation system. Even where the evaluation system is for one's promotion to assume higher responsibilities, it rarely includes items that are a key for playing the role of strategists effectively.

The facts speak for themselves so they need exposition only, not demonstration. At the present moment, it is widely recognised that Indian holds the balance in worldwide competition between rival ideologies. It is not of course, only in geographical sense that India is in a key position. India's key position simply needs pointing out.

The facts speak for themselves so they need exposition only, not demonstration. At the present moment, it is widely recognised that Indian holds the balance in worldwide competition between rival ideologies. It is not of course, only in geographical sense that India is in a key position. India's key position simply needs pointing out.

He was so busy with them that he did not get time to eat. Thousands of people came to him and asked different types of questions. No one cared to see that he had this food or rest that night. Swami Vivekananda once stayed in a small village.

He was so busy with them that he did not get time to eat. Thousands of people came to him and asked different types of questions. No one cared to see that he had this food or rest that night. Swami Vivekananda once stayed in a small village.

Now under liberated economy they are learning to complete domestically and globally. In India corporations until recently achieved success by avoiding competition, using protected and regulated domestic markets. The trend is irreversible. Business leaders are preparing themselves to meet competitive challenges and to avoid being swept away.

Now under liberated economy they are learning to complete domestically and globally. In India corporations until recently achieved success by avoiding competition, using protected and regulated domestic markets. The trend is irreversible. Business leaders are preparing themselves to meet competitive challenges and to avoid being swept away.

Which of the following should be the second sentence in the paragraph?

However, different rulers and governments dealt with the different groups in a compartmentalised manner. Various situtatutional and political changes have taken place over the past three and half centuries. This tendency resulted in deeply embedded fragmented South African society which became even more prominent in the period 1948 until the new commencement of the new Constitution on May 10 1994. South Africa is a racially divided society since the first European settlers arrived in 1652.

However, different rulers and governments dealt with the different groups in a compartmentalised manner. Various situtatutional and political changes have taken place over the past three and half centuries. This tendency resulted in deeply embedded fragmented South African society which became even more prominent in the period 1948 until the new commencement of the new Constitution on May 10 1994. South Africa is a racially divided society since the first European settlers arrived in 1652.

Finally the bureaucratic organisation took over from the pioneering enterprise. The 19th century was the age of entrepreneur, the self-made man. Thoughtful business administration took over from action-centred business entrepreneurship. In the 20th century the rational executive took command.

Finally the bureaucratic organisation took over from the pioneering enterprise. The 19th century was the age of entrepreneur, the self-made man. Thoughtful business administration took over from action-centred business entrepreneurship. In the 20th century the rational executive took command.

Which of the sentences should come fifth in the paragraph ?

180 + Mcqs in Paragraph Formation in Verbal Ability Page 3 McqOptions

101.	1. You must recognize your rights and stand up for them. A. You lose freedom of movement. B. If you do not, other people define your role for you, and you stop being yourself. C. You become the encapsulated person and pay the price for this with neurotic behavior. D. Your life space decreases. 6. Many people have this difficulty because they don t have a clear cut idea of what their rights are.
A.	B A D C
B.	B A C D
C.	B D A C
D.	B C D A
Answer» D. B C D A

102.	1. Nevertheless, what is innovation? A. Is innovation an ongoing process? B. How do Indian companies achieve a grasp of it? C. Should companies strive for breakthrough developments, or should they focus on continuous improvement? D. Many believe that the latter is the key to sustained growth. 6. Nestle, for instance, is an unabashed practitioner of continuous improvements in small measures and is quite cynical about revolutionary breakthroughs.
A.	C A B D
B.	B C D A
C.	A C B D
D.	B A C D
Answer» E.

103.	A. A carriage passes with a nasty, creaking noise. B. If I am travelling in someone s carriage, I dislike not only the noise but also the owner. C. Annoying to think that the passengers may not be aware of it. D. Such a person definitely is hateful.
A.	D C B A
B.	A B C D
C.	A C B D
D.	B A D C
Answer» D. B A D C

104.	A. His influence over Nero was, at least initially, salutary. B. He killed his mother and his brother and sent Seneca to exile. C. Seneca was a true follower of stoic philosophy. D. But, eventually, Nero s cruel propensities revealed themselves.
A.	C A D B
B.	D C B A
C.	A B C D
D.	B D C A
Answer» B. D C B A

105.	A. in this very short introduction to B. America s still-influential legislative response to the same C. I offer some basic ideas for a first understanding of this profound crisis and D. the Great Depression and the New Deal
A.	C, B, D, A
B.	A, B, C, D
C.	A, D, C, B
D.	C, D, A, B
Answer» D. C, D, A, B

106.	A. The operation of last week was as dramatic as the conceptualization of the gigantic statue of 350 tons. B. The giant monolithic statue of Buddha was salvaged from the Hussainsagar lake. C. The project was the brainchild and magnificent obsession of late N.T. Rama Rao. D. It went down in the lake in 1990, when it was being transported to the Rock of Gibraltar, its intended seat.
A.	A C B D
B.	B C D A
C.	B D A C
D.	B A C D
Answer» D. B A C D

107.	A. Hence, the educated and patriotic Indians must rise to the occasion and blast the medieval thinking that promotes religious fanaticism. B. The country has already enough religions to meddle in politics. C. Religion must be a guiding force to make the nation strong. D. However, it must not be allowed to be exploited for garnering votes.
A.	B C A D
B.	C D B A
C.	B D A C
D.	A D B C
Answer» C. B D A C

108.	A. The sickest of such men is least aware of them. B. We find that what we thought was a cold or a sprain was in fact gout. C. However the diseases of the soul grow more obscure even as they grow stronger. D. The diseases of the body become more pronounced as they grow.
A.	D C B A
B.	B A D C
C.	C B A D
D.	D B C A
Answer» E.

109.	A. Environment Education Unit of Centre for Science and Environment has always been working towards providing easy-to-understand reading material. B. Their new publication on this subject is an attempt to lend teachers a helping hand. C. It unfolds in two sections: Climate Change: how to make sense of it all, and Natural Resources: how to share and care. D. Here, the key issues selected adhere strictly to curriculum guidelines. E. However, they are introduced to students not as a paragraph to memorise, but as an activity to do.
A.	A C E B D
B.	D B C A E
C.	A B C D E
D.	B E C A D
Answer» D. B E C A D

110.	A. I feared however that some people might not understand why I chose the name I did. B. I have decided to ask him to write out my studio's name in large characters that I will display on a pillar. C. His writing is quite unusual and imposing. D. My friend is a Hsiang excels at large-style calligraphy.
A.	D C B A
B.	A B C D
C.	D B A C
D.	D A B C
Answer» B. A B C D

111.	A. A famous Japanese rock garden is at Ryoan-ji in North West Kyoto, Japan. B. The rocks of various sizes are arranged on small white pebbles in five groups, each comprising five, two, three, two, and three rocks. C. The garden is 30 meters long from East to West and 10 meters from North to South. D. The garden contains 15 rocks arranged on the surface of white pebbles in such a manner that visitors can see only 14 of them at once, from whichever angle the garden is viewed. E. There are no trees, just 15 irregularly shaped rocks of varying sizes, some surrounded by moss, arranged in a bed of white gravel/sand that is raked every day.
A.	A C E B D
B.	C A E D B
C.	D E A B C
D.	B A D E C
Answer» B. C A E D B

112.	A. According to materialists, the universe was eternal, and therefore, there was no purpose or special creation in it. B. Claiming that everything came into being as the result of unconscious atoms assembling at random, they believed that no matter how much complexity, balance and magnificent regularity was exhibited by the external world, these were still the result of purposeless coincidences. C. Materialists imagined that all the balances, equilibrium, harmony and order in the universe were solely the results of chance. D. Since materialism rejected the concepts of purpose and creation to the universe, it also denied the existence of a Creator. E. Materialist minds had held such preconceptions ever since the days of Ancient Greece.
A.	C B E D
B.	E B D C
C.	D B E C
D.	D C E B
Answer» B. E B D C

113.	A. Given the atrocities perpetrated with impunity by state forces, it is a moral imperative that the negotiations scheduled to resume at the United Nations this month on a comprehensive treaty to regulate the sale of conventional arms should succeed. B. Its recent report calls on countries to codify the socalled golden rule not to allow the transfer of arms to states where there is a threat of grave abuses of human rights and humanitarian law. C. Every year, over 300,000 people are killed by conventional weapons and millions injured, forcibly displaced, and bereaved because of armed violence, according to Amnesty International. D. The consensus that has emerged, since the 2006 Resolution for a global pact, on underwriting provisions related to protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the proposed treaty is also a tacit recognition of the brutalities committed systematically against innocent civilians in the conflict zones. E. However, opposition by the United States, Russia, China and India, besides others, to link the trade in arms to the observance of human rights and humanitarian law by recipient countries threatens to block progress.
A.	D E C B
B.	D E B C
C.	E D B C
D.	E C B D
Answer» E.

114.	A. It s called My Beautiful Mommy, and it s a children s book published in the US next week. That all sounds regular and above board, you think, until I tell you why mommy is so beautiful - it s because she has had extensive plastic surgery. B. What do I know of the ways in which one might mess up one s child? Nothing at all. C. But some might say the book, by Florida plastic surgeon Dr Michael Salzhauer, and written for four to seven year old, is a step too far. D. You can see why a book might be a good way to tackle the issue of plastic surgery with kids, since how do you do it on your own? E. Reconstructive surgery, you might call it, after the natural disaster - sorry, precious and awe-inspiring miracle - that is having a child. And the beauty is, if you have a tummy tuck and breast implants in one hit, you get a bonanza two-for-one offer on the therapy your child might need in the future. Please don t try to redeem this offer, I am just being supercilious.
A.	B C E D
B.	D C B E
C.	B E D C
D.	E B D C
Answer» E.

115.	A. It will take extraordinary political commitment and liberal public funding during the 11th Plan for affordable housing to become a credible goal. B. The National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy of the United Progressive Alliance Government seeks to make access to housing, long acknowledged as a fundamental right, a reality for all. C. The task is staggering even if we go by conservative estimates. D. The housing shortage to be met during the Plan is 26.53 million units, which include the backlog from the 10th Plan. E. If the existing stock of poor quality dwellings and the growing urbanization driven demand are taken into account, the real deficit will be even higher.
A.	A D B E C
B.	A C D E B
C.	A B E D C
D.	A B C D E
Answer» E.

116.	P : Finish specialists recommended a chewing gum containing xylitol-a natural sweetener present in birch, maple, corn and straw-to be used several times a day by young children. Q : Chewing gum is a new solution that may work for parents whose children suffer from chronic ear infections. R : An experiment was conducted involving three hundred and six children between two and six years. S : After Finish studies showed that xylitol is effective in preventing cavities, a team of researchers decided to investigate its effects on a very similar type of bacteria which causes ear infections.
A.	Q R S P
B.	P Q R S
C.	R Q P S
D.	Q P S R
Answer» E.

117.	A. Because, if the manager s subordinates are inefficient and ineffective and are not helped to increase their efficiency and effectiveness, the task may not be achieved. B. This must be just as true as the responsibility for achieving his prescribed tasks.. C. If it is achieved it is at too great a cost, or at the risk of other effects, many of which are less obvious. D. It is often and that one of the prime responsibilities of a manager is the training and development of his staff.
A.	A D B C
B.	C A B D
C.	B D A C
D.	D B A C
Answer» E.

118.	A. We tend to see the similarity within a category as being more important, and the similarity between different categories as being less important, that either actually is. B. Given a small amount of information about a person, we are ready to classify them as a member of a particular group, and then to infer all kinds of additional facts about them, as if all members of the group were the same in most respects. C. Our tendency to classify and label everything can lead us into the error of seeing the world as made up of only those categories for which we have names. D. Expecting too much of the descriptive power of languages is itself a serious cause of distorted thinking.
A.	D C B A
B.	D B A C
C.	B D A C
D.	B C D A
Answer» B. D B A C

119.	A. Participation involves more than the formal sharing of decisions. B. Through anticipation, individuals or organizations consider trends and make plans, shielding institutions from trauma of learning by shock. C. Innovative learning involves both anticipation and participation. D. It is an attitude characterized by the co-operation, dialogue and empathy.
A.	A B C D
B.	B C D A
C.	C B A D
D.	D A B C
Answer» D. D A B C

120.	A. From Sweden to the UK to Greece to even the US in the early part of the century, housing prices have fallen. B. But wasn t that just correlation? C. Housing bubbles have been known to go bust in the past, and in different countries. D. The real estate market has never gone down in any meaningful way this statement was often quoted by real estate agents and brokers in the US, and it might have even been statistically valid, with over 50 years of data supporting it. E. While the argument is moot today (US House Prices are still falling, after more than three years of a downward trend) it remains alive in pockets of the world.
A.	C D A B E
B.	C D B A E
C.	D B C A E
D.	B E D A C
Answer» B. C D B A E

121.	A. Sub-Saharan Africa is often cited as a territory in which starvation could be significantly reduced, were GM foods brought into worldwide circulation. B. Farmers cite the steady impoverishment of the soil, and the deterioration in the quality of seeds, as excellent reasons for protesting GM foods. C. As with many cutting-edge discoveries, however, its long-term consequences can be difficult to handle. D. Genetically modified, or GM foods, are marketed enthusiastically by some section of the developed world that claim they can cure the ills of the developing world. E. A lack of transparency concerning ethical testing is another reason given by the developing world for receiving GM foods with caution rather than with celebration.
A.	D A C B E
B.	B E D C A
C.	C A D E B
D.	D E B A C
Answer» B. B E D C A

122.	A. And, in turn, corporate houses seek employees who will benefit their company and help the company grow. B. It is an exchange of value. C. Both sides are seeking to benefit. D. Since we are on the eager prospective employee side, we need to please and satisfy our potential employers. E. One seeks employment for personal gain, profit and success.
A.	A B C E D
B.	B C D E A
C.	E A B C D
D.	D E A B C
Answer» D. D E A B C

123.	A. It s a tricky business , says Allan H. Meltzer, an economist at Carnegie mellon University and a former economic adviser to President Reagan. B. Some policy- makers are focused on staving off the opposite problem- deflation, or falling prices, as demand weakens to the point that goods pile up without buyers, sending prices down and reducing the incentive for businesses to invest. C. That could shrink demand further and perhaps even deliver the sort of downward spiral that pinned Japan in the weeds of stagnant growth during the 1990s. D. There s no math model that tells us when to do it or how. E. But that, as most economists see it, is a worry for another day.
A.	A B C E D
B.	A C D E B
C.	B C D E A
D.	A D E B C
Answer» E.

124.	A. The band has gone through several drummers over the years, though Travis has held the position since 1989 and is the longest-serving. B. Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. C. Their popularity and status as one of the definitive heavy metal bands has earned them the nickname Metal Gods from their song of the same name. D. They have been cited as an influence on many heavy metal musicians and bands. E. The core line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarist Glenn Tipton, bassist lan Hill, and drummer Scott Travis.
A.	A C B D E
B.	D A B C E
C.	C D E A B
D.	B E A D C
Answer» E.

125.	1. Many people advised me against opting for English. P. The reason is I love the subject. Q. Similarly I chose Political Science. R. I decided to opt for it. S. I find Political Science extremely interesting . 6. It was a subject in my graduation as well.
A.	PQRS
B.	RPSQ
C.	RPQS
D.	SRPQ
Answer» D. SRPQ

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Verbal Ability.

A. A carriage passes with a nasty, creaking noise. B. If I am travelling in someone s carriage, I dislike not only the noise but also the owner. C. Annoying to think that the passengers may not be aware of it. D. Such a person definitely is hateful.

A. His influence over Nero was, at least initially, salutary. B. He killed his mother and his brother and sent Seneca to exile.C. Seneca was a true follower of stoic philosophy. D. But, eventually, Nero s cruel propensities revealed themselves.

A. in this very short introduction to B. America s still-influential legislative response to the same C. I offer some basic ideas for a first understanding of this profound crisis and D. the Great Depression and the New Deal

A. The sickest of such men is least aware of them. B. We find that what we thought was a cold or a sprain was in fact gout. C. However the diseases of the soul grow more obscure even as they grow stronger. D. The diseases of the body become more pronounced as they grow.

1. Many people advised me against opting for English.P. The reason is I love the subject.Q. Similarly I chose Political Science.R. I decided to opt for it.S. I find Political Science extremely interesting .6. It was a subject in my graduation as well.

A. The ovules are arranged in rows. B. Each filament grows from a germ on an ovule. C. Each will produce a seed. D. This seed is called a kernel.

1. We should plan our leisure carefullyP. The activity we choose should make us happy.Q. We should choose some interesting and useful activity.R. It should Increase our confidence.S. We should then work at it during our leisure.6. That is the way of be healthy, wealthy and happy.

1. Architecture beganP. to build their own sheltersQ. on ready-made onesR. when early people started S. rather than relying 6. such as tree and caves.

He was so busy with them that he did not get time to eat. Thousands of people came to him and asked different types of questions. No one cared to see that he had this food or rest that night. Swami Vivekananda once stayed in a small village.

Which of the following should be the second sentence in the paragraph?

Finally the bureaucratic organisation took over from the pioneering enterprise. The 19th century was the age of entrepreneur, the self-made man. Thoughtful business administration took over from action-centred business entrepreneurship. In the 20th century the rational executive took command.

Which of the sentences should come fifth in the paragraph ?

A. A carriage passes with a nasty, creaking noise.
B. If I am travelling in someone s carriage, I dislike not only the noise but also the owner.
C. Annoying to think that the passengers may not be aware of it.
D. Such a person definitely is hateful.

A. His influence over Nero was, at least initially, salutary.
B. He killed his mother and his brother and sent Seneca to exile.
C. Seneca was a true follower of stoic philosophy.
D. But, eventually, Nero s cruel propensities revealed themselves.

A. in this very short introduction to
B. America s still-influential legislative response to the same
C. I offer some basic ideas for a first understanding of this profound crisis and
D. the Great Depression and the New Deal

A. The sickest of such men is least aware of them.
B. We find that what we thought was a cold or a sprain was in fact gout.
C. However the diseases of the soul grow more obscure even as they grow stronger.
D. The diseases of the body become more pronounced as they grow.

1. Many people advised me against opting for English.
P. The reason is I love the subject.
Q. Similarly I chose Political Science.
R. I decided to opt for it.
S. I find Political Science extremely interesting .
6. It was a subject in my graduation as well.

A. The ovules are arranged in rows.
B. Each filament grows from a germ on an ovule.
C. Each will produce a seed.
D. This seed is called a kernel.

1. We should plan our leisure carefully
P. The activity we choose should make us happy.
Q. We should choose some interesting and useful activity.
R. It should Increase our confidence.
S. We should then work at it during our leisure.
6. That is the way of be healthy, wealthy and happy.

1. Architecture began
P. to build their own shelters
Q. on ready-made ones
R. when early people started
S. rather than relying
6. such as tree and caves.

126.	A. To the joy of tens of millions of cricket fans, it established itself as the only team in this era to consistently challenge and not infrequently master Australia both at home and away. B. In fact, since the turn of the millennium India has transformed itself into an all-round cricketing power capable of winning in varying conditions anywhere. C. Over the last decade, Australia and India have set up Test cricket s most absorbing rivalry. D. Every champion needs a counterpoint; legacies, defined referentially, draw from the dynamic between worldbeater and contender. E. India, thanks to its natural style of calm aggressive cricket, its distinctive ability to play at the level of the opposition, and the confluence of some of the finest cricketers in the contemporary game, fulfilled this role of contender.
A.	E D C A B
B.	D C A B E
C.	C D E B A
D.	C D E A B
Answer» D. C D E A B

127.	A. On the Republican side, the Iowa results have left the picture somewhat murkier. B. Mike Huckabee beat the putative front runner, Mitt Romney, by a margin of 34.4 per cent to 25.4 per cent, but is not expected to carry the momentum forward into New Hampshire. C. Mr. Huckabee s victory is attributable largely to the strong support he got from evangelical Christians who are estimated to make up as much as 60 per cent of the caucus goers. D. Social and religious conservatives, will constitute only small proportion of voters, in which national security and fiscal concerns are expected to be the main issues. E. However, while Mr. Romney might be free of a Huckabee challenge in New Hampshire, he might be hard pressed to fend off John McCain and Rudolph Guiliani, both of whom largely stayed out of the Iowa campaign.
A.	A B C D E
B.	A E B C D
C.	A C D E B
D.	A B C E D
Answer» E.

128.	1. People are like potatoes. P. It is only after potatoes have been sorted and bagged that they are loaded onto trucks. Q. After potatoes have been harvested, they have to be spread out and sorted in order to get the maximum market dollar. R. This is the method that all Idaho potato farmers use-all but one. S. They are divided according to size - big, medium and small. 6. One farmer never bothered to sort the potatoes .
A.	PQRS
B.	QSPR
C.	PRQS
D.	QSRP
Answer» C. PRQS

129.	1. Rani Padmini was a Rajput Queen. P. Allaudin Khilji invaded India and reached the gates of Chitto, the capital city of the Rajputs. Q. But, the Rajputs under Rani Padmini fought like tigress. R. Khilji attacked Chittor again, and rushed into the fort, only to be stunned. S. Khilji desired to capture Chittor and its beautiful Queen, Rani Padmini 6. The Rani and the other women had burnt themselves alive.
A.	PQSR
B.	PSQR
C.	SQRP
D.	SRQP
Answer» C. SQRP

130.	P : The computer took 45 hours of non-stop computation. Q : The computer was not allowed to learn from experience. R : This is not really surprising, because with eleven items of clothing the number of possible combinations is given by multiplying 11,10,9,8 and so on, which gives over 39 million combinations. S : Someone once used the IBM computer to work out the number of ways of getting dressed with eleven items of clothing.
A.	Q S P R
B.	S R P Q
C.	S Q R P
D.	S P R Q
Answer» E.

131.	P : Businesses often feel that since they have a lot of market muscle and in such a dominant position, maintenance will be enough. Q : IBM has also suffered from lower priced clones when the mystique of computers was off and there was no longer a need for reassurance from the solidity of Big Blue. R : IBM fell behind on the concept of connectivity and has suffered as a result. S : In recent years, however, even mighty IBM found that market domination was not enough if you fall behind on concept.
A.	P S R Q
B.	R P Q S
C.	R S Q P
D.	S R P Q
Answer» B. R P Q S

132.	P : Such a system will help to identify and groom executives for positions of strategists. Q : Evaluation of performance is more often than not done for the purpose of reward or punishment for past performance. R : They must become an integral part of the executive system . S : Even where the evaluation system is for one s promotion to assume higher responsibilities, it rarely includes terms that are a key for playing the role of strategist effectively, e.g., the skills of playing the role of change agent and creative problem solving.
A.	S Q P R
B.	S R Q P
C.	R S Q P
D.	Q S R P
Answer» E.

133.	A. The latest decline draws attention to a fairly well known fact that stock exchanges in India take their cues as much from developments overseas as from domestic ones. B. While such reaction is an inevitable consequence of globalisation, it is the magnitude of the reaction that has come as a surprise. C. The stock indices the world over tumbled on the back of some pessimistic news from the United States credit market, especially its home loan segment. D. Fears over the failure of risky sub-prime mortgages seem to have spilled over to other closely watched sectors of the economy such as sales of new homes and consumer durables. E. Last week the Dow recorded its highest fall since February, dragging the European bourses down.
A.	A D E B C
B.	A B C D E
C.	B E D C A
D.	A E D C B
Answer» C. B E D C A

134.	A. Since then, intelligence tests have been mostly used to separate dull children in school from average or bright children, so that special education can be provided to the dull B. In other words, intelligence tests give us a norm for each age. C. Intelligence expressed as intelligence quotient and tests are developed to indicate what an average child of a certain age can do--what a 5 year old can answer, but a 4-year-old cannot, for instance. D. Binet developed the first set of such tests in the early 1900s to find out which children in school needed special attention. E. Intelligence can be measured by tests.
A.	C D A B E
B.	D E C A B
C.	E D A C B
D.	E D A B C
Answer» D. E D A B C

135.	A. When they gathered together, the Buddha was completely silent and some speculated that perhaps the Buddha was tired or ill. B. It is said that Gautama Buddha gathered his disciples one day for a Dharma talk. C. One of the Buddha s disciples, Mahakasyapa, silently gazed at the flower and broke into a broad smile. D. The origins of Zen Buddhism are ascribed to the Flower Sermon, the earliest source for which comes from the 14th century. E. The Buddha silently held up and twirled a flower and twinkled his eyes; several of his disciples tried to interpret what this meant, though none of them was correct.
A.	E B D A C
B.	D B A E C
C.	B C D E A
D.	C A D B E
Answer» C. B C D E A