Question

In the sciences, even questionable examples of research fraud are harshly punished.
A. But no such mechanism exists in the humanities - much of what humanities researchers call research does not lead to results that are replicable by other scholars.
B. Given the importance of interpretation in historical and literary scholarship, humanities researchers are in a position where they can explain away deliberate and even systematic distortion.
C. Mere suspicion is enough for funding to be cut off; publicity guarantees that careers can be effectively ended.
D. Forgeries which take the form of pastiches in which the forger intersperses fake and real parts can be defended as mere mistakes or aberrant misreading.
6. Scientists funding data have no such defences.

• A. BDCA
• B. ABDC
• C. CABD
• D. CDBA

Hint:

For contrast-based para-jumbles, arrange ideas by first detailing one side of the comparison, then shifting to the other side for maximum clarity.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

(B) follows naturally, contrasting sciences with the interpretive nature of humanities, which allows distortion. (D) gives a specific form of such distortion — pastiche forgeries. (C) then contrasts with the sciences, where even suspicion has severe consequences. (A) ends by stressing that the humanities lack such accountability mechanisms. This order keeps the contrast between sciences and humanities clear and impactful.