IPMAT Indore 2023 · Verbal Ability · Question 33

Step 1 — find the opener. Sentence 4 introduces the topic as a plain statement of fact:

“Heat strokes have become more common in our country than ever before.”

The others are all dependent: 1 says “such strokes”, 3 says “this”, and 2 explains a mechanism that needs a context.

Step 2 — the escalation. Sentence 1: “What is more shocking to observe is how often such strokes lead to death.” The comparative more shocking needs something already shocking — the rising frequency in 4. And “such strokes” points back to “heat strokes”. Mandatory pair: 4\to 1.

Step 3 — the reason. Sentence 3: “One main reason for this is that people underestimate how badly heat can affect the body.” This refers to the deaths introduced in 1.

Step 4 — the mechanism. Sentence 2 explains what people are underestimating: “When the body temperature rises, our vital organs swell, and this causes death.” It spells out the bodily process, so it follows the claim that people underestimate that process.

The sequence:

4\to 1\to 3\to 2

Answer: 4132

Shortcut. Only one sentence can open — the other three carry such strokes, this and an unanchored mechanism. So 4 is first with no analysis at all.

Then the comparative decides second place. “What is more shocking” requires a previous shocking fact, so 1 follows 4 directly.

Finally, reason before mechanism: sentence 3 says people underestimate the danger, and 2 explains what that danger physically is. An explanation of how something kills belongs after the claim it supports.

Across all five jumbles in this paper, the opener was identified the same way every time: it is the sentence with no backward-pointing word. Train that one reflex and you will place the first sentence correctly almost every time.