IPMAT Indore 2025 · Verbal Ability · Question 27
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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 in the space provided.
In drought conditions, water often depletes in the topsoil and remains accessible only in the deeper subsoil layers.
A new study gives new insights into how the acid changes root growth angles to enable plants to reach out deeper subsoils in search of water.
Plants rely on their root systems, the primary organs for interacting with soil, to actively seek water.
Abscisic acid plays an important role in helping plants adapt to these challenging conditions.
Answer & solution
Answer: 3142
Step 1 — find the opener. Sentence 3 is the only self-contained general statement: plants use roots to seek water. It introduces both plants and roots, the terms every other sentence relies on.
Step 2 — introduce the problem. Sentence 1 specifies the difficult situation — in drought, water sits only in deep subsoil. This gives the paragraph something to solve.
Step 3 — introduce the solution. Sentence 4 refers to “these challenging conditions”. The demonstrative points back to the drought conditions described in sentence 1, so 4 must follow 1 directly.
Step 4 — elaborate. Sentence 2 begins “A new study… how the acid changes root growth angles”. The definite article in “the acid” requires abscisic acid to have been named already — which happens in sentence 4. So 2 comes last.
Notice how neatly 2 closes the loop: it ties the acid (sentence 4) back to roots (sentence 3) and deep subsoil water (sentence 1).
Step 5 — the sequence.
3\to 1\to 4\to 2
Answer: 3142
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