IPMAT Indore 2026 · Verbal Ability · Question 42

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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.

  1. “It’s going to be less of freak biological occurrences and more like hurricanes, which are increasing and becoming more devastating”, say health experts.
  2. It is hard to predict which pathogen could launch the next global health crisis, but infectious diseases experts say they are closely watching various outbreaks world-wide for signs of pandemic potential.
  3. Pandemics are expected to occur more often and become more deadly because of climate change, globalisation, and the billions of livestock we raise to eat, as well as wild animals whose habitats we have diminished.
  4. A manufactured pathogen is also a danger. Due to advances in medical technology and AI, a single rogue actor can create a threat.
Answer & solution

Answer: 3124

Step 1 — find the opener. Sentence 3 makes the paragraph’s general claim — pandemics will be more frequent and more deadly — and gives the reasons. It introduces the topic without referring back to anything.

Step 2 — the quotation elaborates it. Sentence 1 quotes health experts saying outbreaks will be “less of freak biological occurrences and more like hurricanes, which are increasing”. That directly restates sentence 3’s claim about rising frequency, so it must follow it.

Step 3 — move from frequency to identity. Sentence 2 shifts the question from how often to which pathogen, and notes experts are watching outbreaks worldwide.

Step 4 — add the final category. Sentence 4 begins “A manufactured pathogen is also a danger.” The word also marks an addition to the natural pathogens discussed in 2, so it closes the paragraph.

Step 5 — the sequence.

3\to 1\to 2\to 4

Answer: 3124

Shortcut. The word also in sentence 4 guarantees it is not first and must follow a discussion of other dangers — that pins the ending. At the other end, the quotation in 1 needs a claim to support, so 3 opens.

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