IPMAT Indore 2022 - VA Q88 Explanation

Explanation:

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Sentence 4 and 3 are paired sentence, sentence 4 being the passage opener as it introduces the June-to September rain-bearing system which is the lifeblood of the country's economy. This is because the Indian population depends upon farm-derived income as stated in sentence 3. Sentence 5 and 1 are connected statements as these talk about 40% of India's net sown area which does not have access to irrigation and how a subpar (below a usual or normal level) monsoon cuts farm yields, output, and farm incomes thereby increasing the country's dependence on food imports. Sentence 2, however, gives a solution to the aforementioned.