IPMAT Indore 2022 (VA) PYQs

The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph.

• 1. The popularity of these creations grew along with that of the tea ceremony in the 16th century.
• 2. However, savvy tourists find the best bargains for ceramics in Tokyo's Kitchen Town.
• 3. Modern shops in touristy spots display thousands of them, both hand crafted and factory made.
• 4. Japanese artisans have been making ceramics, known as Yakimono since prehistoric times.

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. By contrast, in America, it is estimated that even after post-COVID decline, total giving came to almost USD 500 billion in 2022.
2. There are no comparable data on different countries. But one report by Dasra, a Mumbai-based NGO, estimates total private giving in India came to about USD 13 billion in 2022.
3. A strategic sort of giving, involving philanthropy professionals, a long-term lens, and big ambitions of transforming society is gradually emerging. It differs, of course, between countries.
4. Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, put total giving in China at USD 21 billion in 2020.
5. By any measure, however, organised philanthropy across Asia is on a much smaller scale than in the West.

The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph.

• 1. The Central African Republic has approved Bitcoin as an official currency.
• 2. Experts foresee that this will damage the environment as well as the economy.
• 3. Others claim that this may make money laundering easy and also use up a lot of electricity.
• 4. Economists criticised this move as a potential risk to the financial stability of the nation.