The question below comprises four scattered segments of a paragraph. Identify…

Correct sequence (segments in order):

• Start with the sentence that introduces the general trend: "Today most IT majors are spending large amounts in cutting edge technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics."

• Follow with the sentence that explains the benefits of those technologies: "These technologies help companies to write and check software programs and reduce human intervention, while at the same time increasing accuracy and timeliness in software development projects."

• Next include the sentence about a specific company acting similarly: "Wipro, on similar lines is allocating large resources to spearhead such innovation and announced that it could allocate close to Rs. 2000 crore in these technologies."

• End with the sentence that specifies the focus areas: "Focus areas include cognitive technologies, man-machine interface, smart devices and open source code."

Reasoning:

• The sentence introducing investment must come first so that subsequent references (for example, "these technologies") have a clear antecedent.

• The explanatory sentence about what the technologies do logically follows that introduction and justifies why companies are investing.

• The sentence about Wipro uses the phrase "on similar lines," which requires a prior general statement about such investments; therefore it must come after the general introduction and explanation.

• The sentence listing focus areas naturally follows the mention of Wipro allocating resources, since it specifies what Wipro is focusing on.