Directions: Five coherent statements are given below. Rearrange them into a logical sequence and answer the question that follows.

(A) In the post-war era, the state placed primary focus on industrial expansion across regional territories.

(B) A newly passed environmental bill aims to reintroduce forty gray wolves into the national sanctuary by importing them from Canada.

(C) Although uncontrolled poaching severely threatened the apex predator, the loss of contiguous woodland territory significantly accelerated its disappearance.

(D) The objective of this restoration program is to reinstate the historic ecological balance while establishing an interconnected metapopulation of wolves.

(E) This rapid industrial growth required extensive forest clearance, which directly eroded the wolf's natural hunting grounds.

Which of the following will be the fourth statement after rearrangement?

The correct option is B.

To determine the correct logical order of the statements, we analyze the coherent link between each sentence:
1. Statement (A) introduces the broad historical background regarding post-war industrial expansion across regional territories. This serves as the opening statement.
2. Statement (E) logically follows (A) by referencing "This rapid industrial growth", explaining how the expansion led to forest clearance and affected the wolf's natural habitat.
3. Statement (C) continues the discussion about the apex predator (gray wolf) and explains how the loss of woodland territory accelerated its disappearance.
4. Statement (B) introduces a corrective measure—a newly passed environmental bill aiming to reintroduce forty gray wolves from Canada.
5. Statement (D) concludes the passage by detailing the objective of "this restoration program" mentioned in statement (B).

Therefore, the complete logical sequence is A – E – C – B – D.

The fourth statement in the rearranged order is Statement (B).