Directions : In the following questions, two columns are given containing…

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Directions : In the following questions, two columns are given containing three sentences/phrases each. In the first column, sentences/phrases are A, B and C and in the second column, the sentences/phrases are D, E and F. A sentence/phrase from the first column may or may not connect with another sentence/phrase from the second column. Each question has five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the sentences/phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Choose the appropriate option. If none of the given options forms a correct sentence after combination, mark (e), i.e. “None of these” as your answer.

COLUMN I
(A) India may even consider committing to submit plausible pathways and
(B) The European game has been thrown into turmoil by the decision taken
(C) Most of the clubs considered themselves to be public-spirited entities in
COLUMN II
(D) by authorities to disclose a confidential plan to launch The Super League.
(E) timelines to achieving net-zero emissions as part of its future pledges.
(F) this excessive use of a football team as a mere for-profit business is the crux.

  1. A.

    Only A-E and B-D

  2. B.

    Only C-E

  3. C.

    Only A-F and B-E

  4. D.

    Only B-F

  5. E.

    None of these

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

Concept

In a column-matching (sentence-connector) task, a phrase from Column I links with a phrase from Column II only when the join is BOTH grammatically seamless (the two parts form one well-formed sentence with no broken syntax) AND contextually unified (both halves share the same subject and topic). Test every pairing on these two filters; a fragment may have no valid partner at all.

Application

Check each Column I fragment against the Column II fragments:

  1. (A) "India may even consider committing to submit plausible pathways and" needs a continuation about national pledges. Joining (E) gives "...plausible pathways and timelines to achieving net-zero emissions as part of its future pledges." Subject (India) and topic (climate commitments) are consistent and the syntax flows. A-E is valid.

  2. (B) "The European game has been thrown into turmoil by the decision taken" needs an agent/explanation of the decision. Joining (D) gives "...by the decision taken by authorities to disclose a confidential plan to launch The Super League." The passive "decision taken by authorities" is seamless and the topic (European football turmoil) matches. B-D is valid.

  3. (C) "Most of the clubs considered themselves to be public-spirited entities in" expects a noun phrase as object of "in". Joining (F) yields "...entities in this excessive use of a football team as a mere for-profit business is the crux", which fuses two finite clauses and leaves "is the crux" stranded — ungrammatical. No Column II fragment completes (C) cleanly, so (C) and (F) stay unmatched.

Cross-check

The only two valid connections are A-E and B-D; (C) and (F) have no grammatical partner. Hence the correct combination is "Only A-E and B-D".

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