Directions: In the following question, two columns are given, containing three phrases each. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a correct sentence. If none of the phrases makes a correct sentence, mark None of these' as your answer.

Q:

Column (1)                                                  Column (2)
 (A) The interests of regional                (D) for hastening the introduction
       parties may take a beating,               of simultaneous elections.

(B) Given these challenges,                  (E) as regional issues may be
       there is simply no case                         subsumed by national themes

(C) The government must accord        (F) priority to other electoral reforms.

• 1
  A-F
• 2
  B-E
• 3
  C-D and B-F
• 4
  C-F and B-D
• 5
  None of these