In the following question, two columns are given containing three phrases each. In the first column, phrases are A, B, and C, and in the second column, the phrases are D, E, and F. 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 grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options forms a correct sentence after combination, select ‘None of these’ as your answer.
| Column 1) | Column 2) |
| (A) It follows that our state must respectfully leave religion alone but also intervene whenever religious groups | (D) enhances our constitutional commitment to freedom, equality, and fraternity.
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| (B) Thus, it has to constantly decide when to engage or disengage, help or hinder religion depending entirely on which of these | (E) promote communal disharmony and discrimination on grounds of religion or are unable to protect their members from the oppressions they perpetuate. |
| (C) Brakes have been suddenly applied to this largely state-driven political project of dealing with inter-religious issues | (F) works both ways and given the plethora of publishing platforms out there, books and authors of all shades can, and do, find homes |
1
C-F
2
A-E and B-D
3
A-D and B-E
4
A-E and C-F
5
None of these