Direction: In the following question two statements are given, with some words in bold. Select the correct pair of bold words that are to be interchanged to make both the sentences grammatically correct.

1. Surrounded by the warm waters of the Arabian Sea and lying about 240 miles to(A) the coast of Kerala, the Union Territory of Lakshadweep is politically and historically connected(B) to India, but is also isolated from much of the developments taking(C) place in the Indian mainland.

2. A popular oral tradition in Kerala suggests that the last Cheraman Perumal had a strange dream following which he converted(D) to Islam and set out off(E) Arabia for the sake of performing(F) the Hajj.