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 four options, three of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a correct sentence. If none of the phrases make a correct sentence, mark ‘None of these’ as your answer.

Column 1 Column 2

A. Almost four decades later, meteorologists are armed with more information than ever before: D. whether the large blob of warming water in the Indian Ocean can help predict major weather events in the future.

B. But they still don’t fully understand the complexities of the Madden-Julian oscillation, or E. the blob and increased the number and strength of extreme weather events.

C. Meanwhile, accumulating heat from climate change has doubled the size of F. from space satellites, sensor-packed ocean buoys, and data projections made with the help of supercomputers.

Question

Column 1	Column 2
A. Almost four decades later, meteorologists are armed with more information than ever before:	D. whether the large blob of warming water in the Indian Ocean can help predict major weather events in the future.
B. But they still don’t fully understand the complexities of the Madden-Julian oscillation, or	E. the blob and increased the number and strength of extreme weather events.
C. Meanwhile, accumulating heat from climate change has doubled the size of	F. from space satellites, sensor-packed ocean buoys, and data projections made with the help of supercomputers.