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 make a correct sentence, mark ‘None of these’ as your answer.

Column (1)

Column (2)

(A) Intellectuals and economists are wringing their hands in despair

(D) over the declining quality of political debate.

(B) Our electoral impulses allow small groups or communities

(E) to capture and suborn the state for narrow ends.

(C) Non-economic reforms must be given greater priority in our scheme

(F) of things than mere economic reforms.

C-D and B-F

A-F

B-E

C-F and B-D

None of these

Column (1)	Column (2)
(A) Intellectuals and economists are wringing their hands in despair	(D) over the declining quality of political debate.
(B) Our electoral impulses allow small groups or communities	(E) to capture and suborn the state for narrow ends.
(C) Non-economic reforms must be given greater priority in our scheme	(F) of things than mere economic reforms.