In the given question, a sentence is given with a part of it missing and represented by a blank. Choose the phrase that can be placed in the given blank to make a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.
It has been happening for more than a decade now, smoke from the fields of Haryana and Punjab, where farmers set fire to rice stubble, combines with Delhi’s local sources of pollution ___________.
1
to boost the quality of the city.
2
to worsen the fields of Haryana & Punjab.
3
to worsen the air quality.
4
to boost the income of farmers.
5
None of these