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

Column (1)	Column (2)
A. India is one of the countries where the female population	D. with the state of Punjab being the worst in leading the statistics.
B. Since 1991, 80% of all districts in India had recorded a declining sex ratio,	E. but their situation has been grim.
C. Women form about half of the population of India,	F. is less than the proportion of the male population.