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    Question

    In the following questions two columns are given containing three sentences/phrases each. In first column, sentences/phrases are A, B and C and in the second column the sentences/phrases are D, E and F. A sentence/phrase from the first column may or may not connect with another sentence/phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Each question has five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the sentences/phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options given forms a correct sentence after combination, mark (e), i.e. “None of these” as your answer.

    Column (1) Column (2) (A) Despite

    playing without talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri - laid low by fever - (D) the star as he single-handedly baulked Qatar in the Group E match. (B) Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who also wore the captain's armband, (E) to a goalless draw and steal an unexpected point from its away match of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. (C) A gritty India survived waves of attacks from Qatar to hold the reigning Asian champion (F) India denied Qatar, which won the Asian Cup in January, despite the home side having more than a dozen shots on target.
    A C-D, A-E Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B A-F, B-D, C-E Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C A-E, B-D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D C-D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Connectors: A and F A: Despite playing without talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri — laid low by fever — F: India denied Qatar, which won the Asian Cup in January, despite the home side having more than a dozen shots on target. Hence, these two are matched. Connectors: B and D B: Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who also wore the captain’s armband, D: was the star as he single-handedly baulked Qatar in the Group E match. So, these two are also matched with each other meaningfully. C and E C: A gritty India survived waves of attacks from Qatar to hold the reigning Asian champion E: to a goalless draw and steal an unexpected point from its away match of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. No other pair except option 2 shares this relationship

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