In the question below, two columns are given each containing three sentences/phrases. Choose the correct combination of sentence/phrase that can connect to make meaningful sentence(s).

Column (I)
(A) Carbon dioxide was recognized
(B) India has signalled a commitment to
(C) India’s literacy and financial literacy levels
Column (II)
(D) clean energy with ambitious targets.
(E) by both fermentation and combustion
(F) as a gas different from other gases.

Correct option is B

Correct answer: B (Only (A)-(F) and (B)-(D))

Correct combinations

(A) + (F)

Carbon dioxide was recognized as a gas different from other gases.

Meaningful and grammatically correct.

(B) + (D)

India has signalled a commitment to clean energy with ambitious targets.

Meaningful and grammatically correct.

Incorrect combinations

(A) + (D)

Carbon dioxide was recognized clean energy with ambitious targets.

Incorrect and meaningless.

(C) + (E)

India’s literacy and financial literacy levels by both fermentation and combustion

Incorrect and illogical.

(B) + (E)

India has signalled a commitment to by both fermentation and combustion

Incorrect structure.

(B) + (F)

India has signalled a commitment to as a gas different from other gases

Incorrect and meaningless.

(A) + (E)

Carbon dioxide was recognized by both fermentation and combustion

Incorrect in this context; incomplete and logically weak compared to (A)+(F)

Final conclusion

Only (A)-(F) and (B)-(D) form correct meaningful sentences.

Therefore, the correct option is B.