In the question given below few sentences are given which are grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by the word given before the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose your answer accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence.
"But"
(I) Doordarshan is also a great window to the global market place. Goods and services are continuously being sold through Doordarshan's dream world.
(II) All news is elite centered; but Doordarshan telecast is usually more ethnocentric. Its accent is on people, places and events.
(III) With over 1 billion people talking in several languages and a variety of lifestyles to boot, it is obvious one cannot address all of them together all the time.
(IV) Doordarshan's promotions must go beyond mere reportage of facts, and capture the story between the lines.
Solution
"But" is used to introduce a contrast between two ideas; essentially, the second statement should oppose the first.
The best approach here is to try out each of the four possible options presented and see which makes the most sense.
Option A: (I-III): Here, statement (I) talks about Doordarshan as a global marketplace, while statement (III) states the difficulty of addressing India's linguistic diversity. They present no direct contrast as they discuss unrelated points.
Option B: (II-IV): Here, statement (II) critiques Doordarshan's ethnocentric focus, while statement (IV) suggests improvements for promotions. Here, too, there is no clear opposition, and using "but" would force an unnatural contrast.
Option C: (III-IV) : Statement (III) highlights India's diversity as a challenge for unified messaging, while statement (IV) proposes that Doordarshan must go beyond basic reporting. The complete sentence is "With over 1 billion people talking in several languages and a variety of lifestyles to boot, it is obvious one cannot address all of them together all the time, but Doordarshan's promotions must go beyond mere reportage of facts, and capture the story between the lines." This seems to be a good fit, as it presents a contrast: (III) acknowledges a challenge but (IV) insists on higher standards.
Option D (I-II): Statement (I) praises Doordarshan's global market role, and (II) criticises its ethnocentric bias. "But" would awkwardly oppose two unrelated traits (global vs. ethnocentric).
The best fit is clearly option C, and hence it is the correct choice.
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