Directions: You are provided with four sentences followed by four options. All the options suggest ways in which the given four sentences can be combined into a single sentence. Identify the option that suggests the best possible way, contextually and grammatically, to combine the given sentences implying the same meaning. Halving of oil prices in 2014 inflicted great pain on Russia; costly oil in the years before 2014 added to the chronic trade deficits and inflation; these were suffered by countries such as India and Pakistan; the commodity cycles is a source of instability and has been so constantly.

• A. Halving of oil prices in 2014 inflicted great pain on Russia whereas costly oil in the years before 2014 contributed to the chronic trade deficits and inflation suffered by nations like India and Pakistan- making the commodity cycle a constant source of instability.
• B. Suffered by nations like India and Pakistan was the costly oil in the years before 2014 which added to their trade deficits and inflation while halving of oil prices in 2014 inflicts great pain on Russia which has made the commodity cycles a source of instability and has been so constantly.
• C. The commodity cycle is a constant source of instability which can be seen from the halving of oil prices in 2014 that inflicted great pain on Russia and costly oil in the years before 2014 that added to the chronic trade deficits and inflation suffered by countries such as India and Pakistan.
• D. That the commodity cycle is a constant source of instability can be seen from both sides- the halving of oil prices in 2014 which inflicted great pain on Russia as well as costly oil in the years before 2014 which added to the chronic trade deficits and inflation suffered by countries such as India and Pakistan.
• E. All except option B