Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate phrases given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Phrases)
(A) ____________ attacks among fan associations in Karnataka, many of the stars have joined politics.	(I) In addition to
(B) ____________ her actual birthday celebration, Queen Elizabeth also had an official birthday celebration.	(II) Among the many
(C) ____________ reasons that make Sharbani a favourite student is that she also shows genuine respect to her seniors.	(III) As long as
(D) ____________the company continues to make profit, the management will not resort to layoffs.	(IV) Despite the intensity of

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) "____________ attacks among fan associations in Karnataka, many of the stars have joined politics."

• Needs (IV) "Despite the intensity of" → This creates a contrast showing that stars joined politics even though there were intense attacks.

(B) "____________ her actual birthday celebration, Queen Elizabeth also had an official birthday celebration."

• Needs (I) "In addition to" → This indicates she had two celebrations - the actual one plus an official one.

(C) "____________ reasons that make Sharbani a favourite student is that she also shows genuine respect to her seniors."

• Needs (II) "Among the many" → This grammatically fits to introduce one reason from many reasons.

(D) "____________the company continues to make profit, the management will not resort to layoffs."

• Needs (III) "As long as" → This sets a conditional relationship indicating duration/condition.

Hence, Option 3: (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III) → Each phrase correctly fits the grammatical structure and meaning of its respective sentence → correct