Point out the incorrect sentence. (a) Neither India nor Pakistan is guilty of enmity that operates at the unconscious level of mind. (b) Ninety kilometres is a long distance for a bicycle-ride. (c) Your daughter and mine are quarrelling at the garden. (d) Gandhi was one of the best leaders. who have ever lived honestly. Answer options :
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Point out the incorrect sentence.
(a) Neither India nor Pakistan is guilty of enmity that operates at the unconscious level of mind.
(b) Ninety kilometres is a long distance for a bicycle-ride.
(c) Your daughter and mine are quarrelling at the garden.
(d) Gandhi was one of the best leaders. who have ever lived honestly.
Answer options :
1: (a) and (b)
2: (c) and (d)
3: None of these
4: All of these
अचूक उत्तर: पर्याय (३) None of these
स्पष्टीकरण:
Subject-Verb Agreement व व्याकरणाचे नियम (Sentence Correctness):
तपशीलवार विश्लेषण:
१.
वाक्य (a): *"Neither India nor Pakistan is guilty..."*
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'Neither... nor' ने जोडलेल्या दोन एकवचनी नामांसाठी क्रियापद एकवचनी ('is') येते -> बरोबर.
२.
वाक्य (b): *"Ninety kilometres is a long distance for a bicycle-ride."*
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अंतर, वेळ किंवा रक्कम जेव्हा एकसंध एकक (single unit) म्हणून मानली जाते, तेव्हा क्रियापद एकवचनी ('is') येते -> बरोबर.
३.
वाक्य (c): *"Your daughter and mine are quarrelling..."*
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'Your daughter' आणि 'mine' (माझी मुलगी) हे दोन भिन्न कर्ते 'and' ने जोडल्याने क्रियापद अनेकवचनी ('are') येते -> बरोबर.
४.
वाक्य (d): *"Gandhi was one of the best leaders who have ever lived honestly."*
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'one of the + plural noun' नंतर relative pronoun 'who' चे पूर्ववर्ती नाम 'leaders' (अनेकवचनी) असल्याने क्रियापद 'have' येते -> बरोबर.
५.
सर्व वाक्ये व्याकरणदृष्ट्या योग्य असल्याने यांपैकी कोणतेही वाक्य चुकीचे नाही (None of these is incorrect).
त्यामुळे पर्याय (३) हे अचूक उत्तर आहे.
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📌 MPSC परीक्षा टीप:
Subject-Verb Agreement नियम:
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Distance/Time/Money as a unit = Singular Verb (*Ten miles is a long way*).
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'One of the + Plural Noun + who/that' = Plural Verb (*leaders who have lived*).
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Answer: Option (3) None of these
Explanation:
The question tests subject-verb agreement across multiple grammatical structures.
Detailed Analysis:
1.
Sentence (a): *"Neither India nor Pakistan is guilty..."*
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When two singular subjects are connected by 'neither... nor', the verb is singular (is) -> Correct.
2.
Sentence (b): *"Ninety kilometres is a long distance..."*
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Measurements of distance viewed as a single whole take a singular verb (is) -> Correct.
3.
Sentence (c): *"Your daughter and mine are quarrelling..."*
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Compound subject joined by 'and' takes a plural verb (are) -> Correct.
4.
Sentence (d): *"Gandhi was one of the best leaders who have ever lived honestly."*
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In 'one of the [plural noun] + who', the relative pronoun 'who' refers to the plural antecedent ('leaders'), hence taking the plural verb have -> Correct.
5.
Since all four sentences follow standard rules, None of these is incorrect.
Hence, Option (3) is correct.
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📌 MPSC Exam Tip:
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Units of measurement take singular verbs: *Twenty miles is... Fifty rupees is...*
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Relative pronoun agreement: *He is one of the men who have done this.*