Directions: In the following question, a sentence is divided into parts. The…
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Directions: In the following question, a sentence is divided into parts. The sentence may or may not be grammatically or contextually correct. To make the sentence correct, interchange the positions of the phrases and select the required interchange. If no interchange is required, select “No interchange required.”
The small savings scheme, (A)/ investment avenues in India (B)/ is arguably one of the most popular(C)/ which offers guaranteed returns along with tax benefit(D)
Answer: B. B-D — ConceptA relative clause beginning with “which” should directly follow the noun phrase it modifies. In a linking-verb construction, the subject is followed by…
- A.
A-C
- B.
B-D
- C.
A-D
- D.
A-D, B-C
- E.
No interchange required
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Correct answer: B
Concept
A relative clause beginning with “which” should directly follow the noun phrase it modifies. In a linking-verb construction, the subject is followed by the linking verb and then its complement.
The expression “one of the most popular” must be completed by a plural count-noun phrase that names the class being described.
Application
Take “The small savings scheme” as the subject noun phrase.
Place “which offers guaranteed returns along with tax benefit” immediately after that noun phrase, so the relative clause clearly modifies the scheme.
Continue with “is arguably one of the most popular” as the linking-verb construction.
Complete the construction with “investment avenues in India,” the plural noun phrase required after “one of the most popular.”
Cross-check and contrast
The reconstructed sentence is: “The small savings scheme, which offers guaranteed returns along with tax benefit, is arguably one of the most popular investment avenues in India.” It is grammatically complete and preserves the intended meaning.
A–C gives the segment order C–B–A–D, which does not keep the subject, its relative clause, and the linking-verb complement together.
A–D gives the segment order D–B–C–A, beginning with the relative clause instead of the noun it modifies.
A–D and B–C gives the segment order D–C–B–A, again separating the modifier from its noun and disturbing the clause structure.
No interchange keeps A–B–C–D, leaving “investment avenues in India” between the subject and the clause that modifies it.
Therefore, the required interchange is B–D.