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    Question

    Directions : In each of the questions given below, four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it is, select ‘E’ as your option.

    In India, the latter ceremony developed (A)

    its origins to the early 1950s when Major Roberts of the Indian Army traces (B) a unique ceremony of display (C) by the massed bands, according (D) to the Defence Ministry.
    A Only A-B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B A-C and B-D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C A-D and B-C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D A-B and C-D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E The sentence is correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    After the word developed, the preposition ‘to’ is incorrect and wouldn’t provide a proper meaning to the sentences. But ‘traces…to’ is correct. So, A-B should be exchanged. C and D are correct at their respective places. In India, the latter ceremony traces its origins to the early 1950s when Major Roberts of the Indian Army developed a unique ceremony of display by the massed bands, according to the Defence Ministry.

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