"Could have been" is the correct past conditional form that indicates a possibility or potentiality in the past. In this context, the speaker is trying to convince themselves that the fried tripe slices might have been mushrooms.
Eight persons G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N are sitting around the circular table facing towards the centre. Who sits to the immediate left of I?
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Seven persons L, M, N, O, P, Q and R live on the different floors of a building, where the bottommost floor is 1 and the floor is 2 and so on. Who lives...
A is in which direction with respect to B?
I. A and B start walking from the same point in opposite directions and after walking 5 kms each, both...
Among six friends S, T, U, V,W and X, who gets the second highest marks?
I. X gets more marks than U and W but not as much as T. V gets more mark...
How many persons are sitting between G and D?
Who scores the highest runs in a match, among five players E, F, G, H, and I?
I. E scores equal to F, who scores five runs more than G.
II...
Seven boxes, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, are kept one above the other, such that the bottommost box is numbered as 1, the box above it is numbered as 2 and ...
Six persons J, K, L, M, N, and O live on different floors of a six-floor building. The bottommost floor is numbered as 1 and the topmost floor is numbe...
Eight persons K, L , M, N, O, P, Q and R are seated around a circular table facing the centre. Who is opposite P?
I. P sits second to the left of...
Among five states M, N, O, P and Q, M is in which direction with respect to N?
I.M is to the west of O, which is to the south of Q. N is to th...