Select the segment of the sentence that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, mark 'No error'. Three terrorists killed on Wednesday (a) / in an encounter with security forces (b) / in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. (c) / No error (d) 

Select the segment of the sentence that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, mark 'No error'. Three terrorists killed on Wednesday (a) / in an encounter with security forces (b) / in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. (c) / No error (d)  Correct Answer a

The correct answer is option 1) i.e. a.

  • In the part 'a' of the given sentence 'were' will be used before 'killed'.
  • The given sentence is in the passive voice, hence, 'were killed' will be grammatical correct which means that security forces killed three terrorists.
  • So, the correct sentence will be: Three terrorists were killed on Wednesday in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, officials said.

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The question given below consists of a statement, followed by three arguments numbered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is/are ‘strong’ arguments and which is/are ‘weak’ arguments and accordingly choose your answer from the alternatives given below each question. Statement: The imposition of Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir will not affect operations in the state, according to Army Chief General, even as security forces are looking at higher intensity of operations against terrorists, to force them to ‘hibernate’. These operations will be based on greater level of intelligence from the J&K Police, as compared to what was being generated during the suspension of operations for the holy month of Ramzan. A challenge, however, for the security forces still remains the recruitment of local terrorists. Why? Arguments: I. Meanwhile, data shared by security forces reveal that there are about 210 terrorists currently operating in Kashmir, mainly in the South. Out of this, 65 per cent are locals and the remaining are foreign terrorists.  II. In South Kashmir itself, the maximum number of terrorists belong to the HizbulMujahideen, while some are from the Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. III. When a local terrorist is killed during an operation, at his funeral more locals are willing to join terrorism. It is a mob mentality.
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