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Consider the following sentences: (A) India is the only Quad member not already tied in a treaty alliance with the others, and Mr. Jaishankar’s statement that India would never be a part of any alliance system would run counters of what CDS Bipin Rawat suggests. (B) Besides Syria and Iraq, where the IS had established a proto-state in 2014 — destroyed by multilateral war efforts that lasted four years — the terror outfit has a “province” in West Africa with nearly 3,000 fighters, according to the UN. Which of the following is the best observation about the two sentences?

Consider the following sentences: (A) India is the only Quad member not already tied in a treaty alliance with the others, and Mr. Jaishankar’s statement that India would never be a part of any alliance system would run counters of what CDS Bipin Rawat suggests. (B) Besides Syria and Iraq, where the IS had established a proto-state in 2014 — destroyed by multilateral war efforts that lasted four years — the terror outfit has a “province” in West Africa with nearly 3,000 fighters, according to the UN. Which of the following is the best observation about the two sentences? Correct Answer (A) is grammatically incorrect and (B) is unambiguous.

The correct answer is '(A) is grammatically incorrect and (B) is unambiguous'.

Key Points

  • Sentence (A) is grammatically INCORRECT.
    • 'Mr. Jaishankar’s statement that India would never be a part of any alliance system would run counters of what CDS Bipin Rawat suggests'; 'counters of' should be replaced with 'counter to'.
    • counter (adverb): in a way that opposes something
      • Ex: Bob's decision not to take the job ran counter to his family's expectations.
    • Sentence (A) says that Mr. Jaishankar's statement opposes the suggestion of CDS Bipin Rawat. So, we need adverb 'counter' and we know adjective and adverbs are never plural.
    • Correct Sentence: India is the only Quad member not already tied in a treaty alliance with the others, and Mr. Jaishankar’s statement that India would never be a part of any alliance system would run counter to what CDS Bipin Rawat suggests.
  • ​Sentence (B) is grammatically CORRECT and UNAMBIGUOUS.
    • It talks about a terror group named the IS besides having its base in Syria and Iraq also has a province in West Africa.
  • From the above explanation, it's clear that Sentence (A) is grammatically incorrect and (B) is unambiguous.


Therefore, the correct answer is option 4).

Additional Information

  • An ambiguous sentence has two or more possible meanings within a single sentence or sequence of words. This can confuse the reader and make the meaning of the sentence unclear.
  • An adverb is a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, adverb, or phrase.​
    • Ex: The house was spotlessly clean. (The word 'spotlessly' is adding details to the adjective 'clean', so it is an adverb)
    • Ex: He ran quickly. (The word 'quickly' is adding more information to the verb 'ran')

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