Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
It was at the summit in Vienna / where the treaty was officially ratified, / thereby bringing to an end / decades of political uncertainty in the region.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'It was at the summit in Vienna' मुख्य उपवाक्य के रूप में अधूरा प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु यह It-cleft का शुद्ध आरंभ है, जिसमें स्थान पर बल है; दोष इसके बाद आए 'where' में है।'It was at the summit in Vienna' looked incomplete as a main clause. But it is the correct opening of an It-cleft, with the place stressed; the fault is 'where' after it.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'thereby bringing to an end' dangling participle-सा प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु वह अनुसमर्थन के परिणाम का उचित वर्णन करता है; त्रुटि 'where' में है, जहाँ 'that' आना चाहिए।'thereby bringing to an end' looked like a dangling participle. But it correctly describes the result of the ratification; the error is 'where' where 'that' is needed.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'decades of political uncertainty' से पहले 'the' आवश्यक प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु यह संज्ञा-पदबंध जैसा है वैसा शुद्ध है; दोष cleft के 'where' में है।'decades of political uncertainty' seemed to need 'the' before it. But the noun phrase is correct as it stands; the fault is 'where' in the cleft.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (B) where the treaty was officially ratified,
Frame है It was at the summit in Vienna ... where.
Concept: it-cleft में जिस स्थान या समय पर ज़ोर दिया जाता है, उसके बाद that आता है, कभी where या when नहीं।
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It was at the summit in Vienna that the treaty was officially ratified, thereby bringing to an end decades of political uncertainty in the region.
'thereby bringing' एक सही participle phrase (कृदंत पदबंध) है।
सरल अर्थ: यह वियना के शिखर सम्मेलन में ही था कि संधि आधिकारिक रूप से अनुमोदित हुई, जिससे उस क्षेत्र की दशकों पुरानी राजनीतिक अनिश्चितता समाप्त हुई।
The frame is It was at the summit in Vienna ... where.
Concept: in an it-cleft the stressed place or time is followed by that, never where or when.
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It was at the summit in Vienna that the treaty was officially ratified, thereby bringing to an end decades of political uncertainty in the region.
'thereby bringing' is a correct participle phrase.
बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer
A'It was at the summit in Vienna' मुख्य उपवाक्य के रूप में अधूरा प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु यह It-cleft का शुद्ध आरंभ है, जिसमें स्थान पर बल है; दोष इसके बाद आए 'where' में है।'It was at the summit in Vienna' looked incomplete as a main clause. But it is the correct opening of an It-cleft, with the place stressed; the fault is 'where' after it.
C'thereby bringing to an end' dangling participle-सा प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु वह अनुसमर्थन के परिणाम का उचित वर्णन करता है; त्रुटि 'where' में है, जहाँ 'that' आना चाहिए।'thereby bringing to an end' looked like a dangling participle. But it correctly describes the result of the ratification; the error is 'where' where 'that' is needed.
D'decades of political uncertainty' से पहले 'the' आवश्यक प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु यह संज्ञा-पदबंध जैसा है वैसा शुद्ध है; दोष cleft के 'where' में है।'decades of political uncertainty' seemed to need 'the' before it. But the noun phrase is correct as it stands; the fault is 'where' in the cleft.
Source: SSC CGL Tier 1 · 18 Sep 2025 · Shift 1। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC CGL Tier 1 · 18 Sep 2025 · Shift 1. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.