Identify the segment in the sentence which contains an error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
What the committee failed to deliberate on adequately / were not the policy's objectives themselves, / but the political ramifications it / might have had if implemented without broader consensus.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'What the committee failed to deliberate on adequately' अंत में 'on' के कारण बेढंगा लगा। परंतु लंबे What-clause में यह स्वीकार्य है; दोष 'were' में है।'What the committee failed to deliberate on adequately' looked clumsy with 'on' at the end. But that is acceptable in a long What-clause; the fault is 'were'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'but the political ramifications it' अधूरा कटा-सा लगा। परंतु वाक्य अगले भाग में चलता है, और 'not … but …' समानांतर रहता है; दोष 'were' में है।'but the political ramifications it' looked cut off. But the sentence continues in the next part, and 'not … but …' stays parallel; the fault is 'were'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'might have had if implemented' भारी और संदेहास्पद लगा। परंतु 'might have had' के साथ संक्षिप्त 'if implemented' स्वीकार्य है; वास्तविक त्रुटि बहुवचन 'were' है।'might have had if implemented' looked heavy and doubtful. But 'might have had' with a reduced 'if implemented' is acceptable; the real error is the plural 'were'.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (B) were not the policy's objectives themselves,
कर्ता पूरा What-उपवाक्य What the committee failed to deliberate on adequately है। वह एक विचार है, इसलिए क्रिया एकवचन होगी: was, were नहीं। बहुवचन संज्ञा objectives केवल पूरक है।
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What the committee failed to deliberate on adequately was not the policy's objectives themselves, but the political ramifications it might have had if implemented without broader consensus.
सरल अर्थ: समिति ने जिस पर पर्याप्त विचार नहीं किया, वह नीति के उद्देश्य नहीं थे, बल्कि वे राजनीतिक परिणाम थे जो व्यापक सहमति के बिना लागू होने पर हो सकते थे।
The subject is the whole What-clause What the committee failed to deliberate on adequately. It is one idea, so the verb is singular: was, not were. The plural noun objectives is only the complement.
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What the committee failed to deliberate on adequately was not the policy's objectives themselves, but the political ramifications it might have had if implemented without broader consensus.
बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer
A'What the committee failed to deliberate on adequately' अंत में 'on' के कारण बेढंगा लगा। परंतु लंबे What-clause में यह स्वीकार्य है; दोष 'were' में है।'What the committee failed to deliberate on adequately' looked clumsy with 'on' at the end. But that is acceptable in a long What-clause; the fault is 'were'.
C'but the political ramifications it' अधूरा कटा-सा लगा। परंतु वाक्य अगले भाग में चलता है, और 'not … but …' समानांतर रहता है; दोष 'were' में है।'but the political ramifications it' looked cut off. But the sentence continues in the next part, and 'not … but …' stays parallel; the fault is 'were'.
D'might have had if implemented' भारी और संदेहास्पद लगा। परंतु 'might have had' के साथ संक्षिप्त 'if implemented' स्वीकार्य है; वास्तविक त्रुटि बहुवचन 'were' है।'might have had if implemented' looked heavy and doubtful. But 'might have had' with a reduced 'if implemented' is acceptable; the real error is the plural 'were'.
Source: SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 · 13 Sep 2025 · Shift 1। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 · 13 Sep 2025 · Shift 1. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.