Fill in the blank with appropriate parts of speech.
Rarely ____ such blatant disregard for protocol, nor ____ it so openly tolerated.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (A) had one witnessed, was
Concept (Inversion after a Negative Adverb)
'Rarely' जैसे negative adverb से वाक्य शुरू होने पर inversion होता है: auxiliary subject से पहले आता है, इसलिए 'Rarely had one witnessed' सही है। 'Nor' के बाद भी inversion होता है: 'nor was it'। Subject 'it' एकवचन है, इसलिए were नहीं, was आता है।
✓ सही वाक्य: Rarely had one witnessed such blatant disregard for protocol, nor was it so openly tolerated.
Examiner’s Trap यह है कि B में inversion नहीं है, C में गलत verb (क्रिया) 'were' है, और D में शब्दों का क्रम गलत है।
Concept (Inversion after a Negative Adverb) When a sentence begins with a negative adverb such as Rarely, inversion follows: the auxiliary comes before the subject, so 'Rarely had one witnessed' is correct. Inversion also follows nor: 'nor was it'. The subject 'it' is singular, so was is used, not were.
✓ Correct sentence Rarely had one witnessed such blatant disregard for protocol, nor was it so openly tolerated.
Examiner's Trap Option B has no inversion, C has the wrong verb were, and D has the wrong word order.
Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 01 Oct 2026 · Shift II। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 01 Oct 2026 · Shift II. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.