Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Seldom the panel encounters / a situation in which the evidence / and the testimony contradict so directly / that a unanimous ruling becomes impossible.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'a situation in which the evidence' अधूरा प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु यह relative clause (संबंधवाचक उपवाक्य) का शुद्ध आरंभ है; दोष 'Seldom the panel encounters' में है।'a situation in which the evidence' looked incomplete. But it is a correct relative clause opening; the fault is 'Seldom the panel encounters'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'and the testimony contradict' में 'contradicts' आवश्यक प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु 'the evidence and the testimony' बहुवचन है, अतः 'contradict' शुद्ध है।'and the testimony contradict' looked wrong, as if 'contradicts' were needed. But 'the evidence and the testimony' is plural, so 'contradict' is right.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'that a unanimous ruling becomes impossible' में 'would become' आवश्यक प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु यहाँ वर्तमान 'becomes' शुद्ध है; दोष पहले भाग में है।'that a unanimous ruling becomes impossible' seemed to need 'would become'. But the present 'becomes' is correct here; the fault is the first part.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (A) Seldom the panel encounters
Seldom वाक्य के आरंभ में आने वाला negative adverb (नकारात्मक क्रियाविशेषण) है, इसलिए इसके बाद helping verb (inversion) आता है।
Concept: negative adverb (seldom, rarely, hardly) at the start → helping verb (सहायक क्रिया) before the subject। यहाँ helping verb does है और main verb (मुख्य क्रिया) अपने मूल रूप V1 (encounter वाला रूप) में आता है।
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Seldom does the panel encounter a situation in which the evidence and the testimony contradict so directly that a unanimous ruling becomes impossible.
contradict सही है, क्योंकि उसका subject plural (बहुवचन) evidence and testimony है।
सरल अर्थ: पैनल के सामने शायद ही कभी ऐसी स्थिति आती है जिसमें सबूत और गवाही इतने सीधे टकराएँ कि सर्वसम्मत फैसला असंभव हो जाए।
Seldom opens the sentence.
Concept: negative adverb (seldom, rarely, hardly) at the start → helping verb before the subject. Here the verb is does, and the main verb goes back to V1.
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Seldom does the panel encounter a situation in which the evidence and the testimony contradict so directly that a unanimous ruling becomes impossible.
contradict is correct with the plural evidence and testimony.
बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer
B'a situation in which the evidence' अधूरा प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु यह relative clause (संबंधवाचक उपवाक्य) का शुद्ध आरंभ है; दोष 'Seldom the panel encounters' में है।'a situation in which the evidence' looked incomplete. But it is a correct relative clause opening; the fault is 'Seldom the panel encounters'.
C'and the testimony contradict' में 'contradicts' आवश्यक प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु 'the evidence and the testimony' बहुवचन है, अतः 'contradict' शुद्ध है।'and the testimony contradict' looked wrong, as if 'contradicts' were needed. But 'the evidence and the testimony' is plural, so 'contradict' is right.
D'that a unanimous ruling becomes impossible' में 'would become' आवश्यक प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु यहाँ वर्तमान 'becomes' शुद्ध है; दोष पहले भाग में है।'that a unanimous ruling becomes impossible' seemed to need 'would become'. But the present 'becomes' is correct here; the fault is the first part.
Source: SSC Selection Post Phase 14 (Graduation Level) · 25 Sep 2026 · Shift 1। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC Selection Post Phase 14 (Graduation Level) · 25 Sep 2026 · Shift 1. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.