Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
The advisory warned that the river ______ the danger mark by night, that low-lying wards ______, and that schools ______ shut the next day.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (B) would breach / would be evacuated / would remain
Concept (Reported Warning में 'Would'): Reporting verb 'warned' Past Tense (भूत काल) में है, इसलिए reported clauses में भविष्य का भाव 'would' से व्यक्त होता है। तीनों clauses 'that' से जुड़ी हैं और उनकी संरचना एक जैसी होनी चाहिए: would breach, would be evacuated, would remain।
विकल्प (a) में 'be evacuated' से पहले 'would' नहीं है, अतः Parallelism (समानांतरता) टूटती है। विकल्प (c) में Present Tense (वर्तमान काल) है, जो Past Reporting Verb से मेल नहीं खाता। विकल्प (d) में 'will' है, जबकि Past Reporting Verb के बाद 'would' आना चाहिए।
Exam trap: Present Tense वाले विकल्प, या 'be evacuated' से पहले 'would' न लगाने वाले विकल्प।
Concept (Reported Warning with 'Would'): The reporting verb 'warned' is in the past tense, so the future in the reported clauses is expressed with 'would'. The three clauses are joined by 'that' and must have the same structure: would breach, would be evacuated, would remain.
Option (a) lacks 'would' before 'be evacuated', so the parallel structure breaks. Option (c) uses the present tense, which does not match a past reporting verb. Option (d) uses 'will', whereas after a past reporting verb 'would' is needed.
Exam trap: the options with a present tense, or with no 'would' before 'be evacuated'.
Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 11 Oct 2026 · Shift I। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 11 Oct 2026 · Shift I. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.