Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
The bulletin announced that the reactor ______ offline by midnight, that the grid ______ from neighbouring states, and that supply ______ restored by dawn.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (D) would go / would draw / would be
Concept (Reported Parallel Clauses में Would): Bulletin का Reporting Verb 'announced' Past Tense (भूत काल) में है, इसलिए Reported Speech (अप्रत्यक्ष कथन) में तीनों भविष्य-सूचक क्रियाओं के लिए 'will' का Past रूप 'would' आएगा, और तीनों clauses में समानता (Parallelism) रहेगी।
✓ Correct sentence: The bulletin announced that the reactor would go offline by midnight, that the grid would draw from neighbouring states, and that supply would be restored by dawn.
विकल्प (a) में 'would draw' के स्थान पर 'draw' है, और विकल्प (b) तथा (c) में Tense (काल) का backshift (काल परिवर्तन) नहीं हुआ है।
Exam trap: तीनों clauses में 'will' को 'would' में बदलना भूलना, या किसी एक clause में Present Simple (सामान्य वर्तमान काल) रखना ही वह जाल है।
Concept (Would in Reported Parallel Clauses): the reporting verb 'announced' is in the past tense, so the future-referring verbs in the reported clauses take 'would', the past form of 'will'. All three clauses keep parallel forms.
✓ Correct sentence: The bulletin announced that the reactor would go offline by midnight, that the grid would draw from neighbouring states, and that supply would be restored by dawn.
Option (a) has 'draw' instead of 'would draw', and options (b) and (c) do not show the backshift in tense.
Exam trap: forgetting to change 'will' to 'would' in all three clauses, or keeping the present simple in one clause, is the trap.
Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 23 Sep 2026 · Shift III। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 23 Sep 2026 · Shift III. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.