Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
The circular stated that the portal ______ on Monday, that applicants ______ a window of ten days, and that late forms ______ at all.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (D) would open / would get / would not be entertained
Concept (Circular में Reported Future के साथ 'Would'): Reporting verb 'stated' Past Tense में है, इसलिए reported clause में 'will' बदलकर 'would' हो जाता है। तीनों clauses भविष्य की बात बता रहे हैं, अतः तीनों में 'would' आएगा: the portal would open, applicants would get, late forms would not be entertained।
विकल्प (a) में 'will' और 'would not have been' का मेल ग़लत है। विकल्प (b) में Present Tense है, जो Past Reporting Verb से मेल नहीं खाता। विकल्प (c) में 'get' के साथ 'would' नहीं है, इसलिए Parallelism टूटती है।
Exam trap: 'will' या Present Tense रखने वाले विकल्प, क्योंकि Reporting verb 'stated' Past में है।
Concept (Reported Future with 'Would' in a Circular): The reporting verb 'stated' is in the past tense, so 'will' in the reported clause changes to 'would'. All three clauses describe the future, so 'would' appears in each: the portal would open, applicants would get, late forms would not be entertained.
Option (a) mixes 'will' with 'would not have been'. Option (b) keeps the present tense, which does not match the past reporting verb. Option (c) lacks 'would' before 'get', so the parallelism breaks.
Exam trap: 'will' or a present tense, because the reporting verb 'stated' is in the past.
Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 15 Oct 2026 · Shift I। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 15 Oct 2026 · Shift I. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.