Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
The spokesman announced that the levy ______ in April, that exporters ______ a rebate, and that the scheme ______ after a year.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (B) would take effect / would receive / would be reviewed
Concept (Reported Announcement में Would): जब Reporting Verb Past ('announced') हो, तब reported clauses (सूचक उपवाक्य) में भविष्य का भाव 'would + V1' से व्यक्त होता है, 'will' या Present Tense (वर्तमान काल) से नहीं। तीनों clauses एक ही घोषणा का भाग हैं, इसलिए 'would take effect', 'would receive' और 'would be reviewed' आएँगे।
विकल्प (a) में 'receive' Present में है, जो Past की घोषणा से मेल नहीं खाता। विकल्प (c) और (d) में Present/Future (भविष्य) रूप (takes, will) हैं, जो Reporting Verb 'announced' के साथ असंगत हैं।
Exam trap: Reported Speech (अप्रत्यक्ष कथन) में 'will' या Present Simple (सामान्य वर्तमान काल) रखना ही वह जाल है; 'would + V1' आता है।
Concept (Would in Reported Announcement): when the reporting verb is in the past ('announced'), the future in the reported clauses is expressed with 'would + V1', not with 'will' or the present tense. The three clauses form one announcement, so 'would take effect', 'would receive' and 'would be reviewed' are used.
Option (a) has 'receive' in the present, which does not match the past announcement. Options (c) and (d) use present or future forms (takes, will), which do not fit the reporting verb 'announced'.
Exam trap: keeping 'will' or the present simple in reported speech is the trap; 'would + V1' is required.
Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 27 Sep 2026 · Shift I। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 27 Sep 2026 · Shift I. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.