Select the option (A/B/C) that best substitutes the underlined portion. Select D if the sentence is correct.
When the museum conservation team carefully applied the newly formulated chemical solvent to the damaged Renaissance fresco, it dissolved almost instantly, causing widespread panic amidst the curators.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (C) the fresco dissolved almost instantly, causing widespread panic among the curators
Concept (Pronoun Reference and Among) मूल वाक्य में 'it' का संदर्भ अस्पष्ट है। जो घुला, वह वह है जिस पर solvent ने कार्य किया, अर्थात fresco, और विकल्प C 'the fresco' को स्पष्ट रूप से नामित करता है। साथ ही, लोगों के समूह में फैले भाव के लिए among सही है। विकल्प A में they गलत है, और विकल्प B में that caused की संरचना अशुद्ध है। अतः सही विकल्प C है।
✓ सही वाक्य: When the museum conservation team carefully applied the newly formulated chemical solvent to the damaged Renaissance fresco, the fresco dissolved almost instantly, causing widespread panic among the curators.
Examiner का जाल यह है कि 'the solvent dissolved' छात्रों को स्वाभाविक लगता है, इसलिए वे B चुन लेते हैं, परंतु उसकी that caused संरचना दोषपूर्ण है।
Concept (Pronoun Reference and Among) In the original, the reference of it is unclear. What dissolved must be what the solvent acted upon, namely the fresco, so Option C names 'the fresco' clearly. Also, among is correct for a feeling spread across a group of people. A is wrong because of they, and in B the that caused construction is ungrammatical.
✓ Correct sentence When the museum conservation team carefully applied the newly formulated chemical solvent to the damaged Renaissance fresco, the fresco dissolved almost instantly, causing widespread panic among the curators.
Examiner's Trap Students find 'the solvent dissolved' natural and choose B, but its that caused structure is faulty.
Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 13 Oct 2026 · Shift III। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 13 Oct 2026 · Shift III. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.