Select the option (A/B/C) that best substitutes the underlined portion. Select D if the sentence is correct.
The multinational technology conglomerate officially absorbed the boutique software startup because they possessed a highly lucrative proprietary algorithm that promised to dominate the global market.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (B) because the startup possessed a highly lucrative proprietary algorithm that promised to dominate
Concept (Pronoun Ambiguity) मूल वाक्य में 'they' अस्पष्ट है, क्योंकि वह conglomerate और startup दोनों को संदर्भित कर सकता है। एल्गोरिदम startup का था, इसलिए विकल्प B 'the startup' नाम लेकर अस्पष्टता दूर करता है। विकल्प A में who निर्जीव संज्ञा के लिए गलत है। अतः सही विकल्प B है।
✓ सही वाक्य: The multinational technology conglomerate officially absorbed the boutique software startup because the startup possessed a highly lucrative proprietary algorithm that promised to dominate the global market.
Examiner का जाल यह है कि विकल्प C में 'the conglomerate' भी अस्पष्टता दूर करता है, परंतु तब अर्थ तथ्यों के विपरीत हो जाता है।
Concept (Pronoun Ambiguity) In the original, they is ambiguous, since it could refer to either the conglomerate or the startup. The algorithm belonged to the startup, so Option B removes the ambiguity by naming 'the startup'. In A, who is wrong for a non-living noun.
✓ Correct sentence The multinational technology conglomerate officially absorbed the boutique software startup because the startup possessed a highly lucrative proprietary algorithm that promised to dominate the global market.
Examiner's Trap Using 'the conglomerate' in C also removes the ambiguity, but then the meaning contradicts the facts.
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.