Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Today she was an accomplished singer because she had trained under an acclaimed guru in her youth.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'singer because she had trained' अनुचित past perfect जैसा प्रतीत हुआ; परंतु 'had trained' पहले के कारण के लिए उचित है, और त्रुटि 'Today' के साथ 'was' में है।'singer because she had trained' looked like a misused past perfect; but 'had trained' is correct for the earlier cause, and the error is 'was' beside 'Today'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'under an acclaimed guru' में 'under' अटपटा प्रतीत हुआ; परंतु 'train under a guru' मानक प्रयोग है, और दोष 'was' में है, जो 'Today' से टकराता है।'under an acclaimed guru' made 'under' look odd; but 'train under a guru' is standard, and the fault is 'was', which clashes with 'Today'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'had trained' उचित है, इसलिए पूरा वाक्य सही प्रतीत हुआ; परंतु 'was', 'Today' से टकराता है, जो दर्शाता है कि वह अब singer है, अतः 'is' होना चाहिए।'had trained' is fine, so the whole sentence seems to pass; but 'was' clashes with 'Today', which shows she is a singer now, so it must be 'is'.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (A) Today she was an accomplished
Today यह दर्शाता है कि वह अब एक singer (गायिका) है, अतः was गलत है; युवावस्था में प्रशिक्षण लेना पहले का कारण है।
Concept: present time word (today) के साथ present tense (वर्तमान काल) आता है; पहले घटित कारण past में आता है।
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Today she is an accomplished singer because she had trained under an acclaimed guru in her youth.
'No error' भ्रामक है, क्योंकि 'had trained' सही है, परंतु 'was' Today से मेल नहीं खाता।
सरल अर्थ: आज वह एक निपुण गायिका है, क्योंकि उसने युवावस्था में एक प्रसिद्ध गुरु से प्रशिक्षण लिया था।
Today shows that she is a singer now, so was is wrong; her training in youth is the earlier cause.
Concept: A present time word (today) takes the present tense; the earlier cause takes the past.
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Today she is an accomplished singer because she had trained under an acclaimed guru in her youth.
'No error' is tempting because 'had trained' is fine, but 'was' clashes with 'Today'.
बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer
B'singer because she had trained' अनुचित past perfect जैसा प्रतीत हुआ; परंतु 'had trained' पहले के कारण के लिए उचित है, और त्रुटि 'Today' के साथ 'was' में है।'singer because she had trained' looked like a misused past perfect; but 'had trained' is correct for the earlier cause, and the error is 'was' beside 'Today'.
C'under an acclaimed guru' में 'under' अटपटा प्रतीत हुआ; परंतु 'train under a guru' मानक प्रयोग है, और दोष 'was' में है, जो 'Today' से टकराता है।'under an acclaimed guru' made 'under' look odd; but 'train under a guru' is standard, and the fault is 'was', which clashes with 'Today'.
D'had trained' उचित है, इसलिए पूरा वाक्य सही प्रतीत हुआ; परंतु 'was', 'Today' से टकराता है, जो दर्शाता है कि वह अब singer है, अतः 'is' होना चाहिए।'had trained' is fine, so the whole sentence seems to pass; but 'was' clashes with 'Today', which shows she is a singer now, so it must be 'is'.
Source: CDS I 2026। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: CDS I 2026. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.