SSC Steno 202610 Sep 2026Shift IIVoice (Active & Passive)

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

The stolen painting was recovered by the police.

Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation

Answer: (A) The police recovered the stolen painting.

was recovered by the police
Active voice में doer subject (कर्ता) बन जाता है और tense वही रहता है: was + V3 → V2।
✓
The police recovered the stolen painting.
'had recovered' Past Indefinite (सामान्य भूत काल) को Past Perfect (पूर्ण भूत काल) में बदल देता है, जो यहाँ नहीं होना चाहिए।
सरल अर्थ: पुलिस ने चुराई गई पेंटिंग बरामद कर ली।
was recovered by the police
In the active voice the doer becomes the subject and the tense stays the same: was + V3 → V2.
✓
The police recovered the stolen painting.
'had recovered' changes the past indefinite into the past perfect.

बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer

B'recovers' सामान्य कथन के लिए स्वाभाविक प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु 'was recovered' भूतकाल है, अतः कर्तृवाच्य में भूतकालिक 'recovered' चाहिए।'recovers' seemed natural for a general statement. But 'was recovered' is past, so the active must be the past 'recovered'.
C'had recovered' पूर्ण क्रिया दर्शाता प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु 'was recovered' सामान्य भूतकाल है, और past perfect (पूर्ण भूत काल) काल बदल देता है।'had recovered' seemed to show a completed action. But 'was recovered' is simple past, and the past perfect changes the tense.
D'The stolen painting recovers the police' में दोनों संज्ञाएँ गलत ढंग से बदली गईं। परंतु करने वाला 'the police' कर्ता होना चाहिए और painting कर्म।'The stolen painting recovers the police' swaps the two nouns wrongly. But the doer, 'the police', must be the subject and the painting the object.

Source: SSC Steno 2026 · 10 Sep 2026 · Shift II। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC Steno 2026 · 10 Sep 2026 · Shift II. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.