SSC CPO SI and ASI 2013 Paper

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Directions (Q. 176–180): In the following questions, a sentence is given, the underlined part of which may need improvement. Alternatives are given below at (1), (2), and (3), one of which may improve the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, the answer is (4).

Question : 179 of 200

Marks: +1, -0

If you were the Prime Minister of India, what steps would you have taken to end unemployment?

will you take
will you be taking
would you take
No improvement

Validate

Solution:

(3) In hypothetical conditional sentences, ‘If + Subject + were’ is followed for the ‘if clause’ and ‘subject + would +

\V_1

’ is followed for the main clause. Thus, ‘would you take’ will replace ‘would you have taken’.

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