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GATE 2025 ST – Question 2

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

The President, along with the Council of Ministers, ______ to visit India next week. Select the most appropriate option.

  1. wish
  2. wishes
  3. will wish
  4. is wishing

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Correct answer: (B) wishes

Explanation

The grammatical subject is the singular President. The intervening “along with” phrase does not make it plural. The appropriate simple-present agreement is **wishes, B**.

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