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GATE 2021 AG – Question 1

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

The people ______ were at the demonstration were from all sections of society.

  1. whose
  2. which
  3. who
  4. whom

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Correct answer: (C) who

Explanation

The blank introduces a relative clause referring to people and acts as its subject: “who were at the demonstration”. Whom is an object form; whose indicates possession. Therefore **who, C** completes the sentence.

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