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GATE 2017 EE – Question 1

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

After Rajendra Chola returned from his voyage to Indonesia, he ______ to visit the temple in Thanjavur.

  1. was wishing
  2. is wishing
  3. wished
  4. had wished

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Correct answer: (C) wished

Explanation

The sentence is a simple narration in the past tense: he returned, and he "wished" to visit the temple. "Was wishing" and "had wished" make the sequence awkward, and "is wishing" is present tense, which does not fit a story told in the past.