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GATE 2024 XH2 (English) – Question 15

Reasoning and Comprehension · Verbal reasoning and comprehension · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Fill in the blanks with the correct combination of tenses for the given sentence:

Darwin’s work (i)______ a related effect that (ii)______ influenced the development of environmental politics – a ‘decentering’ of the human being.

  1. (i) have (ii) had
  2. (i) had (ii) have
  3. (i) had (ii) has
  4. (i) has (ii) have

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Correct answer: (C) (i) had (ii) has

Explanation

“Darwin's work” is singular and the work belongs to the past, so “had a related effect”. The effect continues to influence politics today, and “effect” is singular, so “has influenced”.