Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

The introduction of UID is expected to help India assign a unique number to its population and will be able to distribute resources effectively than the present PDS system.

  1. The introduction of UID is expected to help India assign a unique number to its population and will be able to distribute resources effectively than the present PDS system.

  2. The introduction of UID, which is expected to help India assign a unique number to its population, will be able to distribute resources effectively than the present PDS system.

  3. Newly introduced UID, which is expected to help India assign a unique number to each member of its population, will help to distribute resources more effectively than the present PDS system can.

  4. A newly introduced UID, which is expected to help India assign a unique number to each member of population, will be able to effectively distribute resources in comparison to the present PDS system.

  5. The introduction of UID is expected to help India assign a unique number to its population and be able to distribute resources more effectively than the present PDS system can.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; removes the ambiguity about the subject of the sentence and correctly refers to UID as the subject; makes correct comparison by adding 'can' after 'PDS system'.

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