Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. If India had not been partitioned in 1947 and Pakistan hived off it, its western frontier would have extended to the Persian Gulf.

  1. hived of it

  2. hived in it

  3. hived at it

  4. hived on it

  5. No correction required

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

'Off' indicates separation