Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a part of the sentence is left blank. You are to choose from the five options given below, the one which best fills the blank.

Political power is just as permanent as today's newspaper. Ten years down the line, _______ who the most powerful man in any state was today.

  1. who cares

  2. nobody will remember what was written in today's newspaper or

  3. few will know, or care about

  4. when a lot of water will have passed under the bridge, who will care

  5. it would hardly matter

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

The blank has to be filled in by a phrase in future tense. This eliminates (1) and (5). The comparison is between a newspaper and a political power. The sentence ought to include a reference to a newspaper, apart from a political power.