Multiple choice

In an age when it was unusual to do it, Jamsetji Tata invested in such business ventures as an iron & steel company and a world class hotel.

  1. it was unusual to do it

  2. it was unusual to do so

  3. doing that was unusual

  4. that was an unusual thing to be doing

  5. it was not usual to do
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect because of wrong use of 'it' without a proper antecedent. Options (3) & (4) are incorrect because of wrong use of 'that'. Option (5) is incorrect because of the replacement of 'unusual' by 'not usual'. Hence (2).

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