Multiple choice

An introvert, religious-minded individual who had barely passed law, Gandhi’s rise to the position of eminence by 1928 surprised many, though Gokhale had since the 1900s been extolling Gandhi’s courage.

  1. Gandhi’s rise to the position of eminence by 1928 surprised many

  2. Gandhi’s rise in 1957 to the position of eminence surprised many

  3. Gandhi’s becoming eminent by 1928 surprised many

  4. Gandhi surprised many by rising to the position of eminence by 1928

  5. the position of eminence attained by Gandhi by 1928 surprised many
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The correct usage of modifiers is being tested here. An introvert, religious-minded individual who had barely passed law is modifying Gandhi, therefore the first word after the comma should be Gandhi which occurs only in 4. Hence (4)

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