Multiple choice

Fill blank (i).

Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to the question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blank. 

The relations between India and Pakistan have always been ____(i)____. The very birth of Pakistan was ____(ii)____ by a lot of bloodshed and communal ____(iii)____. India was broken up ____(iv)____ the units - India and Pakistan. Pakistan was then made up of west Pakistan and east Pakistan. In course of time, east Pakistan raised a banner of ____(v)____ and got an independent status in the form of Bangladesh. The present Pakistan is thus a truncated Pakistan.

  1. changed

  2. changes

  3. change

  4. changing

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

Explanation for option 1: This is not grammatically correct. Explanation for option 2: This is not correct. Explanation for option 3: This is grammatically incorrect. Explanation for option 4: This is grammatically correct as “present perfect continuous” is required.