GATE CS 2017 Set 1 — Question 56

MCQ+1 / -0.33EasyEnglish Grammar (Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions)Verbal AptitudeGeneral Aptitude

General Aptitude → Verbal Aptitude → English Grammar (Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions)

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Question

After Rajendra Chola returned from his voyage to Indonesia, he__________to visit the temple in Thanjavur.

Correct answer (C) wished Solution The sentence describes a sequence of events that happened in the past. The first event, 'Rajendra Chola returned', is in the simple past tense. The action of wishing to visit the temple happened after his return. Let's analyze the options: (A) 'was wishing' (past continuous) is used for an ongoing action in the past. It doesn't fit the context of a single desire or decision that followed an event. (B) 'is wishing' (present continuous) is incorrect because the entire context is in the past. (C) 'wished' (simple past) correctly indicates a completed action or state that occurred in the past, following the action of returning. (D) 'had wished' (past perfect) would imply that the wish occurred before he returned, which contradicts the logical flow suggested by 'After...'. Therefore, the simple past tense 'wished' is the most appropriate choice to maintain the chronological sequence of past events. Turn this into a strength. Explore AI-powered practice and doubt support with Success Tracker.

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Correct answer (C) wished Solution The sentence describes a sequence of events that happened in the past. The first event, 'Rajendra Chola returned', is in the simple past tense. The action of wishing to visit the temple happened after his return. Let's analyze the options: (A) 'was wishing' (past continuous) is used for an ongoing action in the past. It doesn't fit the context of a single desire or decision that followed an event. (B) 'is wishing' (present continuous) is incorrect because the entire context is in the past. (C) 'wished' (simple past) correctly indicates a completed action or state that occurred in the past, following the action of returning. (D) 'had wished' (past perfect) would imply that the wish occurred before he returned, which contradicts the logical flow suggested by 'After...'. Therefore, the simple past tense 'wished' is the most appropriate choice to maintain the chronological sequence of past events.

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