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Correct option: A — Akasa Air planning to acquire

Akasa Air planning to acquire Present continuous tense is used to describe an action that is currently in progress. ‘Singular subject + is + Ving’ is the correct grammatical structure for this sentence. Hence, ‘Akasa Air is planning to acquire’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — I was with the impression

I was with the impression ‘Under the impression’ is used when a person thinks that something is true, but in reality it is not. ‘With’ must be replaced with ‘under’. Hence, ‘I was under the impression’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — in a deserting quarry near New York,

in a deserting quarry near New York. Present participle (Ving) is used to denote an action in progress at the same time as another action. Past participle(V3) is used to denote an action already completed. The quarry had been deserted before the ground-breaking discovery. Hence, ‘in a deserted quarry near New York’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — don’t they?

don’t they? According to the “Question Tag rule”, if the statement is positive, the question tag will be negative & vice-versa. However, the sentence and the question tag must be in the same tense. Similarly, the given sentence is negative so the question tag will be positive(do). Hence, ‘do they?’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — it be much quicker

it be much quicker Simple future tense is used to indicate an action that will happen in the future. The given sentence talks about reaching quickly in the future when the road is finished. ‘Will + V1(be)’ is the correct grammatical structure for this sentence. Hence, ‘it will be much quicker’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — has done everything

has done everything The given sentence is in the past tense, therefore ‘has’ must be replaced with the helping verb ‘had’ of past perfect tense. Hence, ‘had done everything’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — I, you and she

I, you and she If two or more singular pronouns are used together, the correct order is 231 according to the person they denote. Therefore, the correct order for the given sentence is You(2nd person), she(3rd person) and I(1st person). Hence, ‘You, she and I’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — five thousand rupees all together

five thousand rupees all together ‘All together’ must be replaced with ‘altogether’, which means totally. Hence, ‘five thousand rupees altogether’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — on

on ‘On’ is used to indicate a specific occasion or day. ‘During’ is used to indicate a specific period of time. Similarly, ‘pandemic’ is a specific period of time. Hence, ‘during’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — will plant last January

will plant last January The phrase ‘last January’ indicates the use of simple past tense. ‘Will plant’ must be replaced with the past form ‘planted’. Hence, ‘planted last January’ is the most appropriate answer.