Question

    Directions (101 – 120): In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

    Of Kashmir, young girls (A)/ fought the burqa and

    social (B) / stigma to play ice hockey and football. (C) / No error (D)
    A A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Replace OF with IN. OF shows possession or belongingness, IN describes something that is enclosed/surrounded/Inside. Here it is expressed in the sentence that the young girls did something in Kashmir. If, belongingness was to be talked about, then, ‘young girls of Kashmir’, should be used.

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