Direction : The following sentence three possible substitutes are given for the underlined part. If one of them is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer-Sheet against the corresponding letter (A), (B) or (C). If none of the substitutes improves the sentence, indicate (D) as your response on the Answer-Sheet.

Maharshi Kapil is one of holiest saints of India.

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BPSC AE Paper 1 (General English) 10 Nov 2022 Official Paper

Answer 1

The correct answer is 'is one of the holiest'.

Key Points

The primary issue in the sentence is the omission of the article "the" before the term "holiest saints."
Superlative adjectives like "holiest" usually require the definite article "the" before them.
The correct phrase should be "one of the holiest," ensuring grammatical correctness and clarity.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.

Correct Sentence: "Maharshi Kapil is one of the holiest saints of India."

Additional Information

Option 1: "has been one of holiest" – This option is incorrect because it still omits the article "the" before "holiest."
Option 2: "was one of holiest" – This option is incorrect because it also omits the article "the" and changes the tense unnecessarily.
Option 4: "No improvement" – This option is incorrect because the original sentence is missing the article "the."