Question

A complete ban ___(1)___ (impose) today on the reading and teaching of ‘Bhasha Manjan', a textbook for class VI students of DPS Hisar by the deputy commissioner.
a) Has been imposed
b) Had being imposed
c) Was being imposed
d) Was imposed

Answer 1

Hint: In the given question, we have to fill in the blank with the correct tense form of the word given in the bracket, that is, impose.

Complete answer:
 The word ‘impose' is a verb which means to force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone. For example, The decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others. The tenses given in given options are – past perfect tense, present perfect tense, past tense.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the given option :
Option ‘a’ is Has been imposed. It is the present perfect tense. It is composed of two elements: the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb (present tense), and the past participle of the main verb.
Option ‘b’ is Had been imposed. It is a past perfect continuous tense. It is incorrectly used as with ‘had been', the continuous form of the verb, that is, the ‘-ing’ form.
Option ‘c’ is Was being imposed. This is also an incorrect option, as this form of impose cannot be used in the given sentence. The tense is incorrectly used.
Option ‘d’ is Was imposed. It is the simple past tense of the verb ‘impose’. This is the only correct option as it will fill in the blank correctly.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Gere, the correct tense of the verb ‘impose’, to be filled in the given blank would be – Was imposed. The complete sentence would be – A complete ban was imposed today on the reading and teaching of ‘Bhasha Manjan', a textbook for class VI students of DPS Hisar by the deputy commissioner. Hence, option ‘d’ is the correct option.

Note:
 You don’t only have to find the correct form of the verb for this sentence, but also see that which one of the given options fits best in the given sentence. Try reading the whole sentence with all the four options, one by one.