Govt Exams
When 'not only...but also' is used, the verb agrees with the nearest subject. Here, 'principal' (singular) is nearest, so 'is' should be used.
Past continuous 'was presenting' indicates an action in progress, and simple past 'walked' shows the interrupting action. This correctly uses the past perfect construction.
In British English, collective nouns like 'committee' can take plural verbs, but in Indian and American English, they typically take singular verbs. 'The committee has decided' is correct.
Which statement is best supported by the passage?
The passage acknowledges AI's advantages (early disease detection) while emphasizing the importance of human judgment, supporting option B.
'Producing' maintains parallel structure with the main clause about the ecosystem maturing and creating opportunities.
1) Machine learning algorithms analyze patterns in consumer behavior.
2) Companies use this data to personalize customer experiences.
3) E-commerce platforms collect vast amounts of customer data daily.
4) This personalization has significantly increased conversion rates.
Logical flow: data collection (3) → analysis using ML (1) → personalization application (2) → results (4).
The government's stricter regulations and companies' warnings about challenges suggest potential conflict between the two parties.
'Ephemeral' means temporary or short-lived, so 'permanent' is the opposite.
'Team' is singular (needs 'has'), and 'algorithms' is plural (needs 'ones'), so both A and C are errors.
'Consequently' shows the logical result of the increasing complexity, making the sentence coherent.