Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_2471 MCQ • 2 Marks

Section 8: General Aptitude

Verbal Aptitude

Subtopic: Basic English Grammar & Vocabulary

Question Statement:

Scarcely had the harvester entered the field when the sudden downpour ______ operations.

Options:

  • (A) halted
  • (B) had halted
  • (C) halts
  • (D) has halted

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

The correlative structure 'Scarcely had... when' connects a past perfect clause with a simple past clause ('halted').
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