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NDA 2 2025 GAT, question 9

Topic: Active and passive voice

Directions · Q9 to Q10

Following items have sentences in active voice with four options. One of the options converts the active voice into passive voice correctly. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

Q9

The king who the people loved built the castle five centuries ago

  1. (a) The castle was built five centuries ago by the king who was loved by the peopleCorrect answer
  2. (b) The castle was built five centuries ago by the king who loved the people
  3. (c) The castle built five centuries ago by the king loved by the people
  4. (d) The castle was built five centuries ago by the people who were loved by the king

Solution.

Answer: (a) The castle was built five centuries ago by the king who was loved by the people

  1. The castle becomes the subject of “was built”.
  2. The king remains the builder, and “who was loved by the people” preserves who loved whom in the relative clause.
  3. Only (a) correctly passivizes both clauses without reversing their roles.