Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

‘Discovery of India’ _______ by Jawaharlal Nehru.

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  1. have been written
  2. has written
  3. has been written
  4. have written

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Option 3 : has been written
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The correct answer is has been written

Key Points

The sentence talks about how 'Discovery of India' is a book written by Jawaharlal Nehru. 

  • As can be seen from the apostrophes before and after 'Discovery of India', it can be deduced that it is the title or name of something. 
  • The use of the preposition 'by' before 'Jawaharlal Nehru' implies that he is the agent carrying out the action in the sentence.
  • Since there is only one title, it can be assumed that the item is singular. 
  • This means that the verb in the blank should also be singular. 
  • Thus, options  1 and 4 are eliminated because they have a plural verb 'have'
  • Option 2 is incorrect because the absence of the verb 'been' implies that 'Jawaharlal Nehru' is something that has been written by 'Discovery of India', and this not true. ( we need the passive form)

Hint

  • The knowledge that 'Discovery of India' is a single book written by Jawaharlal Nehru would help the reader eliminate options implying a plural noun. 

Thus, the correct answer is option 3.  

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