2026 · Q36
Directions : In the following items a pair of sentences (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second sentence to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1. The Indian team won the championship.
S2. They were struggling in the preliminary rounds.
The second sentence :
EnglishCorrelating Sentences
- Acontradicts the first
- Bcontrasts with the first
- Cconfirms the first
- Dqualifies the first
Explanation
S1 announces the victory and S2 adds the backstory that the team struggled in the preliminary rounds. This does not oppose or undo the win; it adds a limiting circumstance that colours how we understand it — a comeback narrative. Adding such a modifying circumstance to a statement is to qualify it. Hence the answer is (d) qualifies the first.