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Question from JKSSB JKP Constable 2024 Written
English Jammu & Kashmir Services Selection Board Last updated May 9, 2026
JKSSB Written 2024

In this question, the sentence is broken into four parts. Find out the error part in the sentence from the given options and mark your answer.
Yesterday, the wild animal destroyed (a)/ crops at a nascent stage (b)/ and cause huge losses (c)/ to the farmers (d).

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Correct Answer: Option C — and cause huge losses
Logical Breakdown
Identify the Time Marker: The sentence begins with the word "Yesterday," which establishes that the entire event took place in the past.

The First Action: The first verb is "destroyed," which is correctly written in the Simple Past Tense.

The Second Action: The second verb, "cause," is currently in the Present Tense. To maintain consistency with "Yesterday" and "destroyed," it must be changed to its past tense form: caused.

Corrected Sentence
Yesterday, the wild animal destroyed crops at a nascent stage and caused huge losses to the farmers.
Answer verified by Quintessence Classes faculty — Karan Nagar, Srinagar.

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JKSSB JKP Constable 2024 Written

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Exam JKSSB
Recruitment JKP Constable
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Year 2024
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