Select the option that will substitute the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no substitution is needed, select ‘No substitution required’.

Among applied sciences, medicine is one which have given man some power over death.

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SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I Official Paper 6 (Held On : 16 Aug 2021 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is "is one which has given."

Key Points

In the given sentence, the subject 'medicine' is singular, requiring singular verb agreement.
The use of 'have' is incorrect since it is the plural form.
The verb 'has given' correctly portrays the singular verb agreement (“medicine has given”), and it properly indicates the effect of medicine giving man some power over death, a continuous or ongoing aspect.
Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 3'.

Additional Information

Option 1 'is the one that gave' is incorrect for changing 'which has given' to 'which gave', making it about a specific moment in the past rather than an ongoing situation.
Option 4 'are one which is is given' is grammatically incorrect as it uses the incorrect verb.
- The subject'medicine' is singular, requiring a singular verb 'is',, and the correct form 'has given' is also missing.