Question

In an effort to recognise the sacrifices made by soldiers while...,........ (defend) the country,
the Government on Wednesday ......... (approve) the long-pending war memorial project
in the National Capital. The Union Cabinet gave the go-ahead for the 500-crore project
for .......... (build) a National War Memorial and a National War Museum near India
Gate in memory of over 22,500 soldiers who ........... (lay) down their lives.
The total time for completion of the entire project at Princess Park ........... (estimate) to
be five years. The prestigious project........... (be) monitored by a Committee ............ (chair)
by the Defence Secretary and assisted by a project management team ........... (ensure)
that the memorial is constructed within the stipulated time-frame.​

Answer 1

Answer:

In an effort to recognise the sacrifices made by soldiers while defending (defend) the country,

the Government on Wednesday approved (approve) the long-pending war memorial project

in the National Capital. The Union Cabinet gave the go-ahead for the 500-crore project

for building (build) a National War Memorial and a National War Museum near India

Gate in memory of over 22,500 soldiers who laid (lay) down their lives.

The total time for completion of the entire project at Princess Park was estimated (estimate) to

be five years. The prestigious project was (be) monitored by a Committee chaired (chair)

by the Defence Secretary and assisted by a project management team ensuring (ensure)

that the memorial is constructed within the stipulated time-frame.

Explanation:

1. This whole paragraph depends on oast tense. Hence past tense is the most relevant here...

Answer 2

In an effort to recognise the sacrifices made by soldiers while defending the country, the Government on Wednesday approved the long-pending war memorial project in the National Capital. The Union Cabinet gave the go-ahead for the 500-crore project for building a National War Memorial and a National War Museum near India. Gate in memory of over 22,500 soldiers who laid down their lives. The total time for completion of the entire project at Princess Park was estimated to be five years. The prestigious project was monitored by a Committee chaired by the Defence Secretary and assisted by a project management team ensuring

that the memorial is constructed within the stipulated time-frame.

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