Question

Read the sentence given below and ll in the blanks in it by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow :
He was (a) ________ at the news (b) _________ the success of a poor candidate (c) _________ got the highest number of votes in Bihar election.
(a)
(i) surprising
(ii) surprise
(iii) surprised
(iv) having surprised

(b)
(i) of
(ii) for
(iii) to
(iv) by

(c)
(i) which
(ii) whose
(iii) whom
(iv) who

Answer 1

He was surprised at the news of  the success of a poor candidate who got the highest number of votes in Bihar election.

Answer 2

(a) Surprised (iii)  

     Since the incident took place in the past, the verb used should be also in the past. Hence the option “surprised” is used.

(b) By (iv)

      By is the preposition used to denote the way how the action is done.  

(c) Who (iv)

       In the given option who is the correct question word used to denote the subject of the sentence.