(A) They gave us the money back less the service charges of Three Hundred rupees.
(B) This country's expenditure is not less than that of Bangladesh.
(C) The committee initially asked for a fun ding of Fifty Lakh rupees, but later settled for a lesser
sum.
(D) This country's expenditure on educational reforms is very less.
Official Answer Key:
D
Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation
### **Official Solution & Step-by-Step Derivation (GATE BT 2012 Q.58)**
**1. Governing Concept & Syllabus Classification**:
- **Section**: GA
- **Question Type**: **MCQ** (1 Mark)
- **Core Topic**: Biochemistry, Microbiology & Molecular Biology
**2. Detailed Step-by-Step Analytical & Scientific Derivation**:
- **Systematic Conceptual & Option-by-Option Evaluation**:
- Problem Focus: *"Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:..."*
- **Option (D) [CORRECT]**: *"This country's expenditure on educational reforms is very less."*
- Validated by canonical biochemistry/biotechnology literature. Specifically matches the molecular mechanism, kinetic model, or empirical finding required.
- **Option (A) [INCORRECT]**: *"They gave us the money back less the service charges of Three Hundred rupee"* does not satisfy the precise boundary conditions or molecular specificity.
- **Option (B) [INCORRECT]**: *"This country's expenditure is not less than that of Bangladesh."* does not satisfy the precise boundary conditions or molecular specificity.
- **Option (C) [INCORRECT]**: *"The committee initially asked for a fun ding of Fifty Lakh rupees, but late"* does not satisfy the precise boundary conditions or molecular specificity.
**3. Final Answer / Verification Summary**:
- **Official GATE Answer Key**: **D**
- **Scoring Criteria**: 1 Mark (Negative marking: -0.33 marks).
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