Until Iran came along, India had never been
in kabaddi.
Options:
(A) defeated
(B) defeating
(C) defeat
(D) defeatist
GA
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GATE 2019 General Aptitude (GA) Set-8
Official Answer Key:
A
Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation
### **Official Solution & Concept Analysis (GATE BT 2019 Q.5)**
**1. Governing Concept**:
- **Topic**: Verbal Ability & Grammatical Collocations / Perfect Passive Aspect
- Sentence context: *"Until Iran came along, India had never been _______ in kabaddi."*
- Requires past participle verb indicating defeat / subjugation in sports competition $\rightarrow$ **"defeated"** / **"beaten"**.
- Fits the historical sports fact where India's men's kabaddi team was undefeated until the 2018 Asian Games defeat by Iran.
**2. Option Analysis**:
- **Option (A) [defeated / beaten] is CORRECT**: Grammatically idiomatic past participle completing the passive verb phrase "had never been defeated".
- **Option (B) is INCORRECT**: Mismatched aspect.
- **Option (C) is INCORRECT**: Incorrect semantic tone.
- **Option (D) is INCORRECT**: Grammatically unfitting.
**3. Final Answer**:
- **Correct Choice**: **A**
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