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vineetbatra
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69. Once they had seen the report from the medical examiner, the investigators did not doubt whether the body recovered from the river was the man who had attempted to escape from the state prison.
(A) did not doubt whether the body recovered from
the river was
(B) have no doubt whether the body recovered
from the river was
(C) had not doubted that the body recovered from
the river was
(D) have no doubt whether the body recovered
from the river was that of
(E) had no doubt that the body recovered from the
river was that of
Correct choice is E, I selected D. The reason I selected D is because I did not like had in E. Sequence of events - See Medical reports, and then No Doubt. So in time no doubt was after seeing the report, so we should not use had. We can use have because the doubt was cleared in the past and it is just continued affect of the past. This is what MGMAT SC Guide also says.
Any thoughts?
(A) did not doubt whether the body recovered from
the river was
(B) have no doubt whether the body recovered
from the river was
(C) had not doubted that the body recovered from
the river was
(D) have no doubt whether the body recovered
from the river was that of
(E) had no doubt that the body recovered from the
river was that of
Correct choice is E, I selected D. The reason I selected D is because I did not like had in E. Sequence of events - See Medical reports, and then No Doubt. So in time no doubt was after seeing the report, so we should not use had. We can use have because the doubt was cleared in the past and it is just continued affect of the past. This is what MGMAT SC Guide also says.
Any thoughts?
