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by pankajjindal » Fri Apr 05, 2013 4:06 am
The telecom minister had been indicted by the Supreme court in the 2G spectrum scam, which resulted in a loss of about $1.7 trillion to the exchequer.
A. had been indicted by the Supreme court in the 2G spectrum scam, which resulted
B. has been indicted in the 2G spectrum scam by the Supreme court, which resulted
C. has been indicted by the Supreme court in the 2G spectrum scam, which resulted
D. is indicted by the Supreme court in the 2G spectrum scam that resulted
E. has been indicted by the Supreme court in the 2G spectrum scam, resulting

b vs C

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Fri Apr 05, 2013 4:32 am
B indicates that the spectrum scam was done by the Supreme Court.
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by Lifetron » Fri Apr 05, 2013 4:37 am
pankajjindal wrote:The telecom minister had been indicted by the Supreme court in the 2G spectrum scam, which resulted in a loss of about $1.7 trillion to the exchequer.
A. had been indicted by the Supreme court in the 2G spectrum scam, which resulted
B. has been indicted in the 2G spectrum scam by the Supreme court, which resulted
C. has been indicted by the Supreme court in the 2G spectrum scam, which resulted
D. is indicted by the Supreme court in the 2G spectrum scam that resulted
E. has been indicted by the Supreme court in the 2G spectrum scam, resulting

B vs C
B can't be the right answer. In B, 'which' refers to the supreme court and implies that supreme court resulted in a loss !

Hence C !

Mitch's explanation - https://www.beatthegmat.com/telecom-mini ... 70413.html

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by Lifetron » Fri Apr 05, 2013 4:42 am
Can someone explain in detail why D is wrong here ?

I don't quite get the concept of indictment ! Everyone is getting that it took place sometime in the past. Why can't it happen now ? What is the indication that it took place in the past ?

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by veenu08 » Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:45 am
Can anyone explain why D is wrong here