alleryPick the correct form: The Sun ____ in the east every day.
AWill rise in future once
BRose in the past once
CIs rising right now once
DRises
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Rises
1. This is a universal truth.
2. Universal truths are written in Simple Present.
3. Third-person singular 'The Sun' takes -s form.
4. So 'rises' is correct.
_Source: SSC Stenographer Study Material, Chapter on Tenses (jkchrome.com, Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on Simple Present_
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