SSC Selection Post 2025 PYQ — Question 66

Correct Answer:-

Din-i-Ilahi was a religion which Akbar the Great propounded. (Option 1)

Explanation:-

Identify the Passive Clause: The main voice conversion is required for the relative clause "which was propounded by Akbar the Great." The first part of the sentence ("Din-i-Ilahi was a religion") uses a linking verb and remains unchanged.

Identify Tense and Subject: The passive clause is in the Simple Past tense ("was propounded") and the agent performing the action is "Akbar the Great."

Passive to Active Conversion: To make the clause active, eliminate the auxiliary verb "was," move the agent "Akbar the Great" to the subject position before the verb, and use the simple past form of the main verb ("propounded"). This yields: "...which Akbar the Great propounded."

Key Points

Core Definition: Converting a relative clause from passive to active voice involves identifying the agent of action within the "by" phrase and making it the grammatical subject of that specific clause.

Grammatical Role: Maintaining tense consistency across clausal transformations by converting a simple past passive structure (was + V3) into a standard simple past active predicate (V2).