Abhishek ..... (be+go) to Bengaluru to meet his friend who ..... (be) an IAS officer.

Category: Miscellaneous Indian Gk

Hint: Consider the time frame and the permanence of the action.

Correct Answer: A) Is going, is.

Exam Relevance: CBSE, ICSE, SSC, CLAT, LSAT

Difficulty: Easy

Explanations:

The question tests the correct usage of verb tenses in English, specifically the present continuous tense and the present simple tense. The sentence "Abhishek ..... (be+go) to Bengaluru to meet his friend who ..... (be) an IAS officer" requires the appropriate tense to describe the actions and states involved.

The present continuous tense is used to describe actions that are happening now or are planned in the near future. It is formed with the auxiliary verb "be" (is, am, are) and the present participle of the main verb (going). In the sentence, "Abhishek is going to Bengaluru" indicates a planned action in the near future. This is the correct usage because the action of going to Bengaluru is a future event that is planned and likely to happen soon.

The present simple tense is used to describe permanent states or habitual actions. It is formed with the base form of the verb (is). In the sentence, "his friend is an IAS officer" describes a permanent state or a current job title. This is the correct usage because being an IAS officer is a permanent state that does not change frequently.

Option A, "Is going, is," is the correct answer because it correctly uses the present continuous tense for the planned action and the present simple tense for the permanent state. The other options are incorrect because they either use the wrong tense for the context or do not match the required tenses for the actions and states described in the sentence.

Option Analysis:

Option A: This option is correct. "Is going" indicates a planned action in the near future, and "is" is used to describe a permanent state, such as a job title.
Option B: This option is incorrect. "Was going" and "was" are in the past tense, which does not match the context of a future action and a current job title.
Option C: This option is incorrect. "Is going" is correct for the future action, but "was" is incorrect for describing a current job title, which should be in the present tense.
Option D: This option is incorrect. One of the other options correctly matches the context of the sentence.

Mnemonic: Think "Is going" for actions happening now, "Is" for permanent states.

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