The Tamil version of __________ John Abraham-starrer Madras Cafe __________ cleared by the Censor Board with no cuts last week, but the film's distributor __________ no takers among the exhibitors for a release in Tamilnadu __________ this Friday. A. Mr., was, found, on B. a, was, found, at C. the, was, found, on D. a, is, found, at

GATE 2015 · General Aptitude · English Grammar · medium

Answer: C. the, was, found, on

1. Choose the article for blank 1: Madras Cafe is a specific known Bollywood film. The definite article 'the' is correct. Options A (Mr.) is nonsensical. Options B and D use 'a' (indefinite), which is wrong for a named specific film. Only C uses 'the'.
2. Determine tense for blank 2: The sentence says 'last week', confirming past time. 'Was' (simple past passive auxiliary) is required. Option D uses 'is' (present tense), which contradicts 'last week'. Options B and C both use 'was', but B has 'a' for blank 1.
3. Confirm blanks 3 and 4: Blank 3: 'found' is correct — the distributor found (discovered/encountered) no takers. Blank 4: 'on this Friday' is correct preposition usage for a day. Option C gives: the, was, found, on — all four blanks correct.