Fill in the blank with the correct option :
How did the thief …… the padlock.सही विकल्प से रिक्त स्थान भरिए :
How did the thief …… the padlock.

1. Aopen
2. Bopened
3. Chad opened
4. Dhad been opening

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Correct answer: A. open

Explanation

In a question the auxiliary 'did' already carries the past tense, so the main verb must stay in its bare infinitive form. Hence the sentence is 'How did the thief open the padlock ?'प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य में सहायक क्रिया 'did' पहले ही भूतकाल दर्शा देती है, इसलिए मुख्य क्रिया अपने मूल (bare infinitive) रूप में ही रहेगी। अतः वाक्य होगा 'How did the thief open the padlock ?'