Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the highlighted segment in the given sentence.
The COVID-19 pandemic led to trade disruptions worldwide, but the agricultural and food sector prove to more resilient than other sectors of the economy.

Correct option is A

✔️ The correct substitution is (a) proved to be more resilient.
Explanation: The sentence talks about a past event: “The COVID-19 pandemic led to trade disruptions...”. Therefore, any following clause should also be in past tense.
The incorrect part in the sentence is:
“…the agricultural and food sector prove to more resilient…”
Issues:
1. "Prove" is in present tense, which creates tense inconsistency.
2. "To more resilient" is grammatically incorrect — "to be" is needed before the adjective “resilient.”
Correct version:
“The agricultural and food sector proved to be more resilient...”
Grammatical rule used:
· Tense agreement rule: All parts of the sentence referring to a past event must be in past tense.
· When a verb like “prove” is followed by a complement (an adjective like resilient), use "to be" to link them.
✦ Hindi explanation: जब वाक्य भूतकाल ("led to") में है, तो “prove” को भी भूतकाल “proved” में बदलना चाहिए। और adjective "resilient" से पहले "to be" होना चाहिए ताकि वाक्य व्याकरण की दृष्टि से सही हो।