{"id":12234,"date":"2024-04-15T03:59:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=12234"},"modified":"2024-04-15T03:59:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:59:24","slug":"i-this-book-since-morning-a-had-been-reading-b-has-been-reading-c-have-had-read-d-shall-be-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/i-this-book-since-morning-a-had-been-reading-b-has-been-reading-c-have-had-read-d-shall-be-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"I . . . . . . . . this book since morning. 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