{"id":12659,"date":"2024-04-15T04:05:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=12659"},"modified":"2024-04-15T04:05:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:05:37","slug":"the-best-time-to-plant-tree-was-20-years-ago-second-best-time-is-now-a-a-the-b-an-the-c-the-the-d-none-of-the-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-best-time-to-plant-tree-was-20-years-ago-second-best-time-is-now-a-a-the-b-an-the-c-the-the-d-none-of-the-above\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The best time to plant . . . . . . . . tree was 20 years ago. . . . . . . . . second best time is now.&#8221; A. a, the B. an, the C. the, the D. none of the above"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;a, the&#8221; option2=&#8221;an, the&#8221; option3=&#8221;the, the&#8221; option4=&#8221;none of the above&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>C. the, the<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sentence is a proverb that means that the best time to do something is always in the past, but the second best time is now. 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