{"id":38805,"date":"2024-04-15T10:40:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T10:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=38805"},"modified":"2024-04-15T10:40:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T10:40:57","slug":"i-listened-but-i-had-no-idea-what-he-was-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/i-listened-but-i-had-no-idea-what-he-was-about\/","title":{"rendered":"I listened, but I had no idea what he was . . . . . . . . about."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9e9b7c04db8\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    saying                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    telling  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