Question

A proposal has been made to trim the horns from rhinoceroses to discourage poachers; the question is whether tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses after their horns are trimmed.

• A. Whether tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses after their horns are
• B. Whether tourists will continue to visit game parks to see one once their horns are
• C. Whether tourists will continue to visit game parks to see rhinoceroses once the animals' horns have been
• D. If tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses once the animals' horns are
• E. If tourists will continue to visit game parks to see one after the animals' horns have been

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Whether tourists will continue to visit game parks to see rhinoceroses once the animals' horns have been

The use of 'whether' denotes an alternative - a question of whether this happens or not- but 'if' (if X then Y) denotes condition and is unfit in this context. This eliminates D and E. Now, in this context 'to visit and see' is inappropriate as it implies no specific purpose whereas 'to visit to see' does imply the purpose that is required here. The use of the plural pronoun 'their' in option B (when it is preceded by the singular 'one') is illogical as it seems to refer to the tourists themselves. By avoiding all these errors, option C becomes the correct answer.