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Language Comprehension Question on Grammar

In this question, you are given a sentence. A part of the sentence is underlined. This is followed by four ways of phrasing the underlined part. Choice (1) repeats the original; the other three are different. Select the version that best rephrases the underlined part
The state has at least twenty colleges of whom only six are officially recognised

A

Of whom only six are officially recognised.

B

Of whom only six have been officially recognised.

C

Of which only six have official recognition

D

Of which only six are officially recognized.

Answer

Of which only six are officially recognized.

Explanation

Solution

This option correctly uses "of which" because "colleges" refers to things (institutions), not people, and it is grammatically clear and concise.
The correct answer is (D): Of which only six are officially recognized.