Updated: Question in XAT 2012 Question Paper with Answers

A question in XAT 2012 Question Paper with Answers has been updated:

It _________ not look like a great deal today, but back then it was a coup: no man before ________ to import tea directly into Ireland.

The option that will best fill the blanks in the above sentences would be:

1. might, have ever dared
2. might, have dared
3. may, has dared
4. may, ever dared
5. may, had dared