No filing of tax return

I was revising taxation using BPP revising booklet for 17/18

In the first section, question 19, page 7, they asked “Daljit received HMRC’s notice to submit his self-assessment tax returns for the year 2017/2018. He did not submit the return by the due date.

What can HMRC do to collect any taxes owing in respect of Daljit’s unfiled return?

A. Start a compliance check into the return.
B. Make a determination.
C. Raise a discovery assessment.
D. Offer an internal interview.”

After finishing the exam, I went to answer section and check, BPP’s answer is “A. Start a compliance check into the return”.

However right down below, they contradicted themselves with Examiners’ comment stating that, and I quoted “However, the correct answer (a determination) was the second most popular choice.[…] Realising that a compliance check by its very nature involves a submitted return could have easily ruled this option out.”

I feel like the comment is more sensible, however I’m not too sure if a determination is a correct answer. If possible I would love to hear more from this question. Thank you very much for reply to this threat.