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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The political condition of India in the eighteenth century was one of extreme disunity.
(1)______ the decline of the Mughal empire, no (2)______ Indian power emerged to take its (3)______ in strength and prestige and to unite the (4)______ under a central authority. The Marathas who rose (5)______ the position of pre-eminence among the new Indian states did not prove capable of fulfilling that task.
Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
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Download Solution PDFThe word to be used in the blank is --country.
Country-- is a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.
The sentence now means that after the decline of the Mughal empire, no further Indian power emerged to unite the country, which is India, under a central authority.
The rest of the options are incorrect as they mean:
Territory: an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state
State: The word --state-- is sometimes used to denote subdivisions of the country as in India or as areas with a lot of powers like states in the United States or even for countries. An example of the latter is international conventions and agreements which refer to --state parties to the convention...etc.
So India is a country. It can also be referred to as a --state-- in some international conventions and legal documents
Region: an area, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.
Hence the correct answer is option 3.
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