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Multiple Choice Questions

Select the most appropriate option for blank No 1 ........

English Language (RRB-B) Cloze test

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. 1.

with

when

Explanation:

The word to be used in the blank is 'with'.

Here it means --after the decline of the Mughal empire.
The rest of the options are incorrect as they mean:
When: at or on which (referring to a time or circumstance)
In: expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else
On: physically in contact with and supported by (a surface)
Although "in" and "on" have several other meanings, all of them would make the sentence given in the question grammatically incorrect.
Hence the correct answer is option 1.

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