Select the <strong>MOST APPROPRIATE</strong> option to fill in blank (1).

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the <strong>MOST APPROPRIATE</strong> word from the options given for each number.<br>Colonial administrations often ........(1)........ indigenous customs, imposing foreign ideologies that ........(2)........ existing social structures. These policies frequently ........(3)........ nationalist movements, leaving enduring legacies of both resistance and adaptation throughout the subcontinent's complex historical landscape, affecting generations in cultural, political, and social spheres.

  1. A. perpetuated
  2. B. extolled
  3. C. subverted ✓
  4. D. valorized

Correct Answer: C. subverted

Explanation

To 'subvert' means to undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution, which aligns with 'imposing foreign ideologies' over indigenous customs.

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