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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

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Question:

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

The British Raj regularly ______ vernacular newspapers that printed articles advocating for India home rule.

Options:

prescribed

proscribed

probated

popularised

Correct Answer:

proscribed

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → $n^{2}$

Proscribed is the correct answer.

Proscribed means to forbid or prohibit something.
The British Raj would have forbidden or banned newspapers that advocated for Indian home rule.

The other options don't fit the context: