Please read the passage and answer the question that follow.

A popular Bollywood movie 'Lagan' portrays India before Independence. Indians were ruled by the Britishers for many years. They were denied basic rights. The common and the lower strata of the society were not provided the privilege of education as the Britishers felt that 'Indians are not good enough'. They deliberately gave Indians less qualified jobs and kept highly qualified jobs for themselves.

Britishers attitude towards Indians was usually negative. Such negative attitude is termed as ______.

Prejudice

The correct answer is Option (1) → Prejudice

Prejudice is a negative attitude toward an individual or group based on their membership in a particular group, without any valid reason or personal experience. In the passage, the Britishers held a negative attitude toward Indians, believing they were not good enough and treating them unfairly. This unjustified negative attitude is known as prejudice.