Multiple choice

The third world countries refer to

  1. the advanced countries of the world

  2. totally backward countries of the world

  3. developing countries

  4. the countries which are directly or indirectly involved in military alliances
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Explanation

The term 'Third World' originally referred to countries that were not aligned with either the Western bloc (First World) or the Eastern bloc (Second World) during the Cold War. Over time, it evolved to mean developing or less economically developed countries, though this usage is now considered outdated and often replaced with 'Global South' or 'developing nations'.

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