Multiple choice

From the time of its colonisation by the British in 1764 until its liberation in 1947, India was a resentful and torn country; a kind of internecine conflict raged in the society between those who wanted to cooperate with the British with those who opposed them.

  1. between those who wanted to cooperate with the British with those who opposed them

  2. between those who wanted to cooperate with the British and those who opposed them

  3. between those wanting to cooperate with the British with those opposing them

  4. among those who wanted to cooperate with the British and those who opposed them

  5. among those wanting to cooperate with the British with those opposing them
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B Correct answer
Explanation

‘among’ is incorrect for comparison between two things; ‘between’ being the right construct. The correct usage is ‘between X and Y’. Hence (2)

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