Multiple choice

During the famine of 1930s, land revenue evictions resulted in thousands of Ryots being deprived of their land that they can no longer afford rent.

  1. that they can

  2. that they could

  3. on which they can

  4. because they can

  5. for which they could
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The entire sentence is in simple past so 'could' is to be preferred over 'can'. Option (2) to make sense would require an 'of' at the end. Hence (5).

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