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Question
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
...tea is one of the mainstays of civilization in the country.
Options
a society in an advanced state of social development
a society that has slow progress
a society that has no progress
a society in an average state of social development
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Solution
a society in an advanced state of social development
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