Read the excerpt from Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech "A Tryst with Destiny.”To the people of India, whose representatives we are, we make an appeal to join us with faith and confidence in this great adventure. This is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill will or blaming others. We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell.
Answer
A
British colonialists and rulers
B
British citizens living in India
C
elected officials and Indians
D
enemies of the new India
Explanation
Nehru says the speakers are representatives of “the people of India,” then asks those people to join them in building a free India. The phrase therefore refers to elected officials representing Indians and the Indian people themselves, not British rulers or enemies of the new nation.
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