Question

Select one word for the given definition:
One who loves his or her country.

a) Revolutionary
b)Spy
c)Patriot
d)Traitor

Answer 1

Hint:
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose can be described as one of these.

Complete step by step answer:
A person who loves his or her country is known as a patriot. It can be described in detail as a feeling of deep devotion and attachment to one’s homeland. Patriotism is also described as a willingness to fight for one’s motherland. The Indian freedom fighters can be described as patriots. Hence, option c is the correct option.

A revolutionary is a person who seeks to change the existing system dramatically. They need not always fight for the cause of the nation. They may be against their own country’s administrative system also. For example, Karl Marx. Therefore, option a is an incorrect option.

 A spy is a person who keeps a watch on someone or some events in a clandestine manner, in order to collect information necessary for a mission. Although a spy is believed to mainly act for his or her own country, a person can spy on another for several other positive or negative reasons. Hence, option b is an incorrect option.

 A traitor is an antonym of a patriot. A traitor is a person who betrays someone and can even betray one’s own country’s missions. Hence, option d is an incorrect option.


Note: Options a, b and c can be related to one’s country but their meanings vary greatly. So, attention must be paid to their literal meanings.