UPSC NDA I 2021 General Ability Solved Paper

The correct answer is 'declared.'
Key Points
- In the given sentence, we need a word close to the meaning of 'announced' to fill in the blank.
- Let us see the meanings of the given words:
- Ruled: to have the power over a country, group of people, etc.
- Ordered: to use your position of authority to tell somebody to do something or to say that something must happen.
- Foretold: predicted (the future or a future event).
- Declared: said something in a solemn and emphatic manner, announced.
- From the meanings of the words,we can say that 'declared' is the most appropriate answer.
- Therefore, the correct answer is 'declared.'