Choose the option that BEST completes: 'Gandhi insisted on the British leaving India because he believed independence ___ India.'
- Will benefit
- Would benefit
- Benefits
- Has benefited
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Correct answer: B. Would benefit
**Past narrative tense + reported belief:** 'would' is the past form of 'will' in indirect speech.
'Will' is wrong tense
'benefits' is simple present (wrong frame)
'has benefited' is present perfect.