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Hello expert, i got the answer but i have one query

In gmat questions, i have never seen usage of "had been", am i wrong in generalizing the concept that options with had been will be wrong.
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Hello expert, i got the answer but i have one query

In gmat questions, i have never seen usage of "had been", am i wrong in generalizing the concept that options with had been will be wrong.


Yes, this generalization is wrong - "had been" is the past perfect of the verb "to be".
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if we rephrase the following sentence from
"Before its independence in 1947, India was ruled by Britain as a colony and they relinquished power is "
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" Before its independence in 1947, India was ruled by the British as a colony and they relinquished power ", will it be a correct sentence ?
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In A,B,C and D Britain is mentioned. In E British is mentioned. Isn't it meaning changed?
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