In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select “No improvement”. Punjab and Bombay are proclaimed as province far inferior of Assam and Bihar in the matter of progressive measures.

The correct answer is Option 3) i.e. inferior to . ​The following adjectives are always followed by 'to' and not 'than' : Junior, senior, superior, inferior, prior, anterior, posterior. For example: My sister is junior than me in studies . My sister is junior to me in studies . Of the given options, the 1st option i.e. 'infer ior to ' is the most appropriate choice. Correct sentence - "Punjab and Bombay are proclaimed as province far inferior to Assam and Behar in the matter of progressive measures." Proclaim means to announce officially or publicly.