The phrase &ldquo;mood music&rdquo; is used in the second paragraph to indicate that the Second World War is viewed as:

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The phrase “mood music” is used in the second paragraph to indicate that the Second World War is viewed as:

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A.
Setting the stage for the emergence of the India–Pakistan rivalry in the subcontinent.
B.
a backdrop to the subsequent independence and partition of the region.
C.
a part of the narrative on the ill-effects of colonial rule on India.
D.
a tragic period in terms of loss of lives and national wealth.

Option B is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

The author says ‘India’s second world war... continues to be seen as little more than mood music in the drama of India’s advance towards independence and partition in 1947.’ That is, the war is seen as nothing more than a background score/ backdrop that sets the mood in the drama leading to independence and partition.