When Alexander invaded the interior of the Eastern world, which had ______________ remained _______________, he came as the champion of Hellenism.

**COLUMN I**
(i) hitherto
(ii) whereby
(iii) elsewhere

**COLUMN II**
(iv) fallible
(v) exercisable
(vi) inviolable

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When Alexander invaded the interior of the Eastern world, which had ______________ remained _______________, he came as the champion of Hellenism.

**COLUMN I**
(i) hitherto  
(ii) whereby  
(iii) elsewhere

**COLUMN II**
(iv) fallible  
(v) exercisable  
(vi) inviolable

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**Solution:**

1. The sentence is: "When Alexander invaded the interior of the Eastern world, which had ______________ remained _______________, he came as the champion of Hellenism."

2. We need to fill the blanks with words that make logical and grammatical sense.

3. From COLUMN I:
   - (i) *hitherto* means "until now" or "until the point in time under discussion," which fits well in the context of something remaining unchanged until Alexander's invasion.
   - (ii) *whereby* means "by which," which does not fit well here.
   - (iii) *elsewhere* means "in or to some other place," which is irrelevant here.

4. From COLUMN II:
   - (iv) *fallible* means "capable of making mistakes," which does not fit the context.
   - (v) *exercisable* means "capable of being exercised," which is not suitable here.
   - (vi) *inviolable* means "never to be broken or infringed," which fits the idea of something remaining intact or unchanged.

5. Combining (i) *hitherto* and (vi) *inviolable* gives:
   "...which had hitherto remained inviolable..."

6. This means the Eastern world had remained untouched or unbroken until Alexander's invasion, which fits the historical context.

**Answer:** (a) (i) and (vi)

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