Choose the correct meaning of idiom:
Hobson’s choice

Correct option is C

Option (c) is the correct meaning of the given idiom.
Hobson’s choice: effectively “take it or leave it”; you are offered only one option, so there is no genuine choice—either accept what is given or get nothing. (Hindi: मजबूरी में एक ही विकल्प—लो या छोड़ो; असली विकल्प नहीं)
Example: The company offered Hobson’s choice: accept the new contract or resign.
Other related idioms and their meanings:
· Take it or leave it: accept what is offered or nothing at all (Hindi: लो या छोड़ो).
· Hobson-jobson (not related in meaning, often confused): Anglo-Indian linguistic adaptation—listed here only to avoid confusion.
· Between a rock and a hard place: forced to choose between two unpleasant alternatives (Hindi: दो कठिन विकल्पों में फँसना).
· Fait accompli: a thing already done and therefore beyond change (Hindi: पूरा हुआ कार्य, बदला न जा सकने वाला).