Fill in the blank with the suitable option.
_________ men and women are paid equally in the labour force and there is no division of labour based on gender, women’s work in the home will have no value.

Correct option is A

The correct word to complete the sentence is unless.
Sentence: Unless men and women are paid equally... women’s work in the home will have no value.
Explanation:
· The conjunction “unless” is used to show a negative conditional. It introduces a situation that will be true if a certain action does not happen. The sentence is expressing a condition where equal pay must exist to value women’s work.
Grammatical rule used:
· “Unless” = “if not” – used to introduce a conditional clause in the negative form.
Explanation in Hindi:
· “Unless” का अर्थ होता है “यदि नहीं”; यह एक शर्त को नकारात्मक रूप में दर्शाता है।
Meanings of the other options:
· (b) Up till
English: Refers to time duration until a certain point, not used in conditional statements.
Hindi: जब तक – शर्त को दर्शाने के लिए नहीं, बल्कि समय अवधि के लिए होता है।
· (c) Yet
English: Used to show contrast or continuation; not suitable for conditional clauses.
Hindi: फिर भी – विरोधाभास दर्शाने के लिए प्रयोग होता है।
· (d) Although
English: Used to express contrast between ideas, not conditional relations.
Hindi: हालांकि – दो विरोधी बातों को जोड़ने के लिए।