Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists

Correct option is C

The correct option is (c) “Aboriginal”. The given group of words talks about something that has existed in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists. “Aboriginal” means existing in a land from the earliest known times or from before the arrival of colonists.
(a) Native - means belonging to a particular place by birth or origin
(b) Ancient - means belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence
(c) Aboriginal - means existing in a land from the earliest known times or from before the arrival of colonists
(d) Original - means existing from the beginning or starting point of something