Indira Gandhi was one of the greatest women in India.
Choose the correct alternative that transforms the above sentence into positive degree.

The correct answer is Option B (Very few women in India were as great as Indira Gandhi.).

Key Points:
• This question evaluates the candidate's understanding of Degrees of Comparison and sentence transformation, a crucial grammatical concept frequently tested in MPSC examinations. Grasping the exact syntactical rules for superlatives is essential.
• Option 2 is the correct answer according to the official MPSC answer key. The original sentence uses 'one of the + superlative' ('one of the greatest'). When transforming such a structure into the positive degree, the rule dictates starting the sentence with 'Very few' followed by the plural noun, plural verb, and 'as + positive adjective + as'.
• Let us analyze why the other options are incorrect. Option 1 uses 'No other', which is the transformation for an absolute superlative (e.g., 'Indira Gandhi was the greatest woman'). Option 4 uses 'greater than', which is a comparative degree structure, not a positive one. Option 3 is structurally flawed and distorts the original meaning.
• A common MPSC trap is substituting 'No other' for 'Very few' when the sentence specifically states 'one of the'.
• Memorize the specific conversion templates for absolute superlatives versus 'one of the' superlatives.
• Key Takeaway: Remember: Superlatives with 'one of the' transform to positive degree starting with 'Very few', whereas absolute superlatives transform using 'No other'.