Question

Modern ideas of governance started back to the time when people began to question kings.

• A. started when
• B. set back to
• C. start back to
• D. date back to
• E. No correction required

Answer 1

The correct option is D date back to

'Date back to' is the correct expression to be used here which gives the sense of 'time related to past.'
Eg: My friendship with you dates back to the time when I met you in a club.