Which of the following motives is most important for ravi in the story? a. because he is a secretive person, he usually hides his feelings. b. he hopes to defeat the older, bigger boy, raghu. c. because his mother wouldn’t let him play outside, he wants to punish her. d. he wants to duplicate his father’s childhood popularity.

If you are referring to the story "Games at Twilight," then the correct answer is B. he hopes to defeat the older, bigger boy, Raghu.
Raghu is actually Ravi's older brother, and Ravi desperately wants to be better than him, and to prove to him that he also is quite good. In the end, Ravi does win, however, unfortunately, he is ignored and forgotten.