Final answer:
Selvam is most likely to feel sadness in response to his family being told to leave the land, though the given reference points out that melancholy is not one of the seven universal emotions according to the chapter, which may confuse the context of the question.
Step-by-step explanation:
The emotion Selvam is most likely to feel in response to the family being told to leave the land is sadness. Although the choices given are happiness, anger, sadness, and indifference, considering the context of being forced off of land, which often signifies a loss of home and security, sadness is a common emotional response to such a situation.
However, without specific information from a text or story, one could only speculate about Selvam's emotional response based on typical human reactions to loss and displacements.
To directly address the question, among the options of happiness, anger, sadness, and indifference, anger is also a possible emotion but in this context, sadness seems to be the most appropriate selection. It is important to note that the given reference about universal emotions indicates that melancholy is not one of the seven universal emotions described in the chapter, which include contempt, disgust, and anger.
While melancholy may be related to sadness, it is not listed as one of the universal emotions by the chapter in question.
Therefore answer is b) Anger.