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A subgroup of index 2 for a solvable finite group transitively acting on a finite set of cardinality $2m$ where $m$ is odd

Let $G$ be a finite group acting transitively on the finite set $X=\{1,2,\dots, 2m\}$ of cardinality $2m\ge 6$ where $m$ is odd. Question 1. Is it true that $G$ always has a subgroup $H$ of index 2 ...
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