Per NCERT, how does the INDIAN nationalist movement during the freedom struggle reflect a particular vision of nationalism?
AThe Indian movement was indifferent to questions of inclusion + exclusion
BThe Indian movement defined the nation inclusively — as drawing strength from religious + linguistic + cultural diversity — rather than as ethnic homogeneity
CThe Indian movement rejected any constitutional vision of nationhood
DThe Indian movement defined the nation strictly by single-religion criteria
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The Indian movement defined the nation inclusively — as drawing strength from religious + linguistic + cultural diversity — rather than as ethnic homogeneity
NCERT presents Indian nationalism as inclusively conceived (per the freedom-struggle leaders' framing). The others misstate it.
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