Per NCERT, what is the WESTERN (mainly American) model of secularism?
AEstablishment of one religion as the official state religion
BNo separation between state and religion at any level
CActive state intervention in religious affairs to suppress religion
DMutual exclusion between state and organised religion — neither intervenes in the other's affairs; religion is treated as a private matter
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Mutual exclusion between state and organised religion — neither intervenes in the other's affairs; religion is treated as a private matter
NCERT defines the Western model as mutual exclusion + privatisation of religion. The other options describe rejected models.
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