Per NCERT, what is the 'WESTERN IMPORT' criticism of Indian secularism — and what is the chapter's reply?
ACritique: secularism is a Western concept unsuited to India. Reply: India evolved its OWN variant blending Western separation with the indigenous tradition of peaceful religious coexistence
BReply: secularism is purely Christian theology
CReply: the chapter agrees and recommends abandoning it
DCritique: secularism is too Indian and not Western enough
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Critique: secularism is a Western concept unsuited to India. Reply: India evolved its OWN variant blending Western separation with the indigenous tradition of peaceful religious coexistence
NCERT defends Indian secularism as a distinctive Indian variant, not a pure Western import. The other options invert the chapter.
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