Political Science · Indian Political Thought
Which of these are features of Modern Indian Political Thought?
- 1. A lack of grand political theories
- 2. A lack of a syncretic tradition in modern political thought
- 3. There was unity in attitudes towards Western modernity
- 4. It was elitist and bourgeois in character
A1, 2 and 3
B1, 3 and 4
C1, 2 and 4 ✓ Correct
D1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2 and 4 — Items 1, 2 and 4 are the listed features, so the answer is 1, 2 and 4.
Explanation
★Items 1, 2 and 4 are the listed features, so the answer is 1, 2 and 4.
★Modern Indian political thought lacked grand systematic theories of the Western kind.
★Indian thinkers responded to immediate problems of colonialism and reform rather than building abstract systems.
★It was largely elitist and bourgeois, led by Western educated middle class reformers and leaders.
★Item 3 is wrong, because there was no unity in attitudes towards Western modernity.
★Some thinkers embraced modern Western values while others firmly opposed them.
★So the divided response to modernity is what makes statement 3 incorrect.
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