Indian nationalism, a response to Western imperialism, adopted elements from Western discourse while being shaped by the context of colonial rule.
Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Nationalism in India, which was assigned a privileged position by its western educated political leadership, was a ‘different’, but a ‘derivative discourse’ from the west Statement-II: Indian nationalism as a response to western imperialism was ‘like all such responses, shaped by what it was responding to’ Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements and the code?
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2017 · Topic: Indian National Congress (Establishment of the Indian National Congress: Background, aims, early leaders.)
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Answer: A. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
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