{"id":90090,"date":"2025-06-01T10:20:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=90090"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:20:36","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-statement-i-nationalism-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-statement-i-nationalism-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n  Statement-I: Nationalism in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Statement-I: Nationalism in India, which was assigned a privileged position by its western educated political leadership, was a \u2018different\u2019, but a \u2018derivative discourse\u2019 from the west<\/li>\n<li>Statement-II: Indian nationalism as a response to western imperialism was \u2018like all such responses, shaped by what it was responding to\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements and the code?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I&#8221; option2=&#8221;Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is NOT the correct explanation of Statement I&#8221; option3=&#8221;Statement I is true but Statement II is false&#8221; option4=&#8221;Statement I is false but Statement II is true&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">Statement I is true; scholars like Partha Chatterjee have argued that Indian nationalism, largely articulated by a Western-educated elite, was a &#8216;derivative discourse&#8217; in that it adopted concepts, language, and organizational forms from Western nationalism, while also being distinct in its context and goals. Statement II is true; Indian nationalism emerged as a response to Western imperialism and colonial rule, and as such, its nature, strategies, and even criticisms were fundamentally shaped by the structure and impact of the imperialism it was confronting. Statement II directly explains why Statement I is true: because it was a response to Western imperialism, Indian nationalism inevitably took on characteristics influenced by that which it was responding to, leading it to be, in part, a derivative discourse.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">Indian nationalism, a response to Western imperialism, adopted elements from Western discourse while being shaped by the context of colonial rule.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">Partha Chatterjee&#8217;s work, particularly &#8220;Nationalist Thought and the Colonial World: A Derivative Discourse?&#8221;, is central to this line of argument, suggesting that even while asserting its distinctiveness, anti-colonial nationalism operated within the intellectual frameworks established by colonialism.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Nationalism in India, which was assigned a privileged position by its western educated political leadership, was a \u2018different\u2019, but a \u2018derivative discourse\u2019 from the west Statement-II: Indian nationalism as a response to western imperialism was \u2018like all such responses, shaped by what it was responding to\u2019 Which one of the &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements:\n  Statement-I: Nationalism in India\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-statement-i-nationalism-in-india\/#more-90090\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements:<br \/>\n  Statement-I: Nationalism in India<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[1101,1124,1125],"class_list":["post-90090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-capf","tag-1101","tag-modern-history-of-india","tag-modern-history-miscellaneous","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Consider the following statements:  Statement-I: Nationalism in India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement I is true; scholars like Partha Chatterjee have argued that Indian nationalism, largely articulated by a Western-educated elite, was a &#039;derivative discourse&#039; in that it adopted concepts, language, and organizational forms from Western nationalism, while also being distinct in its context and goals. 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