In the following identify the broad feature of Post-modernism.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The importance of understanding each local context in its own right was emphasised.
Post-modernism came in the 1990s. It questioned grand generalisations and universal theories about human conditions.
Option (1) The focus was on identifying the uniqueness of any region. — Incorrect. This is areal differentiation, the approach from the 1930s through the inter-War period.
Option (2) Imperial and trade interests prompted the discovery and exploration of new areas. — Incorrect. This is exploration and description of the Early Colonial period.
Option (3) The importance of understanding each local context in its own right was emphasised. — Correct. Instead of one theory for the whole world, post-modernism looks at each place on its own terms.
Option (4) Elaborate description of all aspects of a region were undertaken. — Incorrect. This is regional analysis of the Later Colonial period.
NCERT (2026-27): Fundamentals of Human Geography — Chapter 1: Human Geography: Nature and Scope, Table 1.1: Broad Stages and Thrust of Human Geography (continued)
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