What goal do assimilation and integrationist strategies target at?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → To establish singular national identities
Option (2) To establish singular national identities — Correct. Assimilationist and integrationist strategies try to establish singular national identities. They do it by centralising power where the dominant group is a majority, imposing one legal system and one official language, promoting the dominant group’s culture, and adopting state symbols that celebrate its history and heroes.
Option (3) To promote secularism — Incorrect. A secular state is one that does not favour any particular religion over others and shows equal respect for all. These strategies promote the dominant group’s culture over the rest, which is the opposite of equal treatment.
NCERT (2025-26): “Threatened by community identities, states try to eliminate cultural diversity … Assimilationist and integrationist strategies try to establish singular national identities through various interventions like:
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