Assimilationist and integrationist strategies try to establish singular national identities through various interventions like:
(A) Centralising all power to forums where the dominant group constitutes a majority.
(B) Eliminating the autonomy of local or minority groups.
(C) Imposing a unified legal and judicial system based on the dominant group's tradition.
(D) Elimination of dominant group's language and culture.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (B), (C)
(A) Centralising all power to forums where the dominant group constitutes a majority. Correct. When all decisions are taken where the dominant group is in the majority, the other groups lose their say, and a single national identity can be pushed through.
(B) Eliminating the autonomy of local or minority groups. Correct. This goes with the first step: power is centralised and the autonomy of local or minority groups is eliminated, so they can no longer run their own affairs in their own way.
(C) Imposing a unified legal and judicial system based on the dominant group’s tradition. Correct. One legal system based on the dominant group’s traditions is imposed, and the alternative systems used by other groups are abolished.
(D) Elimination of dominant group’s language and culture. Incorrect. These strategies do the reverse. They make the dominant group’s language the only official ‘national’ language and promote its language and culture through national institutions; it is the minorities’ cultures that are pushed aside.
NCERT: Indian Society — Chapter 6: The Challenges of Cultural Diversity, Box 6.1 (2025-26)
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