Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Structural Change

Question:

Which of the following is incorrect about growth of capitalism?

Options:

Capitalism in the west emerged out of a complex process of European exploration of the rest of the world.

 Western colonialism was extrinsically connected to the growth of western capitalism.

When capitalism became the dominant economic system, nation states became the dominant political form

None of the above

Correct Answer:

 Western colonialism was extrinsically connected to the growth of western capitalism.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2: Western colonialism was inextricably connected to the growth of western capitalism.

Option 1: Capitalism in the west emerged out of a complex process of European exploration of the rest of the world. — Correct. The growth of capitalism in the West was linked with European exploration, the expansion of trade, the use of resources from other parts of the world and the development of industries.

Option 2: Western colonialism was extrinsically connected to the growth of western capitalism. — Incorrect. The statement is incorrect because the relationship was not "extrinsically" connected; it was "inextricably" connected. Western colonialism and the growth of western capitalism were deeply linked with each other.

Option 3: When capitalism became the dominant economic system, nation states became the dominant political form. — Correct. The rise of capitalism was accompanied by the emergence of nation states as the dominant political form in the modern world.