The genocide committed by the Nazis in Germany against Jewish people is an extreme example of how prejudice can lead to ______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Discrimination
Option (1) Integration — Incorrect. Integration means bringing groups together and accepting them on equal terms. It is the opposite of what prejudice produces; the genocide was an attempt to destroy a group, not to include it.
Option (2) Discrimination — Correct. Prejudice has a cognitive component (the stereotype) and an affective component (dislike or hatred). It may also get translated into discrimination, the behavioural component, in which people behave less positively towards a target group. The genocide committed by the Nazis against Jewish people is an extreme example of how prejudice can lead to hatred, discrimination and mass killing of innocent people.
Option (3) Social facilitation — Incorrect. Social facilitation is the better performance of a person in the presence of others. It has nothing to do with prejudice or how people treat another group.
Option (4) Self-fulfilling prophecy — Incorrect. In a self-fulfilling prophecy the target group itself behaves in a way that justifies the prejudice against it, for example by not trying because it is called dull. It is about the target’s own behaviour, while the genocide was an act done to the target.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 18-06-2023 (Slot 2).
NCERT (2025-26): “Prejudice and Discrimination … The cognitive component of prejudice is frequently accompanied by dislike or hatred, the affective component. Prejudice may also get translated into discrimination, the behavioural component, whereby people behave in a less positive way towards a particular target group compared to another group which they favour. History contains numerous examples of discrimination based on race and social class or caste. The genocide committed by the Nazis in Germany against Jewish people is an extreme example of how prejudice can lead to hatred, discrimination and mass killing of innocent people.…” |