Consider the following statements about the impact of colonial modernity on India:
(A) Western cultural forms found their place in how families lived.
(B) Western cultural forms found their place in the codes of conduct men, women and children had to follow.
(C) Western cultural forms found their place in artistic expressions.
(D) Western ideas of modernity shaped the imagination of colonial administrators rather than of Indian nationalists.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B and C only
(A) Western cultural forms found their place in how families lived. — Correct. Western cultural forms entered daily life, right down to how families lived.
(B) Western cultural forms found their place in the codes of conduct men, women and children had to follow. — Correct. They also reached the codes of conduct that men, women and children were expected to follow.
(C) Western cultural forms found their place in artistic expressions. — Correct. Artistic expression is another sphere in which Western cultural forms found a place.
(D) Western ideas of modernity shaped the imagination of colonial administrators rather than of Indian nationalists. — Incorrect. Western ideas of modernity shaped the imagination of Indian nationalists. The statement wrongly gives this influence to colonial administrators.
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