Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Politics of Planned Development

Question:

Which of the following statements is incorrect in relation to the notion of 'Development' and 'Modernisation' in India?

Options:

It was and continues to remain common for people to refer to the ‘East’ as the standard for measuring development.

Many experts and people believed ‘Development’ was about becoming more ‘modern’ and modern was about becoming more like the industrialized countries of the West.

Modernization was also associated with the ideas of growth, material progress, and scientific rationality.

All of the above.

Correct Answer:

It was and continues to remain common for people to refer to the ‘East’ as the standard for measuring development.

Explanation:

Notions of 'Development' and 'Modernisation' in India:

It was and continues to remain common for people to refer to the ‘West’ as the standard for measuring development.

Many experts and people believed ‘Development’ was about becoming more ‘modern’ and modern was about becoming more like the industrialized countries of the West.

It was believed that every country would go through the process of modernization as in the West, which involved the breakdown of traditional social structures and the rise of capitalism and liberalism.

Modernization was also associated with the ideas of growth, material progress, and scientific rationality.

This kind of idea of development allowed everyone to talk about different countries as developed, developing, or underdeveloped.