Which of the following statements about westernisation are correct?
(A) One kind of westernisation emerged through a minority section of Indians.
(B) This minority first came in contact with Western culture.
(C) Indian intellectuals of this sub culture opposed its expansion.
(D) They adopted western styles of life but not ways of thinking.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A and B only
(A) One kind of westernisation emerged through a minority section of Indians. — Correct. One kind of westernisation was a westernised sub-cultural pattern that emerged through a minority section of Indians.
(B) This minority first came in contact with Western culture. — Correct. This minority section was the group that first came in contact with Western culture.
(C) Indian intellectuals of this sub culture opposed its expansion. — Incorrect. The intellectuals of this sub culture did not oppose westernisation. They supported its expansion.
(D) They adopted western styles of life but not ways of thinking. — Incorrect. They adopted both styles of life and many cognitive patterns, or ways of thinking. The statement leaves out the ways of thinking they took up.
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