Exclusive Nationalism implies:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Sense of superiority about one’s own nation
Option (1) Sense of superiority about one’s own nation — Correct. Exclusive nationalism sees the ‘people’ in narrow terms, as one group defined by religion, ethnicity, race or caste, and sets that group above others. Rabindranath Tagore described it as teaching a whole people ‘an abnormal vanity of its own superiority’ and breeding contempt for others.
Option (3) Sense of equality with other nations — Incorrect. Seeing other nations and peoples as equals is the humanist, inclusive vision that leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore held up against exclusive nationalism.
NCERT (2025-26): “Minority Rights and Nation Building … In Indian nationalism, the dominant trend was marked by an inclusive and democratic vision. Inclusive because it recognised diversity and plurality. Democratic because it sought to do away with discrimination and exclusion and bring forth a just and equitable society. The term ‘people’ has not been seen in exclusive terms, as referring to any specific group defined by religion, ethnicity, race or caste. Ideas of humanism influenced Indian nationalists and the ugly aspects of exclusive nationalism were extensively commented upon by leading figures like Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore.”
Box 6.4 (NCERT 2025-26) |
