Which of the following statements about secularisation are correct?
(A) In the modern west, secularisation has usually meant a process of decline in the influence of religion.
(B) In the modern west, secularisation has usually meant a process of growth in tolerance between religions.
(C) Theorists of modernisation have assumed that modern societies become increasingly secular.
(D) Recent years have seen an unprecedented decline of religious consciousness and conflict world over.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A and C only
(A) In the modern west, secularisation has usually meant a process of decline in the influence of religion. — Correct. In the modern west, secularisation has usually meant a process of decline in the influence of religion.
(B) In the modern west, secularisation has usually meant a process of growth in tolerance between religions. — Incorrect. Secularisation in the west has meant a decline in the influence of religion. Growth in tolerance between religions is not what the term has meant.
(C) Theorists of modernisation have assumed that modern societies become increasingly secular. — Correct. All theorists of modernisation assumed that modern societies become increasingly secular.
(D) Recent years have seen an unprecedented decline of religious consciousness and conflict world over. — Incorrect. The direction is reversed. Recent years have seen an unprecedented growth of religious consciousness and conflict world over, which goes against what theorists of modernisation assumed.
NCERT (2026-27): “Modernisation and Secularisation … “Indicators of secularisation have referred to levels of involvement with religious organisations, the social and material influence of religious organisations, and the degree to which people hold religious beliefs. Recent years have, however, seen an unprecedented growth of religious consciousness and conflict world over. …” |