Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Match List I with List II:

List I List II
1. Communal nationalism a. Members of one religious community are presumed to share common secular interests
2. Liberal communalism b. Religious communities are believed to possess different secular interests
3. Extreme communalism c. Community interests are treated as incompatible and incapable of peaceful coexistence
4. Colonial roots of communalism d. Modern mass politics, economic competition and administrative patronage transform religious identity into political identity

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
  2. 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c
  3. 1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-d
  4. 1-d, 2-b, 3-c, 4-a
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