Multiple choice

Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?

i. The phenomenon of nationalism was first developed in Europe.

ii. Nationalism is beyond language, culture, race, politics, geography, economics, or religion. iii. Nationalism is the corporeal form of camaraderie.

Passage:
The spirit of nationality is one of the great dynamics of modern times. The question at once arises: What is nationalism? Many theories have been advanced, seeking variously to identify nationalism with language, culture, race, politics, geography, economics, or religion. Now these, and even other, matters may be factors predisposing or contributing to the formation of national Consciousness. But, in the last analysis, nationalism is something over and above all its constituent elements, which it works into a new and higher synthesis. There is really nothing recondite or mysterious about nationalism, despite all the arguments that have raged concerning its exact meaning. As a matter of fact, nationalism is a state of mind. Nationalism is a belief, held by a fairly large number of individuals, that they constitute a "Nationality"; it is a sense of belonging together as a "Nation." This "Nation," as visualized in the minds of its believers, is a people or community associated together and organized under one government, and dwelling together in a distinct territory. When the nationalist ideal is realized, we have what is known as a body-politic or "State." But we must not forget that this "State" is the material manifestation of an ideal, which may have pre-existed for generations as a mere pious aspiration with no tangible attributes like state sovereignty or physical frontiers.

  1. i only

  2. ii only

  3. i and ii

  4. ii and iii
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Explanation

Option (1): Statement I (nationalism originated in Europe) cannot be inferred from the passage.

Option (2): Statement II can be inferred from the passage, but statement III is also mentioned in the passage. So, we will look for the option which bears both the statements.

Option (3): Statement I (nationalism originated in Europe) cannot be inferred from the passage. Thus the option is eliminated.
Option (4): Statement (ii) can be inferred from line: “nationalism is something……… constituent elements”; (iii) can be inferred from line: “But we must not forget that this State is the material manifestation of an ideal, which may have pre-existed for generations”. Statement I (nationalism originated in Europe) cannot be inferred from the passage.
Option (5): Statement I (nationalism originated in Europe) cannot be inferred from the passage, though II and III can be. Thus the option is eliminated.

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