Paths to Modernization- Assertion & Source Based Type Questions - Free

Direction: For each part choose from the following:

Assertion (A): Japan was considered a rich nation.

Reason (R): It imported luxury goods like silk from China and textiles from India.

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Assertion (A): A major plank in Sun Yat-Sen's Programme – regulating capital and equalising land – was never carried out.

Reason (R): The party ignored the peasantry and the rising social inequalities.

Direction: For each part choose from the following:

Assertion (A): The Guomindang despite its attempts to unite the country failed.

Reason (R): It had a broad social base and unlimited political vision.

Direction: Indicate which of the following options is NOT correct:

Direction: Indicate which of the following options is NOT correct:

Direction: Indicate which of the following options is NOT correct:

Direction: Read the following extract carefully and answer ANY THREE of the following questions by choosing the correct option:

Japan’s program of modernization was carried out in an environment dominated by Western Imperial powers. While it imitated them. It also attempted to find its own solution. Japanese nationalism was marked by these different compulsions while many Japanese hoped to liberate Asia from Western domination, for others these ideas justify building an Empire.

It is important to note that the transformation of social and political institutions and daily life was not just a question of reviving traditions, or tenaciously preserving them, but rather of creatively using them in new and different ways. For instant the Meiji School system modelled on European and American practices introduce new subjects but the main objective was to make loyal citizens. A course on morals that stressed loyalty to the emperor was compulsory. Similarly changes in the family or in daily life show how foreign and indigenous ideas were brought together to create something new.

Q. According to extract, Japan followed the path of modernization dominated by

Direction: Read the following extract carefully and answer ANY THREE of the following questions by choosing the correct option:

Japan’s program of modernization was carried out in an environment dominated by Western Imperial powers. While it imitated them. It also attempted to find its own solution. Japanese nationalism was marked by these different compulsions while many Japanese hoped to liberate Asia from Western domination, for others these ideas justify building an Empire.

It is important to note that the transformation of social and political institutions and daily life was not just a question of reviving traditions, or tenaciously preserving them, but rather of creatively using them in new and different ways. For instant the Meiji School system modelled on European and American practices introduce new subjects but the main objective was to make loyal citizens. A course on morals that stressed loyalty to the emperor was compulsory. Similarly changes in the family or in daily life show how foreign and indigenous ideas were brought together to create something new.

Q. What was a compulsory course in Japan?

Direction: Read the following extract carefully and answer ANY THREE of the following questions by choosing the correct option:

Japan’s program of modernization was carried out in an environment dominated by Western Imperial powers. While it imitated them. It also attempted to find its own solution. Japanese nationalism was marked by these different compulsions while many Japanese hoped to liberate Asia from Western domination, for others these ideas justify building an Empire.

It is important to note that the transformation of social and political institutions and daily life was not just a question of reviving traditions, or tenaciously preserving them, but rather of creatively using them in new and different ways. For instant the Meiji School system modelled on European and American practices introduce new subjects but the main objective was to make loyal citizens. A course on morals that stressed loyalty to the emperor was compulsory. Similarly changes in the family or in daily life show how foreign and indigenous ideas were brought together to create something new.

Q. What was the main objective of the curriculum?

Direction: Read the following extract carefully and answer ANY THREE of the following questions by choosing the correct option:

Japan’s program of modernization was carried out in an environment dominated by Western Imperial powers. While it imitated them. It also attempted to find its own solution. Japanese nationalism was marked by these different compulsions while many Japanese hoped to liberate Asia from Western domination, for others these ideas justify building an Empire.

It is important to note that the transformation of social and political institutions and daily life was not just a question of reviving traditions, or tenaciously preserving them, but rather of creatively using them in new and different ways. For instant the Meiji School system modelled on European and American practices introduce new subjects but the main objective was to make loyal citizens. A course on morals that stressed loyalty to the emperor was compulsory. Similarly changes in the family or in daily life show how foreign and indigenous ideas were brought together to create something new.

Q. What do you think is important for the transformation of social and political institutions?