Question

What is the meaning of the term 'Westernising'?

• A. The process of migrating to the west of India.
• B. The process of imitating and adopting the lifestyles of the people who belong to the western part of the world.
• C. The process in which people in the western part of the world imitate and adopt the lifestyle of the people in the East.
• D. The process in which people from the western part of the world migrate to the East.

Answer 1

The correct option is C The process in which people in the western part of the world imitate and adopt the lifestyle of the people in the East.

Westernising is a process of imitating and adopting the lifestyle of the western people because it was considered elite. When India was ruled by the British, it was thought by some people that imitating the British lifestyle would boost or showcase a community as an elite part of society.