Question

Which of the following is incorrect regarding Enlightenment?

• A. Scientific inventions in Europe moulded Enlightenment.
• B. It was a cultural and intellectual movement.
• C. Thinkers of the movement gave importance to reasoning.
• D. Thinkers of the movement believed that society is always deteriorating.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Thinkers of the movement believed that society is always deteriorating.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The Renaissance gave way to Enlightenment in the eighteenth century. Thinkers of this movement believed that society is always progressing. Thinkers of this movement propagated ideas like freedom, democracy, equality, and nationalism. It encouraged the people in different parts of the world to protest against the autocratic system.