Question

Why did the nationalists encourage Indians to study India’s history during the nineteenth century?

• A. To create the feeling of nationalism
• B. To discover India’s great achievements
• C. To unite people of the Indian subcontinent
• D. To show India’s past was not as glorious as Europe’s

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

To unite people of the Indian subcontinent

The Indian nationalists felt that by studying history, the feeling of nationalism would be created in the Indians. It would help to dig into the glorious past of India and discover India’s great achievements in the field of art and architecture, science and mathematics, religion and culture, law and philosophy, crafts, and trade. This would also help to bring unity among the Indian communities and take pride in the great achievements and struggles.