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Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] straightforward initial-understanding
[mcq] Which of the following best describes Ernst Renan's view of what constitutes a nation? (A) A group of people sharing the same race and language (B) A daily plebiscite — a people united by shared memories, sacrifices, and the will to live together (C) A territory governed by a single monarch with absolute power (D) A community defined entirely by its geographic boundaries
  1. A A shared race, language and religion among its people
  2. B A common territory governed by a single monarch
  3. C A shared heroic past, collective sacrifices and a common will in the present
  4. D The military and economic strength of the state
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:34 · grounding rag
Model Answer

Answer: (C) According to Renan, a nation is defined by a shared heroic past, collective sacrifices, and a common will in the present — "its existence is a daily plebiscite."

Explanation

The passage directly quotes Renan: "to have common glories in the past, to have a common will in the present… A nation's existence is a daily plebiscite." The correct option matches this — shared past, collective sacrifice, and present will. Options A and B focus on race/language or monarchy, which Renan does not emphasise. Always link "daily plebiscite" to Renan for MCQs on this topic.

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