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

Q1. [1] medium thorough-understanding
[mcq] After the Act of Union (1707), the British Parliament took steps to suppress distinct Scottish cultural markers. Which of the following BEST explains the underlying reason for such suppression? (A) To eliminate Scotland's military advantage over England (B) To ensure that a dominant English identity could be actively promoted as the shared British national identity (C) To punish Scotland for its alliance with France during earlier wars (D) To replace Gaelic with Latin as the official language of the Church of Scotland
  1. A The Scottish Highlanders had sided with Napoleon and were being punished by the British government.
  2. B English culture was actively promoted to forge a unified British national identity, requiring the subordination of older cultural traditions.
  3. C Gaelic was considered a foreign language introduced by Irish Catholic settlers and was therefore banned.
  4. D The Scottish parliament voluntarily agreed to abandon its distinct cultural practices as a condition for joining the union.
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:39 · grounding rag
Model Answer

(B) English culture was actively promoted to forge a unified British national identity, requiring the subordination of older cultural traditions.

The Act of Union (1707) led to England imposing its influence; Scottish Gaelic and national dress were suppressed as a dominant English culture was propagated through symbols like the Union Jack and English language.

Source: The Strange Case of Britain, Chapter 1

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Explanation

The passage explicitly states: "A new 'British nation' was forged through the propagation of a dominant English culture… the older nations survived only as subordinate partners." Option B directly reflects this. Avoid options A (Napoleon link is wrong for 1707), C (Gaelic origin claim is fabricated), and D (it was not voluntary — the text says cultures were "systematically suppressed").

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