Question

23 Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:

In Britain the formation of the nation-state was not the result of a sudden upheaval or revolution.

It was the result of a long-drawn-out process. There was no British nation prior to the eighteenth

century. The primary identities of the people who inhabited the British Isles were ethnic ones –

such as English, Welsh, Scot or Irish. All of these ethnic groups had their own cultural and

political traditions. But as the English nation steadily grew in wealth, importance and power, it

was able to extend its influence over the other nations of the islands. The English parliament,

which had seized power from the monarchy in 1688 at the end of a protracted conflict, was the

instrument through which a nation-state, with England at its centre, came to be forged. The Act

of Union (1707) between England and Scotland that resulted in the formation of the ‘United

Kingdom of Great Britain’ meant, in effect, that England was able to impose its influence on

Scotland. The British parliament was henceforth dominated by its English members. The growth

of a British identity meant that Scotland’s distinctive culture and political institutions were

systematically suppressed. The Catholic clans that inhabited the Scottish Highlands suffered

terrible repression whenever they attempted to assert their independence. The Scottish

Highlanders were forbidden to speak their Gaelic language or wear their national dress, and

large numbers were forcibly driven out of their homeland.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option

23.1 Which of the following in not one of the primary ethnic identities of the inhabitants of the

British Isles prior to the eighteenth century? (1)

A. Welsh

B. Scot

C. Irish

D. British

23.2 Which of the following helped England to dominate Scotland? (1)

A. Gaelic language

B. A sudden revolution

C. The Act of Union

D. The Catholic clans

23.3 The Catholic clans that inhabited the Scottish Highlands suffered terrible repression

whenever they attempted to assert their independence. Which of the following is not correct

about the repression of the Catholic clans in the Scottish Highlands? (1)

A. They were forbidden to speak their language

B. Their revolt was led by Wolfe Tone

C. They were not allowed to wear their national dress

D. Many of them were forced to leave their homeland
23.4 The growth of a British identity meant that Scotland’s distinctive culture and political

institutions were systematically suppressed. Which of the following suffered a similar fate? (1)

A. Germany

B. Italy

C. Ireland

D. France​

Answer 1

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