Question

Read the source below and answer the question that follows 1+1+1=3

SOURCE-A

‘A nation is the culmination of a long past of endeavours, sacrifice and devotion. A heroic

past, great men, glory, that is the social capital upon which one bases a national idea. To

have common glories in the past, to have a common will in the present, to have performed
great deeds together, to wish to perform still more, these are the essential conditions of being

a people. A nation is therefore a large-scale solidarity ... Its existence is a daily plebiscite ... A

province is its inhabitants; if anyone has the right to be consulted, it is the inhabitant. A nation

never has any real interest in annexing or holding on to a country against its will. The

existence of nations is a good thing, a necessity even. Their existence is a guarantee of

liberty, which would be lost if the world had only one law and only one master’.

SOURCE-B

‘The aim of the zollverein is to bind the Germans economically into a nation. It will strengthen

the nation materially as much by protecting its interests externally as by stimulating its

internal productivity. It ought to awaken and raise national sentiment through a fusion of

individual and provincial interests. The German people have realised that a free economic

system is the only means to engender national feeling.’

SOURCE-C

‘Let us ask how many men, possessed by thoughts of living and dying for the sake of Liberty,

would be prepared to fight for the freedom of the entire people, of all human beings? When

asked this question, they would all too easily respond with a “Yes!”, though their untiring

efforts are intended for the benefit of only one half of humanity - men. But Liberty is

indivisible! Free men therefore must not tolerate to be surrounded by the unfree ...

SOURCE-A

23 (1) Explain the meanings of ‘Plebiscite’.

SOURCE-B

23 (2) What is theme of this passage?

SOURCE-C

23 (3) Is the writer in favour of giving equal rights to women or not?​

Answer 1

Answer:

(1) Plebiscite - the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.

(2) A free economic system is the only means to engender national feeling.

(3) Yes, the writer in favour of giving equal rights to women.

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