VAC 102: Understanding India - Ideology, Nationalism, and Modernization
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What was the main focus of the visual documentation of physical attributes and dress of native life in India?

  • To promote the Indian traditions and practices
  • To highlight the 'essential characteristics' of each community (correct)
  • To create a comprehensive database of Indian tribes
  • To showcase the cultural diversity of India

    • Who published the volume 'The People of India' in 1908?

  • J.H.Hutton
  • French Anthropologists
  • Herbert Risley (correct)
  • Indian Intelligentsia

    • What was the general tone of the Indian intelligentsia towards the documentation of Indian life by British ethnographers?

  • Neutral and objective
  • Appreciative and impressed
  • Indifferent and detached
  • Unimpressed and critical (correct)

    • What was the title of the last work by British ethnographers cum administrators, published in 1944?

    <p>Caste in India</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the vibrant amalgamation of varied cultural practices, races, ethnic groups, climate, religions, regions, and traditions in India?

    <p>Unity in Diversity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the common areas of emphasis in the ethnographic image of India, shared by both Western and Indian anthropologists?

    <p>Unity in Diversity, Village India, Caste, Tribes, and Religion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the Census Commissioner for the 1901 Census of India?

    <p>Herbert Risley</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How has the ethnographic image of India been influenced?

    <p>By the contributions of different national traditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the phrase used to describe India's geographical and cultural diversity?

    <p>From Kashmir to Kanyakumari</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common theme that India's society is said to exemplify?

    <p>Unity in Diversity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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