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'Consequently, the colonial state could not settle simply for eminence at the cost of its marginality; it began to take initiatives to introduce the logic of modernity into Indian society.' Which of the following best captures the sense of this statement?
- 1The colonial state felt marginalised from Indian society because of its own foreignness; therefore, it sought to address that marginalisation by introducing the logic of modernity.✓
- 2The colonial state's eminence was unsettled by its marginal position; therefore, it developed Indian society by modernising it.
- 3The colonial enterprise was a costly one; so to justify the cost it began to take initiatives to introduce the logic of modernity into Indian society.
- 4The cost of the colonial state's eminence was not settled; therefore, it took the initiative of introducing modernity into Indian society.
Correct answer
The colonial state felt marginalised from Indian society because of its own foreignness; therefore, it sought to address that marginalisation by introducing the logic of modernity.
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