If a painting shows the nation in a goddess-like form, how would historians understand it?
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Correct answer: Allegorical representation of the nation
A goddess-like national figure usually personifies an idea rather than recording the appearance or life of a real individual. Historians would therefore read the image as an allegory: abstract national identity has been given a human or divine form through visual symbols. Option A is correct. It is not automatically a ruler’s biography, a commercial advertisement, or only a religious sermon.
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Allegorical representation of the nation
Why is this the correct answer?
A goddess-like national figure usually personifies an idea rather than recording the appearance or life of a real individual. Historians would therefore read the image as an allegory: abstract national identity has been given a human or divine form through visual symbols. Option A is correct. It is not automatically a ruler’s biography, a commercial advertisement, or only a religious sermon.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: The Age of Industrialisation. Topic: Visualising the Nation.
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