What was the basic difference between aristocratic social power and middle-class political aspiration?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: One was based on birth and land, the other on rights and representation
The governing concept is the contrast between aristocratic privilege and liberal middle-class politics. Aristocratic status traditionally rested on inherited birth, landed property, and customary authority. The expanding middle class, in contrast, sought civil equality, constitutional government, legal rights, and representation in political institutions. Therefore option A correctly identifies the different foundations of their power and aims. The other choices wrongly make the two groups identical or attribute anti-constitutional views to the middle class.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
One was based on birth and land, the other on rights and representation
Why is this the correct answer?
The governing concept is the contrast between aristocratic privilege and liberal middle-class politics. Aristocratic status traditionally rested on inherited birth, landed property, and customary authority. The expanding middle class, in contrast, sought civil equality, constitutional government, legal rights, and representation in political institutions. Therefore option A correctly identifies the different foundations of their power and aims. The other choices wrongly make the two groups identical or attribute anti-constitutional views to the middle class.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: The Age of Industrialisation. Topic: The Making of Nationalism in Europe (Aristocracy, New Middle Class, Liberal Nationalism).
