Which option best gives the economic and social identity of the aristocracy?
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Correct answer: Land ownership and high social prestige
The aristocracy was defined economically by control over land, estates and rents, and socially by inherited rank, prestige and access to influential institutions. This combination distinguished nobles from workers, small shopkeepers and landless peasants. Option B therefore gives both dimensions of aristocratic identity. A describes industrial labour, C describes a section of the petty bourgeoisie, and D describes a disadvantaged rural group.
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Land ownership and high social prestige
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The aristocracy was defined economically by control over land, estates and rents, and socially by inherited rank, prestige and access to influential institutions. This combination distinguished nobles from workers, small shopkeepers and landless peasants. Option B therefore gives both dimensions of aristocratic identity. A describes industrial labour, C describes a section of the petty bourgeoisie, and D describes a disadvantaged rural group.
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).
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