Which statement about nationalist allegory is most accurate?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: It gives human form to an abstract political idea
Nationalist allegory is a visual method of expressing an abstract political idea through a recognisable person, object or story. In this chapter, figures such as Marianne and Germania gave visible human form to the idea of the nation. Option A is correct because such images carried political and historical meaning. The other options wrongly reduce allegory to entertainment, royal genealogy or unrelated fantasy.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
It gives human form to an abstract political idea
Why is this the correct answer?
Nationalist allegory is a visual method of expressing an abstract political idea through a recognisable person, object or story. In this chapter, figures such as Marianne and Germania gave visible human form to the idea of the nation. Option A is correct because such images carried political and historical meaning. The other options wrongly reduce allegory to entertainment, royal genealogy or unrelated fantasy.
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.
