2018 · Q118
Which of the following statements about Sir Syed Ahmad Khan is/are correct?
- 1He argued that India was a federation of ethnic communities based on common descent.
- 2His philosophy was very similar to that of the Indian National Congress.
- 3He imagined India as a Nation State based on individual citizen’s rights.
- 4The curriculum at the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College blended Muslim theology and European empiricism.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- A1 only
- B2 and 3
- C3 only
- D1 and 4
Explanation
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan argued that India was a federation of ethnic communities based on common descent (1 correct), and the MAO College curriculum blended Muslim theology with European empiricism (4 correct). But his philosophy differed fundamentally from the Congress's (2 incorrect), and he did not imagine India as a nation-state of individual citizens (3 incorrect). Hence 1 and 4.