Question

Please read the passage and answer the question that follow:
A popular Bollywood movie Lagaan portrays India before Independence. Indians were ruled by the British for many years. They were denied basic rights. The common and the lower strata of the society were not provided the privilege of education as the Britishers felt that Indians are not good enough. They deliberately gave Indians less qualified jobs and kept highly qualified jobs for themselves. Based on the passage answer the following question:
Britishers deliberately gave Indians unqualified jobs. This shows ............., a behavioural component.

• A. Hatred
• B. Discrimination
• C. Dislike
• D. Negative

Hint:

Discrimination involves treating individuals unfairly based on certain characteristics. In social psychology, it is often linked to prejudice and stereotypes, which affect behavior towards certain groups.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The Britishers' deliberate action of giving Indians unqualified jobs, while keeping highly qualified jobs for themselves, clearly represents discrimination. Discrimination is a behavioral component where individuals or groups are treated unfairly based on characteristics such as race, ethnicity, or social status. The Britishers' actions of denying the Indian population equal opportunities for education and employment reflect discrimination.
- Hatred refers to strong feelings of dislike or animosity, but the focus in the passage is on unequal treatment, not deep hatred.
- Dislike refers to a mild form of negative feeling, which is not the main focus here. The primary concept in the passage is the unequal treatment of Indians.
- Negative is a general term and does not specifically relate to the unequal and unfair treatment described in the passage.
Thus, the correct answer is Discrimination.