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Question 24 : The passage given below is followed by four alternate
summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage.
Colonialism is
not a modern phenomenon. World history is full of examples of one society gradually expanding by
incorporating adjacent territory and settling its people on newly conquered territory. In the
sixteenth century, colonialism changed decisively because of technological developments in
navigation that began to connect more remote parts of the world. The modern European colonial
project emerged when it became possible to move large numbers of people across the ocean and to
maintain political control in spite of geographical dispersion. The term colonialism is used to
describe the process of European settlement, violent dispossession and political domination over
the rest of the world, including the Americas, Australia, and parts of Africa and Asia.
- Colonialism surged in the 16th century due to advancements in navigation, enabling British settlements abroad and global dominance.
- As a result of developments in navigation technology, European colonialism, led to the displacement of indigenous populations and global political changes in the 16th century.
- Colonialism, conceptualized in the 16th century, allowed colonizers to expand their territories, establish settlements, and exercise political power.
- Technological advancements in navigation in the 16th century, transformed colonialism, enabling Europeans to establish settlements and exert political dominance over distant regions.
Technological advancements in navigation in the 16th century, transformed colonialism, enabling Europeans to establish settlements and exert political dominance over distant regions.
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Explanatory Answer
The paragraph given states that colonialism is not a modern phenomenon but one
that changed decisively in the sixteenth century due to technological developments in
navigation, which enabled Europeans to establish settlements and exert political domination over
the rest of the world.
Option D is the best of the given summaries.
Option A
talks specifically about 'British' settlements, whereas the paragraph refers more generally to
European settlements.
Option B refers specifically to 'European colonialism' and does
not touch upon the idea that colonialism as such is not a modern phenomenon or one restricted to
Europe.
Option C is incorrect as it states that colonialism was conceptualized in the
16th century.
The answer is 'Technological advancements in navigation in the 16th century, transformed colonialism, enabling Europeans to establish settlements and exert political dominance over distant regions.'
Choice D is the correct answer.
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