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This sense of collective belonging came partly through the experience of united struggles. But there were also a variety of cultural processes through which nationalism captured people's imagination. History and fiction, folklore and songs, popular prints and symbols, all played a part in the making of nationalism. The identity of the nation is most often symbolised in a figure or image. This helps create an image with which people can identify the nation. It was in the twentieth century, with the growth of nationalism, that the identity of India came to be visually associated with the image of Bharat Mata. The image was first created by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. In the 1870s he wrote 'Vande Mataram' as a hymn to the motherland. Later it was included in his novel Anandmath and widely sung during the Swadeshi movement in Bengal. Moved by the Swadeshi movement, Abanindranath Tagore painted his famous image of Bharat Mata. In this painting Bharat Mata is portrayed as an ascetic figure, she is calm, composed, divine and spiritual. In subsequent years, the image of Bharat Mata acquired many different forms, as it circulated in popular prints, and was painted by different artists. Devotion to this mother figure came to be seen as evidence of one's nationalism


Which of the following statements is not correct about the image of Bharat Mata?


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a

The image was drawn by several artists at different times.

b

Bharat Mata carries the same symbols in all images

c

French and German allegories inspired to draw the image of Bharat Mata.

d

Different artists used different symbols to show collective belongings. 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The statement which is not correct about the image of Bharat Mata is Bharat Mata carries the same symbols in all photos. The statue of Bharat Mata was the symbol of the Indian nation, and the image of Germany was the symbol of the German nation. A portrait of Bharat Mata was painted by Rabindranath Tagore in 1905, while Philip Veit painted a German portrait in 1848. Bharat Mata's picture shows the mother figure sharing food and school clothes. A flower wreath, on the other hand, emphasises her Asian quality. While in the German photo, Germany is shown holding a sword in one hand and a flag in the other, Bharat Mata is portrayed as a calm, built-up, godly and spiritual lady.
 
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