According to the passage, which phrase gives the social-class classification…
2010
According to the passage, which phrase gives the social-class classification that explains why the nationalist movement should not be treated as a working-class movement?
Answer: C. bourgeois movement — ConceptIn literal reading comprehension, identify the exact relationship asked in the stem and match it to the passage's explicit wording. Keep a movement's…
- A.
historical movement
- B.
voice of the Indian people
- C.
bourgeois movement
- D.
movement represented by Gandhi
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Correct answer: C
Concept
In literal reading comprehension, identify the exact relationship asked in the stem and match it to the passage's explicit wording.
Keep a movement's social-class character distinct from its historical stage, its public voice, and the leader who represented it.
Application
The stem asks for the reason the nationalist movement should not be treated as a working-class movement.
The passage explicitly says that the nationalist movement in India was essentially a bourgeois movement.
This sentence gives the movement's social-class classification, so the required value is “bourgeois movement.”
Contrast
“Historical movement” refers to the movement's stage in historical development; it does not supply the class classification asked for.
“Voice of the Indian people” describes Gandhi's representative role in relation to the masses.
“Movement represented by Gandhi” identifies the leader associated with the movement.
Cross-check
Substituting “bourgeois movement” restores the passage's direct contrast: the nationalist movement was bourgeois in class character, not a working-class movement.
Result
The required value is “bourgeois movement.”