MPSC Rajyaseva 2017 CSAT — Question 47
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Why does the native look at the settler's town with envy ?
(a)It arises from a sense of desperation.
(b)He has no other option in his life.
(c)He wants to occupy a position of power.
(d)He wants to be the colonizer instead of the colonized.
1)Only a is correct
2)Only b is correct
3)a and d are correct
4)c and d are correct✓ Correct
In colonial texts, the native looks at the settler's prosperous town with envy because it stems from desperation and the subconscious desire to replace the colonizer, effectively wanting to occupy a position of supreme power and become the colonizer themselves (c and d).
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