Question

Under colonial influence, a certain section of Indians discarded traditional Indian clothes in favour of formal English attire as they considered it to be a mark of upward social mobility.

Which process of upward social mobility was followed here?

Options

• Brahminisation

• Globalisation

• Westernisation

• Sanskritisation

Answer 1

Westernisation

Explanation:

Westernisation means the adoption of Western cultural practices. In India, people began wearing Western-style clothing as a means of social advancement.