Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below : Assertion (A) : Gandhi was critical of the material civilisation and particularly detested the Industrial Revolution. Reason (R) : He believed that Industrial Revolution was destroying deeper values. Code :
Analyzing Gandhi's Views on Industrial Civilization
This question asks us to evaluate two statements regarding Mahatma Gandhi's perspective on material civilization and the Industrial Revolution, and determine if the reason correctly explains the assertion.
Statement Analysis
- Assertion (A): Gandhi was critical of material civilization and particularly detested the Industrial Revolution. This statement is true. Gandhi advocated for a simpler way of life, rooted in self-sufficiency and village-based economies, and was deeply critical of the Western model of industrialization, which he saw as exploitative and dehumanizing.
- Reason (R): He believed that the Industrial Revolution was destroying deeper values. This statement is also true. Gandhi argued that industrialization prioritized profit and machinery over human well-being, leading to the erosion of ethical principles, community bonds, and spiritual depth.
Relationship Between Assertion and Reason
Reason (R) provides the underlying justification for Assertion (A). Gandhi's criticism (A) stemmed directly from his conviction that industrial progress was detrimental to fundamental human and societal values (R). Therefore, (R) is a correct explanation of (A).
Conclusion
Both statements are accurate, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
The correct option is: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Important Questions from Indian Political Thought
Match List I and List II
List I
(Books)
List II
(Writers)
(A)
A plea for the Reconstruction of Indian Polity (I)
V.D. Savarkar (B)
India of my Dreams (II)
Ram Manohar Lohia (C)
The Indian War of independence of 1857 (III)
M. K. Gandhi (D)
Marx, Gandhi and Socialism (IV)
Jayaprakash Narayan What is true about the following statement related to Ram Manohar Lohia ?
A. He discusses seven types of revolution.
B. He talks about 'Partyless Democracy'
C. He is an author of the 'Aspects of socialist policy'
D. he did not give the concept of 'Four-Pillar State'
E. He said that the history of the growth of freedom is the history of the perfection of human relationship'
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: 'Ahimsa' was complementary to Gandhi's model of conflict resolution that was certainly the most original and creative model of social change and political action.
Reason R: This was a theory of politics that gradually became the dominant ideology of a national political movement in which Gandhi reigned supreme.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Find out the books written by Mahatma Gandhi given below:
A. Modern India
B. Constructive Programme
C. India’s struggle for Independence
D. Why socialism
E. Hind Swaraj
Which of the following statements is not associated with Mahatma Gandhi?
A. 'Non-violence is the law of our species as violence is the law of the brute'.
B. 'A nation that is capable of limitless sacrifices is capable of rising to limitless height'.
C. The injuction 'love your enemies' is not only the noblest idealism, it is also the most practical politics.
D. To be same in a world of mad men is itself a form of madness'
E. 'My nationalism is intense internationalism'
