Multiple choice

What method did Gandhi use, several times, to impress on others the importance of nonviolence?

  1. Fighting

  2. Abusing

  3. Fasting

  4. Silence
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Gandhi employed fasting as a powerful method of nonviolent protest and moral persuasion throughout his life, undertaking 17 fasts for various causes including social harmony, religious unity, and political justice. His fasts exerted tremendous moral pressure, successfully stopping communal riots in Calcutta and Delhi, and forcing authorities to address injustices.

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