Questions
Gandhi wanted to
- separate religion from politics
- separate politics from religion
- spiritualise politics
- centralise politics
The first executive tier of the panchayat raj system is
- village
- gram panchayat
- zila parisad
- panchayat samithi
Gandhiji, an idealist, advocated ________ as the ultimate destiny of mankind.
- positivism
- anarchism
- liberalism
- scepticism
Who among the following prepared the trusteeship formula and placed it before Gandhiji, who made a few changes in it?
- Mahadev Desai and Pyarelal
- J. B. Kripalani and Jayaprakash Narayan
- Subhas Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru
- K. G. Mashruwala and N. D. Parikh
According to Gandhi, which of the following statements is correct?
- Rights are the only supreme consideration.
- Rights are independent of duties.
- True source of rights is the performance of duties.
- Performance of duties is insignificant.
Which of the following was advocated by Gandhi for purification of politics?
- Centralisation
- Punishing the culprit
- Spiritualisation
- Decentralisation
There can be no _________ in the present state of iniquitous inequalities in which only a few roll in riches, while the masses do not even get enough to eat.
- panchayat raj
- prohibition
- police raj
- ramraj
Gandhi said, “I am not a visionary. I claim to be a _____."
- political idealist
- practical idealist
- theoretical idealist
- social idealist
What is the special feature of the panchayat raj system?
- Sharing authority
- Decentralisation of power
- Assuming power by force
- Zero power
In the relationship between politics and religion, Gandhiji
- wanted politics to be completely separated from religion
- wanted religion to be subordinated to politics
- believed that there is no politics without religion
- believed that politics ought to be secular, not based on religion
When did Gandhiji become the President of the Indian National Congress?
- 1922
- 1923
- 1924
- 1925
Who gave a formal notice to move a resolution at the session of the Congress in 1939, asking Subhas Chandra Bose to nominate his working committee in accordance with the wishes of Gandhiji?
- Pattabhi Sitarammayya
- G. B. Pant
- Maulana Azad
- Sarat Chandra Bose
To eliminate economic inequality and concentration of wealth, sarvodaya advocates
- non–possession
- state-run cooperation
- trusteeship
- social ownership of wealth
A process of tapping local human potential and skill for own upliftment with the help of professional experts is known as
- participatory development
- human development
- cultural development
- economic development
The usage ‘Politics without Principles’ is attributed to
- Abdul Kalam
- Kumarappa
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Mother Teresa