Mahatma Gandhi believed that industrialisation was no answer to the problems that plagued the mass of India's poor and that villagers should be taught to be self-sufficient in food, weave their own cloth from cotton and eschew the glittering prizes that the 20th century so temptingly offers. Such an idyllic and rural paradise did not appear to those who inherited the reins of political power.
Mahatma Gandhi's dream of 'an idyllic and rural paradise' was not shared by
those who did not believe in the industrialisation of the country
those who called him the Father of Nation
those who inherited political powers after independence
those who believed that villages should be self-sufficient in food and cloth
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
Mahatma Gandhi believed that industrialisation was no answer to the problems that plagued the mass of India's poor and that villagers should be taught to be self-sufficient in food, weave their own cloth from cotton and eschew the glittering prizes that the 20th century so temptingly offers. Such an idyllic and rural paradise did not appear to those who inherited the reins of political power.
Mahatma Gandhi's views opposed industrialisation of villages because
it would help the poor and not the rich
it would take away the skill of the villagers
it would affect the culture of the Indians
it would undermine self-sufficiency and destroy the beauty of life of the villager
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
Mahatma Gandhi believed that industrialisation was no answer to the problems that plagued the mass of India's poor and that villagers should be taught to be self-sufficient in food, weave their own cloth from cotton and eschew the glittering prizes that the 20th century so temptingly offers. Such an idyllic and rural paradise did not appear to those who inherited the reins of political power.
unless you do (i), you cannot have (ii)
(i) and (ii) are identical in meaning
first of all you must have (ii) in order to do (i)
the meaning of (i) is directly opposite to (ii)
Correct answer is D
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
Mahatma Gandhi believed that industrialisation was no answer to the problems that plagued the mass of India's poor and that villagers should be taught to be self-sufficient in food, weave their own cloth from cotton and eschew the glittering prizes that the 20th century so temptingly offers. Such an idyllic and rural paradise did not appear to those who inherited the reins of political power.
The basis of 'an idyllic and rural paradise' is
rapid industrialisation of villages
self sufficiency in food, clothes and simplicity of the lifestyle
bringing to the villages the glittering prizes of the 20th century
supporting those holdings powerful political positions
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
Mahatma Gandhi believed that industrialisation was no answer to the problems that plagued the mass of India's poor and that villagers should be taught to be self-sufficient in food, weave their own cloth from cotton and eschew the glittering prizes that the 20th century so temptingly offers. Such an idyllic and rural paradise did not appear to those who inherited the reins of political power.
The meaning of 'glittering prizes that the 20th century so temptingly offers' is
pursuit of a commercialised material culture
replacement of rural by urban interests
complete removal of poverty
absence of violence and corruption
Correct answer is C
No explanation has been provided for this answer.