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International Relations·Easy

Consider the following statements regarding the views of Gandhiji and the Congressmen during 1934-37: 1. Gandhiji announced his resignation from Congress in 1934, as he realized that a large section of intelligentsia favoured Parliamentary politics, with which he was in fundamental disagreement. 2. Another section of Congress felt estranged, because of Gandhiji’s emphasis on the spinning wheel as the ‘second lung of the nation’. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the views of Gandhiji and the Congressmen during 1934-37:

1. Gandhiji announced his resignation from Congress in 1934, as he realized that a large section of intelligentsia favoured Parliamentary politics, with which he was in fundamental disagreement.

2. Another section of Congress felt estranged, because of Gandhiji’s emphasis on the spinning wheel as the ‘second lung of the nation’.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Options

  1. a.

    1 only

  2. b.

    2 only

  3. c.

    Both 1 and 2

    Correct answer
  4. d.

    Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

• Gandhiji felt that a large section of intelligentsia favoured Parliamentary politics, with which he was in fundamental disagreement. Hence, in October 1934, he announced his resignation from Congress ‘only to serve it better in thought, word and deed’.

• Another section of intelligentsia felt estranged from Congress, because of Gandhiji’s emphasis on the spinning wheel, as the ‘second lung of the nation’, on Harijan work based on a moral and religious approach and on other items of constructive programmes.

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