2016 · Q51
Consider the following statements:
- 1In Hind Swaraj, Mahatma Gandhi formulates a conception of good life for the individual as well as the society
- 2Hind Swaraj was the outcome of the experience of Gandhi’s prolonged struggle against Colonial Raj in India Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: Hind Swaraj (1909) sets out Gandhi's conception of swaraj as moral self-rule, presenting his vision of the good life for both the individual and society in opposition to modern Western civilisation. Statement 2 is wrong: Hind Swaraj was written in 1909 on a ship returning from London, drawing on Gandhi's South African experience; his prolonged struggle against colonial rule in India itself began later, with his return in 1915. Only statement 1 is correct, option (A).