Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Match List I with List II:

List I List II
1. Gandhi’s trusteeship a. Holders of wealth should treat it as a social trust and use it for the welfare of all
2. Gandhi’s test for mechanisation b. Machinery could be beneficial where labour was insufficient but harmful where it displaced abundant workers
3. Bose’s case for industrialisation c. Industry would absorb surplus agricultural labour, reduce unemployment and raise living standards
4. Bose’s classification of industries d. Heavy, medium and cottage industries, with heavy industry forming the economic backbone

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c
  2. 1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-d
  3. 1-d, 2-b, 3-c, 4-a
  4. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
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