Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Which one of the following best describes the difference between Gandhi and Subhash Bose concerning the means of attaining independence?

  1. Both accepted violent resistance in exceptional circumstances, but Gandhi opposed receiving assistance from foreign powers.
  2. Gandhi regarded morally valid means as inseparable from a desirable end, whereas Bose was willing to seek strategic assistance from the Axis powers without accepting their racial ideology.
  3. Bose’s association with Germany and Japan arose from his acceptance of fascist racial superiority and suppression of democratic institutions.
  4. Gandhi considered Britain’s wartime difficulties an opportunity for immediate rebellion, whereas Bose opposed exploiting the international crisis.
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