Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Which one of the following best represents Gandhi’s advice to Congressmen after the formation of ministries in the provinces?

  1. Provincial offices should be treated as permanent instruments for gradually attaining freedom through constitutional cooperation.
  2. The ministries should strengthen their reliance on the police and the Army to demonstrate administrative efficiency.
  3. Provincial offices should be held lightly and used in unexpected ways to accelerate the nationalist struggle and reduce dependence on coercion.
  4. Acceptance of office required Congressmen to suspend constructive work and concentrate exclusively on administration.
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