Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2020 · Polity and Constitution · Question 24

One common agreement between Gandhism and Marxism is

  1. the final goal of a stateless society
  2. class struggle
  3. abolition of private property
  4. economic determinism

Answer

the final goal of a stateless society

(a) the final goal of a stateless society — Correct. Marxism ultimately envisions the withering away of the State in a classless society; Gandhism also idealizes a minimally governed/stateless order based on self-rule and village communities.

(b) class struggle — Incorrect. Class struggle is central to Marxism, but Gandhism rejected violent class conflict and emphasized class harmony and trusteeship.

(c) abolition of private property — Incorrect. Marxism seeks abolition of private ownership of the means of production; Gandhism did not, and instead advocated moral restraint and trusteeship.

(d) economic determinism — Incorrect. Economic determinism is a Marxist idea; Gandhism gave primacy to ethics, morality, and spiritual values, not economic forces.

Answer: (a)

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