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Social Science · 2022 · 4 marks
CBSE 2022 · Region 4 · Set 2 · Q12
Read the given case and answer the questions that follow: Mahatma Gandhi's thoughts on Satyagraha 'It is said of"passive resistance"that it is the…
Read the given case and answer the questions that follow: Mahatma Gandhi's thoughts on Satyagraha 'It is said of"passive resistance"that it is the weapon of the weak, but the power which is the subject of this article can be used only by the strong. This power is not passive resistance; indeed it calls for intense activity. The movement in South Africa was not passive but active. . . ' 'Satyagraha is not physical force. A satyagrahi does not inflict pain on the adversary; he does not seek his destruction. . . In the use of satyagraha, there is no ill-will whatever. ' 'Satyagraha is pure soul-force. Truth is the very substance of the soul. That is why this force is called satyagraha. The soul is informed with knowledge. In it burns the flame of love. . . Non-violence is the supreme dharma. . . ' 'It is certain that India cannot rival Britain or Europe in force of arms. The British worship the war-god and they can all of them become, as they are becoming, bearers of arms. The hundreds of millions in India can never carry arms. They have made the religion of non-violence their own. . . ' ($\displaystyle 12.1$) What type of movement Gandhiji organised in South Africa? ($\displaystyle 12.2$) Why is satyagraha considered as pure soul-force? ($\displaystyle 12.3$) How has Gandhiji described passive resistance?
Marking-scheme solution
$\displaystyle 12.1$ What type of movement Gandhiji organised in South Africa?
(i) Gandhiji organised Satyagraha against racial discrimination by the Whites. The movement of South Africa was not passive but active.
$\displaystyle 12.2$ Why is satyagraha considered as pure soul-force ?
(i) Satyagraha is pure soul –force because truth is the very substance of the South. That is why this force is called Satyagraha.
$\displaystyle 12.3$ How has Gandhiji described passive resistance ?
(i) According to him, ―Passive resistance‖ is not the weapon of the weak but it can be used by the strong‘‘.
(ii) Passive resistance was considered as an intense activity
(iii) Passive resistance is not passive rather active in nature.
(iv) He further related it with satyagraha which was not based on any ill-will.
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