One common agreement between Gandhism and Marxism is
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Answer: A. Both Gandhi and Marx saw the final goal as a stateless society: Marx through the withering away of the state under communism, Gandhi through enlightened anarchy and self-governing village republics.
Watch for: Both care for the poor, so students pick class struggle or abolition of property, which Gandhi rejected.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because Gandhi rejected class struggle and preferred class harmony.
- C. Wrong because Gandhi favoured trusteeship rather than abolishing private property.
- D. Wrong because economic determinism is Marx's idea; Gandhi stressed moral and spiritual forces.
Source to check: IGNOU BA Political Science, Indian Political Thought (Gandhi; Marxism); M.K. Gandhi, Hind Swaraj (1909)
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