B. Entire villages collectively donate their lands to be held and managed communally
8.
The philosophy underlying the Sarvodaya movement drew heavily on Gandhian principles, emphasising trusteeship, decentralisation, and the moral transformation of society, rather than relying primarily on:
A.
Voluntary social reform
B.
Community cooperation
C.
State coercion or violent class struggle to achieve land redistribution
C. State coercion or violent class struggle to achieve land redistribution
9.
Jayaprakash Narayan, another prominent leader associated with the Sarvodaya movement, joined the Bhoodan-Gramdan campaign after becoming disillusioned with:
A.
Gandhian philosophy entirely
B.
Indian independence itself
C.
The concept of non-violence
D.
Parliamentary/electoral politics and party-based approaches to social change
A. Limited success, as much of the donated land was often of poor quality or subject to implementation difficulties
11.
According to NCERT, a crucial trigger that intensified anti-colonial sentiment and prepared the ground for the Non-Cooperation Movement was the economic hardship faced by Indians during and after the:
A.
American Civil War
B.
Boer War
C.
First World War, due to increased taxes, forced recruitment, and price rises
C. First World War, due to increased taxes, forced recruitment, and price rises
12.
Mahatma Gandhi's political philosophy of Satyagraha, first successfully employed in India in movements such as the Champaran and Kheda Satyagrahas, emphasised the power of truth and:
