Question

The power of Satyagraha emphasized the power of which of the following characteristics?
1. poverty
2. strength
3. truth
4. weakness

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : truth

The correct answer is truth.

• Gandhi said The Truth is far more powerful than any weapon of mass destruction.
• Gandhism is a philosophy which has ideas to inspire and to create the vision.
• It is associated with the idea of nonviolence resistance which is also called civil resistance.
• The two pillars of Gandhism are truth and non-violence i.e Satyagraha and Ahimsa.
• The Gandhian principles have been included in the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution.

• Movements Started by Gandhiji in India:
  • Champaran Satyagraha of 1917
  • Kheda Satyagrah of 1918
  • Khilafat Movement Post World War I
  • Non-Co-operation Movement
  • Civil Disobedience Movement
  • Negotiations over Round Table Conferences
  • Gandhi Irwin Pact
  • Quit India Movement