One common agreement between Gandhism and Marxism is

One common agreement between Gandhism and Marxism is

the final goal of a stateless society
class struggle
abolition of private property
economic determinism
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UPSC IAS – 2020
The correct answer is A) the final goal of a stateless society.
Despite vast differences in their philosophies, methods, and immediate goals, both Gandhism and Marxism share the ultimate ideal of a stateless society, albeit conceived differently.
Gandhi envisioned ‘Ram Rajya’ or enlightened anarchism, a society where individuals are self-controlled and moral, rendering the state apparatus unnecessary. Marx envisioned communism, a stage reached after socialism, where class distinctions disappear, and the state, seen as an instrument of class oppression, withers away.
Options B and C are points of fundamental difference: Marxism is centered on class struggle and the abolition of private property, while Gandhism advocates for class harmony (trusteeship) and does not seek outright abolition of private property but its use for common good. Option D, economic determinism (the idea that economic relations determine all social phenomena), is a core tenet of Marxism but not of Gandhism, which gives primacy to moral and spiritual factors alongside economic ones.
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