{"id":84680,"date":"2025-06-01T02:45:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=84680"},"modified":"2025-06-01T02:45:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:45:55","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-about-the-different-meanings-of-swa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-the-different-meanings-of-swa\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements about the different meanings of &#8216;Swa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about the different meanings of &#8216;Swaraj&#8217; as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Swaraj is intimately linked with Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satyagraha (adherence to truth).<\/li>\n<li>Swaraj has two senses\u2014one political and one beyond the realm of politics.<\/li>\n<li>Swaraj is something that requires time and patience to acquire.<\/li>\n<li>With determination, Swaraj could be obtained easily and quickly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;3 and 4&#8243; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatements 1, 2, and 3 accurately reflect Mahatma Gandhi&#8217;s understanding of &#8216;Swaraj&#8217;. Statement 1 is correct; Gandhi&#8217;s concept of Swaraj was fundamentally linked to his principles of Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satyagraha (adherence to truth and force of truth). Statement 2 is correct; he spoke of Swaraj both in the political sense (national independence) and in a deeper, personal sense (self-rule, self-control, liberation from inner evils), which goes beyond conventional politics. Statement 3 is correct; achieving true Swaraj, both individually and nationally, was seen by Gandhi as a process requiring patient effort, self-discipline, and consistent application of Satyagraha and the constructive program. Statement 4 contradicts his philosophy; Gandhi did not believe Swaraj could be obtained easily and quickly but required deep personal and societal transformation built over time.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Gandhi&#8217;s Swaraj is intertwined with Ahimsa and Satyagraha.<br \/>\n&#8211; Swaraj has political and spiritual\/personal dimensions.<br \/>\n&#8211; Achieving Swaraj is a gradual process requiring patience and effort.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nFor Gandhi, Swaraj was not just the transfer of power from British to Indian hands (political independence), but also the capacity of the individual and the community to regulate themselves and be free from external control and internal weaknesses (self-rule).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about the different meanings of &#8216;Swaraj&#8217; as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi: Swaraj is intimately linked with Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satyagraha (adherence to truth). Swaraj has two senses\u2014one political and one beyond the realm of politics. Swaraj is something that requires time and patience to acquire. With determination, Swaraj could be obtained &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements about the different meanings of &#8216;Swa\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-the-different-meanings-of-swa\/#more-84680\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements about the different meanings of &#8216;Swa<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1087],"tags":[1101,1227,1124],"class_list":["post-84680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-1","tag-1101","tag-gandhi-and-his-early-movement","tag-modern-history-of-india","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Consider the following statements about the different meanings of &#039;Swa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statements 1, 2, and 3 accurately reflect Mahatma Gandhi&#039;s understanding of &#039;Swaraj&#039;. 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