{"id":88757,"date":"2025-06-01T07:20:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88757"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:20:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:20:39","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-about-mahatma-gandhis-anti-untoucha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-mahatma-gandhis-anti-untoucha\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi&#8217;s anti-untoucha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi&#8217;s anti-untouchability campaign is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The All India Harijan Sevak Sangh was founded for this purpose.<\/li>\n<li>2. The campaign was to root out untouchability, since it did not enjoy the sanction of the Hindu shastras.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#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 NDA-2 &#8211; 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2021\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">Both statements about Mahatma Gandhi&#8217;s anti-untouchability campaign are correct.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">Gandhi launched a significant movement against untouchability, terming the untouchables &#8216;Harijans&#8217; (children of God).<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">Statement 1: The All India Harijan Sevak Sangh was indeed founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 to work for the eradication of untouchability and the welfare of the untouchables. Statement 2: Gandhi argued vehemently that untouchability was a blot on Hinduism and was not sanctioned by the true spirit or correct interpretation of the Hindu shastras. He sought to reform Hinduism from within and persuade caste Hindus to abandon this practice on moral and religious grounds.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi&#8217;s anti-untouchability campaign is\/are correct ? 1. The All India Harijan Sevak Sangh was founded for this purpose. 2. The campaign was to root out untouchability, since it did not enjoy the sanction of the Hindu shastras. 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