Question

1.‘Mahatma Gandhi on Satyagraha’ Source A.Textbook Page No.55

              (a)What did Mahatma Gandhi mean when he said satyagraha is active resistance?

  (b)Why did India cannot rival Britain in force of arms?
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Answer 1

Answer:

(a)In Mahatma Gandhi's words the active resistance meant war without violence and solution of every problem with the help of peace. ... According to Gandhi ji, its root meaning is holding on to truth. Satyagraha is not a physical force.

(b)'It is certain that India cannot rival Britain or Europe in force of arms. The British worship the war-god and they can all of them become, as they are becoming, bearers of arms. The hundreds of millions in India can never carry arms. ... The units of Indian society are not territorial as in European countries ...

Answer 2

Answer:

a :

In Mahatma Gandhi's words the active resistance meant war without violence and solution of every problem with the help of peace. 'Satya' means truth and Agraha means insistence. The word to word meaning of Satyagraha is insistence for truth. This term was popularized during the Indian Movement for Independence.

b:

It is certain that India cannot rival Britain or Europe in force of arms. The British worship the war-god and they can all of them become, as they are becoming, bearers of arms. The hundreds of millions in India can never carry arms