Question

Question 8.
Read the following passage and answer the questions below-
Mahatma Gandhi on Satyagraha 'It is said of "passive resistance" that it is the weapon of the weak, but the
power which is the subject of this article can be used only by the strong. This power is not passive resistance;
indeed it calls for intense activity. The movement in South Africa was not passive but active. 'Satyagraha is
not physical force. A satyagrahi does not inflict pain on the adversary; he does not seek his destruction. In the
use of satyagraha, there is no ill-will whatever. Satyagraha is pure soul-force. Truth is the very substance of
the soul. That is why this force is called satyagraha. The soul is informed with knowledge. In it burns the flame
of love. Nonviolence is the supreme dharma . 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. They have made the religion of non-violence
their own .
Answer the following questions:
() What is the idea of Satyagraha?
() What is the supreme 'dharma'?
(iv) The British worship the war-God. Explain the statement.
(v) How a Satyagarahi should walk on the path of Satyagraha?
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Answer 1

Answer:

1) Mahatma Gandhi on Satyagraha 'It is said of "passive resistance" that it is the weapon of the weak, but the

power which is the subject of this article can be used only by the strong. This power is not passive resistance;

indeed it calls for intense activity.

2)Nonviolence is the supreme dharma . It is certain that India cannot rival Britain or Europe in force of

arms.

3)The British worship the war-god and they can all of them become, as they are becoming, bearers of

arms.