Question

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below the passage.

Communalism in its higher aspect, then, is indispensable to the formation harmonious whole in a country like India. The

units of Indian society are not territorio as in European countries. to India without The principle of European democracy

cannot be applied recognising the fact of communal groups. The Muslim demand for thecreation of a Muslim India

within India is, therefore, perfectly justified.. The Hindu thinks that separate electorates are contrary to the spirit of true

nationalism because he understands the word "nation" to mean a kind of universal amalgamation in which no

communal entity ought to retain its private individuality. Such a state of things, however, does not exist. India is a land

of racial and religious variety. Add to this the general economic inferiority of the Muslims, their enormous debt,

especially in the Punjab, and their insufficient majorities in some of the provinces, as at present constituted and you will

begin to see clearly the meaning of our anxiety to retainseparate electorates. Answer the following questions :

(24.1) Who spoke the above words ?

(24.2)What did he think about the units of Indian Society ?

(24.3) Why did he want to retain separate electorates for the Muslims ?

(24.4) What was he trying to justify​

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Don't know.

b. Indian society are not territorio as in European countries. to India without The principle of European democracy

c. insufficient majorities in some of the provinces, as at present constituted and you will begin to see clearly the meaning of our anxiety to retainseparate electorates.

d. separate electorates for the Muslims