INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MODERN INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following writers did not have a profound influence on the thinking of Mahatma Gandhi?
A
Tolstoy
B
Thoreau
C
Ruskin
D
Marx
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Option D Solution: Writer Marx did not have a profound influence on the thinking of Mahatma Gandhi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gandhiji developed these ideologies from various inspirational sources vis Bhagvad Geeta, Jainism, Buddhism, Bible, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Tolstoy, John Ruskin among others. Tolstoy’s book ‘The Kingdom of God is within you’ had a deep influence on Mahatma Gandhi.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is option 3 i.e, Henry David Thoreau, John Ruskin and Jainism. Gandhian ideology is the set of social and religious ideas adopted and developed by Mahatma Gandhi.

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