Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:Massline communication was practised by Mahatma Gandhi during the freedom movement.

Statement II:Massline communication is devoid of any purpose and compounds the anarchic situation.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false ✓ Correct

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation

Statement 1 is true while statement 2 is false about massline communication.

Statement 1 correctly recalls that Mahatma Gandhi practised massline communication during the freedom movement to reach the masses.

His marches, prayer meetings and simple appeals carried a shared message straight to ordinary people.

Statement 2 is false in claiming this form is devoid of purpose and compounds an anarchic situation.

Massline communication is in fact strongly purpose-driven, aimed at mobilising and uniting people toward a goal.

Far from breeding anarchy, it lent direction and discipline to a mass movement.

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