Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET June 2019 Political Science
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). On the basis of the two statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A): According to Gandhi, politics divorced from religion is a deathtrap.
Reason (R): The entry of religion into politics is necessary because without religion it may take a communal colour.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
Explanation
★Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
★Gandhi held that politics divorced from religion is a deathtrap that harms the soul.
★By religion he meant not sectarian creed but the universal moral values common to all faiths.
★He believed that without this moral anchor politics becomes corrupt and lifeless.
★Religion brings the ethical values that prevent corruption and degeneration in public life, which is the reason.
★Because moral-religious grounding is exactly what keeps politics from decay, R explains A.
★He saw the decline of modern civilization, especially in politics, as flowing from this separation.
★Gandhi drew the call for the spiritualization of politics from his political guru, Gokhale.
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