Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET December 2014 Political Science
Identify the correct sequence of the books written on Mahatma Gandhi in ascending order. Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
- 1. Richard Attenborough – In Search of Gandhi
- 2. C.F. Andrews – Mahatma Gandhi's Ideas
- 3. B. Bhattacharya – Evolution of the Political Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi
- 4. J.B. Kripalani – Gandhian Thought
A2, 4, 3, 1 ✓ Correct
B1, 2, 3, 4
C3, 1, 4, 2
D4, 3, 1, 2
Correct answer: (A) 2, 4, 3, 1 — The correct ascending order is 2, 4, 3, 1.
Explanation
★The correct ascending order is 2, 4, 3, 1.
★C.F. Andrews wrote 'Mahatma Gandhi's Ideas', published in 1929, the earliest of the four.
★J.B. Kripalani's 'Gandhian Thought' followed in 1964.
★B. Bhattacharya's 'Evolution of the Political Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi' appeared in 1971.
★Richard Attenborough's 'In Search of Gandhi' came in 1982, tied to his film 'Gandhi'.
★The order thus runs 1929, 1964, 1971 and 1982.
★C.F. Andrews was a close English associate of Gandhi, which placed his account earliest.
★Gandhi told his own life in the autobiography The Story of My Experiments with Truth, published in 1927.
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