Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET January 2025 Political Science
Identify the correct statements. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar argued that the revolt of 1857 was India's first war of independence
- 2. Jayaprakash Narayan advocated the notion of Sampoorna Kranti or total revolution
- 3. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was a protagonist of social justice
- 4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a moderate leader
- 5. According to Rabindranath Tagore, the idea of hyper-nationalism is inalienable with true freedom
A1, 2 & 3 only ✓ Correct
B2, 3 & 4 only
C3, 4 & 5 only
D2, 3, 4 & 5 only
Correct answer: (A) 1, 2 & 3 only — The correct statements are 1, 2 and 3, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 2 and 3, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3 only.
★Statement 1 is true: Savarkar argued in his book that the 1857 revolt was India's first war of independence.
★Statement 2 is true: Jayaprakash Narayan advocated Sampoorna Kranti, a total revolution of social, political and economic life.
★Statement 3 is true: B.R. Ambedkar was a leading protagonist of social justice, especially for the Scheduled Castes.
★Statement 4 is false: Tilak was a radical or Extremist leader, famous for 'Swaraj is my birthright', not a Moderate.
★Statement 5 is false: Tagore opposed extreme nationalism and believed in universalism, so hyper-nationalism is not inalienable with true freedom for him.
★Tagore's critique of the nation appears in his lectures collected as 'Nationalism' (1917).
★Savarkar established the Patit Pavan Mandir at Ratnagiri to open temple entry to all Hindus, including Dalits.
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