Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET October 2022 Political Science
Which of the following did Ram Manohar Lohia opine? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. Freedom and bread are inseparable
- 2. The removal of inequality from human society was one of the seven revolutions
- 3. If socialism is to be defined in two words, then they are equality and prosperity
- 4. The desire for equality in the modern world has become the desire of being similar and not equal
A3 & 4
B1 & 4
C2 & 4
D1, 2, 3 & 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2, 3 & 4 — All four statements reflect Lohia's views, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★All four statements reflect Lohia's views, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
★He held that freedom and bread are inseparable, since real freedom is impossible without basic economic security.
★He listed the removal of inequality as one of his seven revolutions (Sapta Kranti), his programme of total social change.
★He summed up socialism in two words, equality and prosperity, insisting both must advance together.
★He warned that the modern desire for equality had decayed into a desire for uniformity, people seeking to be similar rather than truly equal.
★His Sapta Kranti spanned struggles against inequality of caste, gender, colour, colonial rule, economic injustice and for non-violence.
★These ideas appear across his writings on socialist policy and the reconstruction of Indian society.
★Lohia's action programmes included Dam Bandho, Jati Todo, Angrezi Hatao and Himalaya Bachao.
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