Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Which of the following is true regarding the Gandhian concept of 'Sarvodaya'? Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
- 1. Welfare of the majority of the people
- 2. Government by the majority party
- 3. Protection of the minorities
- 4. Welfare of all sections of the society
A1 & 3
B1 & 2
C4 only ✓ Correct
D2 only
Correct answer: (C) 4 only — Sarvodaya means the welfare of all sections of society, so the answer is statement 4 only.
Explanation
★Sarvodaya means the welfare of all sections of society, so the answer is statement 4 only.
★The word Sarvodaya means 'universal uplift' or 'progress of all'.
★Gandhi coined it in 1906 for his paraphrase of John Ruskin's tract 'Unto This Last'.
★It rejects the utilitarian idea of the greatest good of the greatest number, which sacrifices a minority.
★Statement 1 is wrong because Sarvodaya seeks the welfare of all, not merely the majority.
★Statement 2 is wrong because it describes majority-party rule, not Sarvodaya.
★Vinoba Bhave later turned Sarvodaya into a major post-independence social movement.
★Gandhi's Sarvodaya rests on bread labour and trusteeship, his non-violent alternative to class struggle.
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