History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET December 2018 History
Who among the following did not influence the thought of Mahatma Gandhi?
ACharles Bradlaugh ✓ Correct
BLeo Tolstoy
CJohn Ruskin
DHenry David Thoreau
Correct answer: (A) Charles Bradlaugh — Charles Bradlaugh did not influence Gandhi's thought in this sense, so the answer is Charles Bradlaugh.
Explanation
★Charles Bradlaugh did not influence Gandhi's thought in this sense, so the answer is Charles Bradlaugh.
★Charles Bradlaugh was a British atheist and a campaigner for Indian self-rule.
★He is not counted among the thinkers who shaped Gandhi's core ideas, so he is the odd one out.
★Leo Tolstoy shaped Gandhi's idea of non-violence and his The Kingdom of God Is Within You.
★John Ruskin's Unto This Last led Gandhi to the idea of the dignity of labour.
★Henry David Thoreau's essay on Civil Disobedience deeply influenced Gandhi's method.
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