Consider the following statements about Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia : 1. He believed that satyagraha with out constructive work is like a sentence without a verb 2. He wrote his Ph.D. thesis paper on the topic of Salt Satyagraha, focusing on Mahatma Gandhis soc

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Q: 86 (CDS-II/2010)
Consider the following statements about Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia :
1. He believed that satyagraha with out constructive work is like a sentence without a verb
2. He wrote his Ph.D. thesis paper on the topic of Salt Satyagraha, focusing on Mahatma Gandhi’s socio-economic theory.
3. He recognized that caste, more than class, was the huge stumbling block to India’s progress.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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0,38,23,5,7,11,38

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{'satyagraha': [4, 0, 3, 4], 'salt satyagraha': [4, 1, 0, 3], 'caste': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'mahatma gandhi': [20, 5, 4, 18], 'constructive work': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'verb': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'class': [4, 1, 4, 15]}

The correct answer is option 4 - 1, 2 and 3.

Statement 1 states that Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia believed that satyagraha (a form of nonviolent resistance) without constructive work is like a sentence without a verb. This means that he believed that nonviolent resistance should be accompanied by practical actions for social change to be meaningful.

Statement 2 states that he wrote his Ph.D. thesis paper on the topic of Salt Satyagraha, focusing on Mahatma Gandhi`s socio-economic theory. This shows his interest in understanding and studying Gandhi`s principles and strategies for social and economic change.

Statement 3 states that Dr. Lohia recognized that caste, more than class, was a significant barrier to India`s progress. This suggests that he believed that the caste system and its associated discrimination were major obstacles that needed to be addressed for the overall development of the country.

Therefore, all the statements mentioned in options 1, 2, and 3 are correct, making option 4 the correct answer.