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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Who wrote The Story of My Experiments with Truth?
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Explanation:
• M.K. Gandhi wrote The Story of My Experiments with Truth.
• The work recounts his moral, spiritual and political development.
• Gandhi presents his life as a series of experiments rather than as a celebration of personal greatness.
• Truth, non-violence, self-discipline and ethical self-examination are central to the narrative.
• The work recounts his moral, spiritual and political development.
• Gandhi presents his life as a series of experiments rather than as a celebration of personal greatness.
• Truth, non-violence, self-discipline and ethical self-examination are central to the narrative.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
In which language did Gandhi originally write his autobiography?
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Explanation:
• Gandhi originally wrote his autobiography in Gujarati.
• It was serialized under the title Satya Na Prayogo Athva Atmakatha.
• Mahadev Desai translated it into English.
• The Gujarati origin reflects Gandhi's commitment to communicating with Indian readers through a regional language.
• It was serialized under the title Satya Na Prayogo Athva Atmakatha.
• Mahadev Desai translated it into English.
• The Gujarati origin reflects Gandhi's commitment to communicating with Indian readers through a regional language.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Which description best characterizes Gandhi's autobiographical method?
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Explanation:
• Gandhi's autobiography is confessional and ethically self-examining.
• He discusses personal failures, habits, relationships and moral struggles.
• Events are selected according to their relevance to his pursuit of truth.
• The work combines autobiography with spiritual and political reflection.
• He discusses personal failures, habits, relationships and moral struggles.
• Events are selected according to their relevance to his pursuit of truth.
• The work combines autobiography with spiritual and political reflection.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
What does Gandhi mean by experiments with truth?
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Explanation:
• Gandhi treats truth as a principle to be tested through action and self-discipline.
• His experiments involve diet, sexuality, religion, law, politics and interpersonal conduct.
• The phrase emphasizes humility because he does not claim final possession of truth.
• Moral knowledge develops through practice, reflection and correction.
• His experiments involve diet, sexuality, religion, law, politics and interpersonal conduct.
• The phrase emphasizes humility because he does not claim final possession of truth.
• Moral knowledge develops through practice, reflection and correction.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
Which principle is most central to Gandhi's political and ethical thought?
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Explanation:
• Satyagraha means holding firmly to truth through non-violent moral resistance.
• It requires courage, self-suffering and refusal to cooperate with injustice.
• Gandhi distinguishes it from passive submission and violent retaliation.
• The principle joins personal ethics with collective political action.
• It requires courage, self-suffering and refusal to cooperate with injustice.
• Gandhi distinguishes it from passive submission and violent retaliation.
• The principle joins personal ethics with collective political action.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Hind Swaraj was first written and published in which year?
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Explanation:
• Gandhi wrote Hind Swaraj in 1909.
• It was first published in Gujarati in the newspaper Indian Opinion.
• The work presents a critique of modern civilization and discusses the meaning of genuine self-rule.
• It predates Gandhi's permanent return to India in 1915.
• It was first published in Gujarati in the newspaper Indian Opinion.
• The work presents a critique of modern civilization and discusses the meaning of genuine self-rule.
• It predates Gandhi's permanent return to India in 1915.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
What literary form does Gandhi use in Hind Swaraj?
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Explanation:
• Hind Swaraj is structured as a dialogue between the Editor and the Reader.
• The Reader presents common nationalist arguments and objections.
• The Editor, who represents Gandhi's position, responds through explanation and debate.
• The dialogic form allows Gandhi to anticipate and answer counterarguments.
• The Reader presents common nationalist arguments and objections.
• The Editor, who represents Gandhi's position, responds through explanation and debate.
• The dialogic form allows Gandhi to anticipate and answer counterarguments.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Which statement best expresses Gandhi's concept of swaraj in Hind Swaraj?
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Explanation:
• Gandhi's swaraj means more than the transfer of governmental power.
• It includes self-control, moral responsibility and freedom from dependence.
• Political independence without ethical transformation would remain incomplete.
• Gandhi therefore connects national freedom with the self-government of individuals and communities.
• It includes self-control, moral responsibility and freedom from dependence.
• Political independence without ethical transformation would remain incomplete.
• Gandhi therefore connects national freedom with the self-government of individuals and communities.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Consider the following statements about Hind Swaraj.
Statement I: Gandhi criticizes modern civilization for encouraging endless material desire.
Statement II: Gandhi presents large-scale industrialism as the unquestioned foundation of genuine freedom.
Statement I: Gandhi criticizes modern civilization for encouraging endless material desire.
Statement II: Gandhi presents large-scale industrialism as the unquestioned foundation of genuine freedom.
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Explanation:
• Statement I is correct because Gandhi associates modern civilization with materialism, speed and uncontrolled desire.
• Statement II is incorrect because he questions machinery and industrial systems that produce exploitation and dependence.
• His criticism is moral and civilizational rather than merely technological.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
• Statement II is incorrect because he questions machinery and industrial systems that produce exploitation and dependence.
• His criticism is moral and civilizational rather than merely technological.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Which work was written by Jawaharlal Nehru during imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort?
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Explanation:
• Nehru wrote The Discovery of India during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort.
• He composed it mainly between 1944 and 1945.
• The work was published in 1946.
• It examines India's history, culture, philosophical traditions and struggle against colonial rule.
• He composed it mainly between 1944 and 1945.
• The work was published in 1946.
• It examines India's history, culture, philosophical traditions and struggle against colonial rule.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Which description best characterizes The Discovery of India?
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Explanation:
• The Discovery of India combines history, autobiography, cultural interpretation and nationalist reflection.
• Nehru examines the diversity and continuity of Indian civilization.
• The work also relates India's past to colonialism and the freedom movement.
• It is interpretive and literary rather than a narrowly technical history.
• Nehru examines the diversity and continuity of Indian civilization.
• The work also relates India's past to colonialism and the freedom movement.
• It is interpretive and literary rather than a narrowly technical history.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Which idea is central to Nehru's representation of Indian civilization?
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Explanation:
• Nehru presents India as a civilization marked by diversity and historical interaction.
• He emphasizes continuity without denying conflict, regional difference or cultural change.
• His concept of unity in diversity became influential in modern Indian nationalism.
• He rejects both cultural uniformity and the colonial denial of India's historical depth.
• He emphasizes continuity without denying conflict, regional difference or cultural change.
• His concept of unity in diversity became influential in modern Indian nationalism.
• He rejects both cultural uniformity and the colonial denial of India's historical depth.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Which intellectual outlook is most closely associated with Nehru's prose in The Discovery of India?
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Explanation:
• Nehru's prose reflects secular humanism and respect for scientific inquiry.
• He admires India's philosophical and cultural heritage while also examining it critically.
• Scientific temper represents an openness to evidence, questioning and rational thought.
• His nationalism seeks engagement with the modern world rather than isolation.
• He admires India's philosophical and cultural heritage while also examining it critically.
• Scientific temper represents an openness to evidence, questioning and rational thought.
• His nationalism seeks engagement with the modern world rather than isolation.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Arrange the following works in chronological order of first publication.
1. Hind Swaraj
2. The Story of My Experiments with Truth
3. Annihilation of Caste
4. The Discovery of India
1. Hind Swaraj
2. The Story of My Experiments with Truth
3. Annihilation of Caste
4. The Discovery of India
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Explanation:
• Hind Swaraj was first published in 1909.
• Gandhi's autobiography was serialized during the 1920s, beginning in 1925.
• Annihilation of Caste was published in 1936.
• The Discovery of India was published in 1946.
• Therefore, the correct sequence is 1, 2, 3, 4.
• Gandhi's autobiography was serialized during the 1920s, beginning in 1925.
• Annihilation of Caste was published in 1936.
• The Discovery of India was published in 1946.
• Therefore, the correct sequence is 1, 2, 3, 4.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Who wrote Annihilation of Caste?
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Explanation:
• B.R. Ambedkar wrote Annihilation of Caste.
• It was prepared as an address for the Jat-Pat-Todak Mandal in Lahore.
• The organizers withdrew the invitation after objecting to its arguments.
• Ambedkar published the undelivered address himself in 1936.
• It was prepared as an address for the Jat-Pat-Todak Mandal in Lahore.
• The organizers withdrew the invitation after objecting to its arguments.
• Ambedkar published the undelivered address himself in 1936.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Why was Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste not delivered as originally planned?
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Explanation:
• The organizers considered Ambedkar's criticism of caste and religious authority too radical.
• They requested alterations to the proposed address.
• Ambedkar refused to weaken his argument, and the invitation was withdrawn.
• He then published the text independently, turning it into a major work of social criticism.
• They requested alterations to the proposed address.
• Ambedkar refused to weaken his argument, and the invitation was withdrawn.
• He then published the text independently, turning it into a major work of social criticism.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
What is Ambedkar's central argument in Annihilation of Caste?
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Explanation:
• Ambedkar argues that caste is sustained by deeply rooted religious and social beliefs.
• Inter-dining or limited reform cannot destroy the hierarchical principle by itself.
• The authority of ideas and texts used to sanction caste must be challenged.
• Political freedom without social equality would leave caste domination intact.
• Inter-dining or limited reform cannot destroy the hierarchical principle by itself.
• The authority of ideas and texts used to sanction caste must be challenged.
• Political freedom without social equality would leave caste domination intact.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Which phrase best represents Ambedkar's understanding of caste?
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Explanation:
• Ambedkar distinguishes caste from a simple division of labour.
• He describes it as a division of labourers organized through graded inequality.
• Status, occupation, marriage and social interaction become hereditary and hierarchical.
• The system therefore violates liberty, equality and fraternity.
• He describes it as a division of labourers organized through graded inequality.
• Status, occupation, marriage and social interaction become hereditary and hierarchical.
• The system therefore violates liberty, equality and fraternity.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Which political and ethical values are especially central to Ambedkar's idea of democracy?
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Explanation:
• Ambedkar repeatedly emphasizes liberty, equality and fraternity.
• He treats democracy as a form of associated social life, not merely a system of elections.
• Political equality cannot survive securely without social and economic justice.
• Caste is anti-democratic because it destroys fraternity and institutionalizes inequality.
• He treats democracy as a form of associated social life, not merely a system of elections.
• Political equality cannot survive securely without social and economic justice.
• Caste is anti-democratic because it destroys fraternity and institutionalizes inequality.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Assertion: Ambedkar considers political democracy insufficient without social democracy.
Reason: Equal voting rights cannot by themselves eliminate caste hierarchy and social exclusion.
Reason: Equal voting rights cannot by themselves eliminate caste hierarchy and social exclusion.
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Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because Ambedkar insists that democratic institutions require an egalitarian social foundation.
• The Reason is correct because formal political rights may coexist with social discrimination and graded inequality.
• Social democracy requires liberty, equality and fraternity in everyday life.
• Therefore, the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
• The Reason is correct because formal political rights may coexist with social discrimination and graded inequality.
• Social democracy requires liberty, equality and fraternity in everyday life.
• Therefore, the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
Consider the following statements.
1. Gandhi links political freedom with moral self-rule.
2. Nehru interprets Indian nationhood through unity in diversity.
3. Ambedkar argues that caste disappears automatically after colonial rule ends.
4. All three writers connect public argument with competing visions of modern India.
1. Gandhi links political freedom with moral self-rule.
2. Nehru interprets Indian nationhood through unity in diversity.
3. Ambedkar argues that caste disappears automatically after colonial rule ends.
4. All three writers connect public argument with competing visions of modern India.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because Gandhi's swaraj includes self-discipline and ethical autonomy.
• Statement 2 is correct because Nehru emphasizes cultural plurality within Indian unity.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because Ambedkar warns that political independence alone cannot destroy caste.
• Statement 4 is correct because each writer presents a distinct programme for modern India.
• Therefore, statements 1, 2 and 4 only are correct.
• Statement 2 is correct because Nehru emphasizes cultural plurality within Indian unity.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because Ambedkar warns that political independence alone cannot destroy caste.
• Statement 4 is correct because each writer presents a distinct programme for modern India.
• Therefore, statements 1, 2 and 4 only are correct.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
Match List I with List II.
List I
1. M.K. Gandhi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. B.R. Ambedkar
4. Mahadev Desai
List II
a. English translator of Gandhi's autobiography
b. Annihilation of Caste
c. Hind Swaraj
d. The Discovery of India
List I
1. M.K. Gandhi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. B.R. Ambedkar
4. Mahadev Desai
List II
a. English translator of Gandhi's autobiography
b. Annihilation of Caste
c. Hind Swaraj
d. The Discovery of India
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• M.K. Gandhi is matched with Hind Swaraj.
• Jawaharlal Nehru is matched with The Discovery of India.
• B.R. Ambedkar is matched with Annihilation of Caste.
• Mahadev Desai is matched with the English translation of Gandhi's autobiography.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a.
• Jawaharlal Nehru is matched with The Discovery of India.
• B.R. Ambedkar is matched with Annihilation of Caste.
• Mahadev Desai is matched with the English translation of Gandhi's autobiography.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
Which comparison between Gandhi and Ambedkar is most accurate?
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Explanation:
• Gandhi connects social change with non-violence, personal reform and moral persuasion.
• Ambedkar emphasizes rights, institutional reform and the annihilation of caste hierarchy.
• Their disagreements concern caste, religion, representation and methods of social transformation.
• Both seek justice, but they formulate significantly different political strategies.
• Ambedkar emphasizes rights, institutional reform and the annihilation of caste hierarchy.
• Their disagreements concern caste, religion, representation and methods of social transformation.
• Both seek justice, but they formulate significantly different political strategies.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
Which statement best explains Nehru's role as a nationalist prose writer?
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Explanation:
• Nehru interprets India's past to construct a modern and inclusive idea of nationhood.
• He values cultural inheritance while subjecting traditions to historical and rational examination.
• His nationalism is secular and plural rather than based on religious uniformity.
• The Discovery of India is therefore both historical reflection and nationalist argument.
• He values cultural inheritance while subjecting traditions to historical and rational examination.
• His nationalism is secular and plural rather than based on religious uniformity.
• The Discovery of India is therefore both historical reflection and nationalist argument.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
Which statement best distinguishes the prose styles of Gandhi, Nehru and Ambedkar?
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Explanation:
• Gandhi often uses simple, confessional prose and direct dialogue to explore ethical action.
• Nehru's prose is broad, historical and reflective, connecting culture with national development.
• Ambedkar's prose is rigorous, analytical and confrontational in its exposure of social hierarchy.
• Their differing styles reflect their distinct intellectual and political purposes.
• Nehru's prose is broad, historical and reflective, connecting culture with national development.
• Ambedkar's prose is rigorous, analytical and confrontational in its exposure of social hierarchy.
• Their differing styles reflect their distinct intellectual and political purposes.
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Question 26
ప్రశ్న 26
Which integrated interpretation of Gandhi, Nehru and Ambedkar is most appropriate?
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Explanation:
• Gandhi defines freedom through truth, non-violence and morally disciplined self-rule.
• Nehru connects nationalism with historical consciousness, secularism and scientific temper.
• Ambedkar insists that democracy requires the destruction of caste and the establishment of social equality.
• Together, their writings reveal the major ethical and political debates that shaped modern India.
• Nehru connects nationalism with historical consciousness, secularism and scientific temper.
• Ambedkar insists that democracy requires the destruction of caste and the establishment of social equality.
• Together, their writings reveal the major ethical and political debates that shaped modern India.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: A. M.K. Gandhi సమాధానం: A.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: B. Gujarati సమాధానం: B.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: C. A confessional account organized around ethical experiments and self-criticism సమాధానం: C.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. Practical efforts to test moral principles through everyday conduct సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. Satyagraha సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: C. 1909 సమాధానం: C.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: A. A dialogue between an Editor and a Reader సమాధానం: A.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: D. Self-rule involving personal discipline, moral autonomy and political freedom సమాధానం: D.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: C. Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect సమాధానం: C.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: A. The Discovery of India సమాధానం: A.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: D. A reflective interpretation of Indian history, culture and national identity సమాధానం: D.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: B. Indian unity developed through interaction among diverse cultures, regions and traditions. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: C. A combination of historical inquiry, secularism, scientific temper and humanism సమాధానం: C.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: A. 1, 2, 3, 4 సమాధానం: A.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: B. B.R. Ambedkar సమాధానం: B.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: D. The organizers objected to his uncompromising criticism of caste and scriptural authority. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: A. Caste can be abolished only by challenging the religious and social authority that sustains it. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: B. A division of labourers arranged in a graded hierarchy సమాధానం: B.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: C. Liberty, equality and fraternity సమాధానం: C.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: A.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: C. 1, 2 and 4 only సమాధానం: C.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: B. 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a సమాధానం: B.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: D. Gandhi emphasizes ethical transformation and non-violent self-rule, while Ambedkar demands structural destruction of caste and enforceable social equality. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: A. He uses historical interpretation to connect India's diverse past with a modern secular national vision. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: B. Gandhi is confessional and dialogic, Nehru is expansive and historical, and Ambedkar is analytical and polemical. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 26 ప్రశ్న 26Answer: C. Their prose offers competing yet foundational visions of freedom, nationhood and social justice in modern India. సమాధానం: C.