Modern Indian Political Thought | Set 2
1. Who believed that Swaraj was nor merely political liberation but human emanupation as well?
2. Name the scholar who wrote that self-rule is a unique feature of Swaraj?
3. Whose doctrine of Swaraj was rooted in Indian metaphysics and spirituality.
4. Ram Manohar Lohia was born in
5. Name the Philosopher who believed that capitalism and communalism are almost fully elaborate
systems.
6. Identify the Political thinker who was in favour of abolishing the post of collector.
7. Who was in favour of incorporation of Gandhian ideas in socialist thought?
8. Jayaprakash Narayanan was born in
9. Jayaprakash Narayanan’s doctrine of Total revolution is a combination of
10. The doctrine of JP’s Total Revolution was popular in
11. Jayaprakash Narayanan was the greatest mass leader in Indian History after
12. With Gandhiji’s blessings, Nehru became the President of the Indian National Congress at
13. Name the Philosopher who believed that the state in a soulless machine
14. Who expounded the thesis that the religious basis of politics does not help social progress?
15. Who wrote that state is necessary due to the anti-social tendencies of certain individuals and
groups?
16. Who considered the State as an organization of violence and force?
17. Who believed that decentralization of power was a key concept in his theory of democracy?
18. The doctrine of spiritual socialism in closely associated with.
19. Gandhian socialism puts enormous emphasis on
20. Who made Indian freedom struggle into a mass movement?
21. Name the thinker who was highly critical of declaration of emergency.
22. Identify the thinker who strongly believed that caste system completely ruined the Indian Society
23. Who was highly critical of Gandhian notion of caste system?
24. Young India was associated with writings of
25. Samata Sainik Dal wal formed by
26. Name the scholar who made it clear that Hindus and untouchables must be regarded as distinct
and independent community.
27. Poona part was signed between Congress and
28. Who considered Freedom as the natural possession of individuals?
29. Name the scholar who rebelled against oppressions and repressions by the upper castes.
30. Who was a believer in moderation with regard to social change?
31. Who considered social customs are the results of the arrangements of society for self- preservation?
32. Identify the Philosopher who remarked that “it is mockery to offer religion to a starving man”
33. Name the Philosopher who declared that “I am a Socialist not because I think it is a perfect
system, but half a loaf is better than no bread”
34. Whose theory of Social change was based on the Indian conception of history?
35. Identify the Philosopher who remarked that religious toleration is crucial for the growth of
democracy
36. Identify the Philosopher who tried to inculcate the ideal in the minds of his followers through
self-purification and education
37. Name the Philosopher who taught that Advaita philosophy becomes meaningless unless it teaches
men to treat their fellowmen equals.
38. Who appreciated and stressed the importance of education and organization for the emancipation
of untouchables?
39. Name the scholar who believed that Economic freedom of the individual is the third dimension of
Swaraj.
40. Who remarked that ‘a nation that runs it affairs smoothly and effectively without much state
interference is truly democratic?
41. Name the Philosopher who wrote that all material property was a social trust.
42. Identify the leader who strongly insisted that partition was the final solution to Hindu-Muslim
differences.
43. Which political leader was regarded as the product of contradictions and confusions of Indian
nationalism?
44. ‘Wheel of History’ is a major work of
45. Who is known as the most unconventional and original theoretician among socialist thinkers in India?