Assertion: Jawahar Lal Nehru did not support the model of socialism implemented in the former Soviet Union, where all factories and farms were government-owned and private property did not exist.
Reasoning: Given that India was a democracy, it was not feasible for the government to radically alter the ownership of land and other properties belonging to its citizens, as was done in the Soviet Union.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
Among the various economic systems, socialism resonated the most with Jawaharlal Nehru, one of the prominent leaders of independent India. However, he did not support the model of socialism implemented in the former Soviet Union, where all factories and farms were government-owned and private property did not exist. Given that India was a democracy, it was not feasible for the government to radically alter the ownership of land and other properties belonging to its citizens, as was done in the Soviet Union.