Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Freedom

Question:

 Which statement about Aung San Suu Kyi's beliefs and philosophy is incorrect?

Options:

She views fear as an obstacle to living a dignified human life.

Aung San Suu Kyi's book of essays is titled "Freedom from Fear."

She believes that real freedom is achieved through wealth and power.

Aung San Suu Kyi draws inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi's commitment to non-violence.

Correct Answer:

She believes that real freedom is achieved through wealth and power.

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 3 - She believes that real freedom is achieved through wealth and power.

This statement is incorrect. Aung San Suu Kyi believes that real freedom is achieved through overcoming fear, as stated in her writings and activism. She does not equate freedom with wealth and power.

Gandhiji’s thoughts on non-violence have been a source of inspiration for Aung San Suu Kyi as she remained under house arrest in Myanmar, separated from her children, unable to visit her husband when he was dying of cancer, because she feared that if she left Myanmar to visit him in England she would not be able to return. Aung San Suu Kyi saw her freedom as connected to the freedom of her people. Her book of essays bears the title Freedom from Fear. She says, “for me real freedom is freedom from fear and unless you can live free from fear you cannot live a dignified human life”. These are deep thoughts that lead us to pause and consider their implications. We must not, her words suggest, be afraid of the opinions of other people, or of the attitude of authority, or of the reactions of the members of our community to the things we want to do, of the ridicule of our peers, or of speaking our mind. Yet we find that we often exhibit such fear. For Aung San Suu Kyi living a ‘dignified human life’ requires us to be able to overcome such fear.