Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist movement

Question:

What ideologies were represented by the leaders of Congress sitting on the right (Nehru) and left (Patel) of Mahatma Gandhi respectively?

Options:

Right- Conservative & Left- Socialist

Right- Socialist & Left- Conservative

Right- Capitalist & Left Communist.

Right- Communist and Left- Capitalist.

Correct Answer:

Right- Socialist & Left- Conservative

Explanation:

In this picture, Mahatma Gandhi is having discussions with Jawaharlal Nehru (on his right) and Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel (on his left). Nehru and Patel represented two distinct political tendencies within the Congress – the socialist and the conservative respectively.