Match List-I (government's choice) with List-II (result, as a Bombay paper argued in March 1930).
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) The government arrests Gandhi | (I) The nation will have won a still greater victory |
| (B) The government does not arrest Gandhi | (II) It will incur the discontent of the nation |
| (C) The government punishes Gandhi | (III) The nation will have won a victory |
| (D) The government lets Gandhi alone | (IV) The movement will go on spreading |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) The government arrests Gandhi | (II) It will incur the discontent of the nation | Kesari held that arresting Gandhi would turn the nation's discontent against the government. |
| (B) The government does not arrest Gandhi | (IV) The movement will go on spreading | Not arresting him would let the movement go on spreading, so inaction also hurt the government. |
| (C) The government punishes Gandhi | (III) The nation will have won a victory | Punishing Gandhi would still mean the nation won a victory. |
| (D) The government lets Gandhi alone | (I) The nation will have won a still greater victory | Leaving him alone would be a still greater victory, since the movement would grow unchecked. |
Note: The paper's point is that both action and inaction would injure the government.