Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Framing the Constitution

Question:
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct in reference to Govind Ballabh Pant?
Options:
Govind Ballabh Pant declared that separate electorates were not only harmful to the nation but also to the minorities
He agreed that in a free state every individual's material wants and spiritual sense of self-respect must be satisfied.
He believed that the majority community is obligated to try and understand the problems of minorities, and empathize with their aspirations.
All the statements are correct.
Correct Answer:
All the statements are correct.
Explanation:
Countering the demand for separate electorates, Govind Ballabh Pant declared that it was not only harmful to the nation but also to the minorities and agreed too that every citizen in a free state should be treated in a manner that satisfied “not only his material wants but also his spiritual sense of self-respect”, and that the majority community had an obligation to try and understand the problems of minorities, and empathize with their aspirations. Yet Pant opposed the idea of separate electorates. It was a suicidal demand, he argued, that would permanently isolate the minorities, make them vulnerable, and deprive them of any effective say within the government.