Read the passage and answer the questions:
Charkha
What I object to, is the craze for machinery as such. The craze is for what they call labour-saving machinery. Men go on "saving labour", till thousands are without work and thrown on the open streets to die of starvation. I want to save time and labour, not for a fraction of mankind, but for all; I want the concentration of wealth, not in the hands of few, but in the hands of all.
YOUNG INDIA, 13 NOVEMBER 1924
Khaddar does not seek to destroy all machinery but it does regulate its use and check its weedy growth. It uses machinery for the service of the poorest in their own cottages. The wheel is itself an exquisite piece of machinery.
YOUNG INDIA, 17 MARCH 1927
What are the views of the writer about the role of machines and the concentration of wealth?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Industrialisation should not result in the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few elites
From the passage, the writer clearly says wealth should not be concentrated in the hands of a few, and machines should be used in service of all, especially the poorest.