Previous year MCQs

Modern Indian History UPPSC 2010 GS-I
Question

Who out of the following had told "Destruction is the best method of dealing with the foreign clothes"?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Mahatma Gandhi

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Mahatma Gandhi”.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) said, "Destruction is the best method of dealing with the foreign clothes".

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2. Nehru Report
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  2. B) 1929
  3. C) 1931
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