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The Champaran episode was a turning-point in Gandhi’s life. ‘‘What I did,” he explained, “was a very ordinary thing. I declared that the British could not order me about in my own country.” But Champaran did not begin as an act of defiance. It grew out of an attempt to alleviate the distress of large numbers of poor peasants. This was the typical Gandhi pattern — his politics were intertwined with the practical, dayto-day problems of the millions. His was not a loyalty to abstractions; it was a loyalty to living, human beings. In everything Gandhi did, moreover, he tried to mould a new free Indian who could stand on his own feet...
Question 4 (3A) i
In the extract, the phrase 'loyalty to abstractions' refers to a strong commitment to __.
A. selected groups
B. simple pleasures
C. certain ideologies
D. governmental authorities
Answer:
C. certain ideologies
