UPSC CSE Prelims

Correct Option: A (The final goal of a stateless society) Explanation: Gandhi’s ideal of self-governing communities and Marxist theory’s eventual “withering away” of the state both envision a stateless end, though by very different methods. Option-wise Analysis: A. Correct - both can envisage a society without a coercive state as the ultimate ideal. B. Incorrect - Class struggle is central to Marxism but inconsistent with Gandhian nonviolence and class reconciliation. C. Incorrect - Gandhi favoured trusteeship rather than Marxist abolition of all private property. D. Incorrect - Economic determinism is associated with historical materialism, not Gandhi’s ethics-centred view.