The socialist idea of Sapta Kranti (Seven Revolutions) was proposed by
- A.Ram Manohar Lohia
- B.Jawaharlal Nehru
- C.M. G. Ranade
- D.Jayaprakash Narayan
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Ram Manohar Lohia. Ram Manohar Lohia, the socialist thinker and leader, put forward the idea of Sapta Kranti, or seven revolutions, as the programme of Indian socialism. The seven struggles he called for were: for equality between men and women; against inequality based on skin colour; against caste and for equal opportunity; against foreign rule and for a world government; for economic equality and planned production; for the privacy of the individual against undue interference; and for civil disobedience (satyagraha) in place of weapons. Lohia took part in the Quit India Movement, led the socialist movement after independence, and is also remembered for his anti-Congress politics of the 1960s. Option B is wrong because Jawaharlal Nehru shaped the socialistic pattern of society and the mixed economy, not Sapta Kranti. Option C is wrong because M. G. Ranade was a 19th-century reformer and economist, a founder of the Prarthana Samaj and the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha. Option D is wrong because Jayaprakash Narayan gave the call for Sampoorna Kranti, or Total Revolution, in 1974. Exam tip: Lohia gave Sapta Kranti (seven revolutions); JP gave Sampoorna Kranti (total revolution).
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