alleryMahatma Gandhi was a strong advocate of:
AHighly centralised government
BDecentralised village panchayats
CSingle-language country
DHereditary kingship
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Decentralised village panchayats
1. Gandhi believed in 'GRAM SWARAJ' — strong self-governing villages as the foundation of independent India.
2. This inspired the panchayati raj movement and eventually the 73rd Amendment.
3. His ideal: each village a self-sufficient republic in itself.
_Source: syllabus SST Polity Ch 2 §2.5 Gandhi's Vision_
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