One common agreement between Gandhism and Marxism is

Answer: A. The COMMON GOAL of Gandhism and Marxism is a STATELESS SOCIETY. GANDHISM and MARXISM share remarkably little at the level of method (one rejects violence absolutely, the other accepts revolutionary violence. one is rooted in spirituality and dharma, the other in dialectical materialism). **But on ONE ULTIMATE GOAL they converge:** the eventual WITHERING AWAY OF THE STATE. MARX held that the state is an instrument of class oppression. In a fully developed communist society, classes disappear, the state has no function and 'withers away' (Engels in Anti-Duhring; Lenin in State and Revolution). The interim 'dictatorship of the proletariat' is transitional. GANDHI envisaged 'RAMRAJYA' or an ideal society based on enlightened anarchy, where each individual is self-governing through self-discipline and moral force. In his ideal village republic (gram swaraj), centralised state coercion is unnecessary because community life is regulated through truth (satya), non-violence (ahimsa) and trusteeship. Gandhi famously remarked that 'the state represents violence in a concentrated and organised form' and the ideal was to do away with it. So both look to a future stateless ethical community as the final destination, though they differ totally on how to get there. Why other options are WRONG: (B) Class struggle is the engine of Marxism but is REJECTED by Gandhi, who emphasised class harmony through trusteeship (the wealthy hold their wealth in trust for society) and conflict-resolution through satyagraha, not class warfare. (C) Abolition of private property is a Marxist objective. Gandhi did NOT advocate abolition of private property instead he proposed TRUSTEESHIP, where property remains in private hands but the holder acts as a trustee for the community. (D) Economic determinism (history driven by economic base) is a core Marxist thesis. Gandhi rejected this, holding that history is shaped by moral, spiritual and ethical forces (truth, non-violence), not solely by economic conditions. Source: syllabus Political Science 'Political Theory' M.K. Gandhi 'Hind Swaraj' and 'India of My Dreams' F. Engels 'Anti-Duhring'.