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: NCERT Class 12 Political Science 'Political Theory'; M.K. Gandhi 'Hind Swaraj' and 'India of My Dreams'; F. Engels 'Anti-Duhring'.