72. Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions were reflected in a book titled, “Unto this Last” and the book transformed his life. What was the message from the book that transformed Mahatma Gandhi? (2011)

(a) Uplifting the oppressed and poor is the moral responsibility of an educated man 

(b) The good of individual is contained in the good of all 

(c) The life of celibacy and spiritual pursuit are essential for a noble life 

(d) All the statements (a), (b) and (c)a r e correct in this context 

Answer: (b)

 The main teachings of “Unto This Last”: 

O That the good of the individual is contained in the good of all. [Option (b) is correct] 

O That a lawyer’s work has the same value as the barber’s inasmuch as all have the same right of earning their livelihood from their work. 

O That a life of labour, that is, the life of the tiller of the soil and the handicraftsman is the life worth living.