Correct answer: (a) the final goal of a stateless society
Explanation
- A
the final goal of a stateless society
Stateless society as the final goal. Gandhi’s Ram Rajya / Marx’s withering of the State — the shared end-state as keyed.
- B
class struggle
Class struggle. Marx yes; Gandhi no.
- C
abolition of private property
Abolition of private property. Marx; Gandhi accepted trusteeship, not that abolition.
- D
economic determinism
Economic determinism. Marx; not Gandhi.
Summary. Official key is (a). Gandhi and Marx are keyed as agreeing on a stateless society as the far goal. Class war, abolition of property and economic determinism are Marxist, not Gandhian.
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