Read the following passage and answer the questions (46-50):
Charkha
What I object to, is the craze for machinery as such. The craze is for what they call labour-saving machinery. Men go on ”saving labour”, till thousands are without work and thrown on the open streets to die of starvation. I want to save time and labour, not for a fraction of mankind, but for all; I want the concentration of wealth, not in the hands of few, but in the hands of all. YOUNG INDIA, 13 NOVEMBER 1924 Khaddar does not seek to destroy all machinery but it does regulate its use and check its weedy growth. It uses machinery for the service of the poorest in their own cottages. The wheel is itself an exquisite piece of machinery. YOUNG INDIA, 17 MARCH 1927
What is the writer opposing in the passage?
Correct Answer :
Mindless craze for machinery
Solution :
The correct option is Mindless craze for machinery.
Explanation:
To understand what the writer is opposing, we must analyze the opening lines of the passage. The writer states: "What I object to, is the craze for machinery as such."
The author goes on to clarify that this craze is for what is called "labour-saving machinery," which leads to thousands of people being thrown out of work and left to die of starvation. While the writer does not seek to destroy all machinery, they object to its unregulated, "weedy growth" and the mindless obsession with it that ignores human welfare. Thus, the writer is explicitly opposing the mindless craze for machinery, which aligns perfectly with the correct option.
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