Consider the following statements relating to Gandhian strategy of Satyagraha: 1. Under the Gandhian strategy, which may be described as Struggle-Truce-Struggle (S-T-S), phases of a vigorous extra-legal mass movement and confrontation with colonial authority alternate with phases, during which direct confronation is withdrawn 2. The entire political process of S-T-S was an upward spiraling one, which also assumed that the freedom struggle would pass through several stages, ending with the transfer of power by the colonial regime itself Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• A

  1 only
• B

  2 only
• Correct answer
  C

  Both 1 and 2
• D

  Neither 1 nor 2

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.