Study the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:-     Satyagraha is not physical force. a satyagrahi does not inflict pain on the adversary; he does not seek his destruction... In the use of satyagraha, there is no ill - will whatever.
     A Satyagraha is pure soul-force. Truth is the very substance of the soul. That is why this force is called satyagraha. The soul is informed with knowledge. In it burns the flame of love... Non-violence is the supreme dharma...
     It is certain that India cannot rival Britain or Europe in force of arms. The British worship the war - god and they can all of them become, as they are becoming, bearers of arms. The hundreds of millions in India can never carry arms. They have made the religion of non-violence their own...
  1. What is the main difference between physical force and soul force?
  2. Why can’t Indians carry arms? Explain.
OUTSIDE DELHI - SET 1 2009
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  1. Main difference between physical force and soul force:-
  1. Physical force inflects pain, soul force doesn’t.
  2. Soul force uses non-violence, and physical force uses violence.
  1. Indians cannot carry arms as they have made Non-violence their religion.
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