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Q. Mahatma Gandhi considered preconditions as necessary for a satyagrahi to fulfill namely :

A
Prefect Chastity
B
Follow truth and cultivate fearlessness.
C
Adopts poverty
D
All of these

Correct Answer

All of these

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