Question

What does the author mean when he says, "He must first subject himself to its ordeal"?

• A. He must himself preach people.
• B. He must be conservative in his experiment.
• C. He must overcome his hardships.
• D. He must first apply his experiment on himself.

Answer 1

The correct option is D He must first apply his experiment on himself.

Option D: 'Subject' means 'to experience or undergo'. 'Ordeal' means 'an unpleasant prolonged experience'. As mentioned in the passage, "If he proposes an experiment for society, he must first subject himself to its ordeal."

The line 'he must first subject himself to its ordeal' means that Gandhiji must first experience the ordeal or 'unpleasant experience', (which is the experiment) before making the society go through it.

The same is mentioned in option D, hence it is correct.

Options A, B and C:

These lines are neither mentioned nor implied in the context of this sentence.

Hence these options are wrong.