The Kheda Satyagraha (1918, not 1917 as stated in the question, but the context clearly refers to it) was a response to the farmers' plight. Due to crop failure caused by unseasonal rains and a plague, the peasants requested a remission of the land revenue tax. When the government refused, Gandhi and others launched a Satyagraha.
In the year 1917, Mahatma Gandhi organised a Satyagraha in Kheda district of Gujarat in support of which of the following?
Asked in ARO GS 252022 74 2024 · Topic: Gandhi and His Early Movement (Kheda Satyagraha (1918))
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Answer: D. Peasants who were affected by crop failure and a plague epidemic
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