Mahatma Gandhi first applied his method of Satyagraha (truth force) in India during the Champaran peasant movement in 1917. This was his first major successful non-violent protest in India against the injustice faced by Indigo cultivators at the hands of European planters.
Mahatma Gandhi first experimented with his technique of Satyagraha in
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 3 2019 · Topic: Gandhi and His Early Movement (Champaran Satyagraha (1917))
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- Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the Champaran Movement? (I) Gandhiji came to Champaran on the request of Rajkumar Shukla. (II) With the help of Indulal Yagnik, Gandhiji documented the problems of the farmers of Champaran. (III) As per the agreement, the plantation owners of Champaran returned 35 percent of the illegal recovery made from them to the farmers. (1) (III) (2) (II) (3) (I), (III) (4) (I) (5) Question not attempted
- Who among the following was not associated with Mahatma Gandhi during Champaran Satyagrah ?
- Why were the peasants of Champaran discontented? - They were facing famine. - Local leadership was absent. - The Jagirdars were physically torturing. - The European planter were forcing them to grow indigo.
- Who was made a member of the Commission of Inquiry set up by the Government to look into the Teen Kathia System? (1) J.B. Kriplani (2) Mahadev Desai (3) Rajendra Prasad (4) Mahatma Gandhi (5) Question not attempted
- Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : List – I | List - II ------- | -------- A. Champaran Satyagraha | i. 1928 B. Rowlatt Satyagraha | ii. 1917 C. Kheda Satyagraha | iii. 1919 D. Bardoli Satyagraha | iv. 1918 Code : A | B | C | D ------- | -------- | -------- | -------- (1) (ii) | (iv) | (iii) | (i) (2) (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) (3) (i) | (iii) | (ii) | (iv) (4) (iv) | (ii) | (iii) | (i)
- Ǔनम्नͧलͨखित में से किौन चम्पारण सत्याग्रह (1917) से सम्बǔन्धत नहीं हैं ?
- Which of the following leaders was prominently associated with the Champaran Satyagraha (1917) in Bihar marking Mahatma Gandhi's first active involvement in Indian mass movements?
- The first Satyagraha campaign of Gandhiji was started at which place in India?
