History & Civics
What was the key objective of Gandhiji's Champaran Movement?
- The security of rights of harijans
- Civil disobedience movement
- Maintaining the unity of society
- Solving the problem of the indigo workers
Answer
Solving the problem of the indigo workers
Reason — The Champaran Movement was launched to secure relief for the indigo cultivators who were compelled by the European planters to grow indigo on a part of their land and sell it on terms fixed by the planters. Gandhiji’s main aim was to remove their grievances and end their exploitation.
Related Questions
Champaran, the site of Gandhi's first experiment in Satyagraha, is located in:
- Bihar
- Kerala
- Gujarat
- Punjab
Complete the given analogy.
Mahatma Gandhi : ….?…. : : Dadabhai Naoroji : Indian Association.
- All India Congress
- Indian Association
- Indian National Congress
- Natal Indian Congress
Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Kheda Satyagraha was Gandhiji's experiment with Satyagraha.
(ii) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the gift of the Kheda Satyagraha to the country.
(iii) The government issued secret instructions of recovering revenue from the peasants.
- (i) only
- (i) and (ii) only
- All of the above
- None of the above.
In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of Hunger Strike as a weapon?
- Non-Cooperation Movement
- Rowlatt Satyagraha
- Ahmedabad Strike
- Bardoli Satyagraha