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Prelims 2018 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 69

Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?

  1. Active all-India participation of lawyers, students and women in the National Movement
  2. Active involvement of Dalit and Tribal communities of India in the National Movement
  3. Joining of peasant unrest to India's National Movement
  4. Drastic decrease in the cultivation of plantation crops and commercial crops

Answer

Joining of peasant unrest to India's National Movement

  • (a) Champaran (1917) was not marked by all-India participation of lawyers, students and women; that feature became more visible in later mass movements. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (b) Champaran was primarily a peasant struggle against indigo planters in Bihar, not a movement defined by Dalit and Tribal mobilization across India. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (c) Its major significance was that Gandhi linked local peasant grievances with the broader Indian national movement, bringing peasants into anti-colonial politics. Verdict: Correct.
  • (d) The issue was the tinkathia indigo system and peasant exploitation, not any drastic fall in plantation/commercial crop cultivation as the defining aspect. Verdict: Incorrect.
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