2003 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2003 · General Studies

Question 86: History and Culture

The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was

aSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
bMahatma Gandhi
cVithalbhai J Patel
dMahadev Desai

AnswerThe answer is (a).

The Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928, a no-tax campaign by the peasants of Bardoli taluka in Gujarat against an enhanced land revenue assessment, was led by Vallabhbhai Patel, who was given the title Sardar for it. Gandhi supported it but did not lead it; Vithalbhai Patel was Vallabhbhai's elder brother and a legislator; Mahadev Desai was Gandhi's secretary.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Correct: Patel led the campaign and was given the title Sardar.
  • (b) Gandhi supported the movement but did not lead it.
  • (c) Vithalbhai Patel was Vallabhbhai's brother and a legislator, not the leader.
  • (d) Mahadev Desai was Gandhi's secretary, not the leader.

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