2007 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2007 · General Studies

Question 57: History and Culture

At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?

aAhmedabad
bBardoli
cChamparan
dKheda

AnswerThe answer is (c).

Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India was at Champaran, Bihar, in 1917, against the tinkathia system that forced peasants to grow indigo for planters. Next came the Ahmedabad mill strike and the Kheda movement in 1918; Bardoli was in 1928. (His first satyagraha anywhere was in South Africa.)

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Ahmedabad was in 1918, after Champaran.
  • (b) Bardoli was in 1928, long after.
  • (c) Correct: Champaran, 1917.
  • (d) Kheda was in 1918.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2007, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.