Who had opposed the Champaran Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi?
Correct Answer:
(B)
N.G Ranga
N.G. Ranga opposed the Champaran Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi. While Rabindranath Tagore gave him the title of ‘Mahatma’ during Champaran Satyagraha.
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102
What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a Satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda?
The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a drought.
The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer:
(A)
1 only
In Kheda, Gujarat, the peasants were frequently plagued by poverty, famine, and British discrimination. The famine had destroyed the agrarian economy of the region. The revolt was against the taxes and rents that had to be paid to Britishers. The Government said that if the taxes were not paid, the property would be seized. Hence, statement 1 is right while 2 is wrong.
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103
The first peasant movement of India was:
Correct Answer:
(D)
Bijolia
Feudal exploitation of the peasantry was common in Mewar (Modern Rajasthan) in the latter half of the nineteenth century. This led to Bijolia Movement in 1905 and again in 1913 and 1916. It was the first Peasant Movement of India. The leadership of the Movement was initially provided by Sitaram Das in 1913 and later in 1915 by Vijay Singh Pathik.
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104
Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in February, 1918 ?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Jawaharlal Nehru
The activists of Home Rule League Movement were very active in Oudh. Mainly due to the efforts of the Home Rule activists, Kisan Sabhas were organized in U.P. The Kisan Sabha was set up in February, 1918 by Gauri Shankar Mishra and Indra Narayan Dwivedi. Madan Mohan Malaviya supported their efforts. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha.
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105
‘Nai-Dhobi Band’ was a form of Social boycott in 1919 which–
Correct Answer:
(A)
was started by the farmers of Pratapgarh district
Towards the end of 1919, the first signs of grass-roots peasant activity were evident in the reports of a Nai-Dhobi Band (a form of social boycott) in an estate of Pratapgarh district. In the summer of 1920 in the villages of Taluqdari Oudh, Kisan meetings called by village panchayats became frequent. The names of Jhinguri Singh and Durgapal Singh were associated with this development. But soon another leader became famous by the name of Baba Ramchandra, not only emerged as the leader but also played an important role in the Movement. Baba Ramchandra, a Brahmin from Maharashtra, was a wanderer who had left home at the age of thirteen. In the middle of 1920, he emerged as a leader of the peasants of Awadh and soon demonstrated considerable leadership and organizational capacities. His efforts helped to form ‘Awadh Kisan Sabha’ in 1920.
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106
In the 1930s, peasant movements were started in different parts of the country at the instance of various leaders. Match them with their respective areas of influence.
Sahajanand Saraswati 1. Hyderabad
Khudai Khidmatgars 2. Southern Assam
Swami Ramanand 3. Bihar
Abdul Hamid Khan 4. NWFP
Code :
A B C D
Correct Answer:
(B)
3 4 1 2
The Bihar Kisan Sabha was founded by Swami Sahajanand Saraswati. All India Kisan Congress was founded at Lucknow in April, 1936 with Swami Sahajanand Saraswati as the President and N.G. Ranga as the general secretary. Later it was renamed All India Kisan Sabha. Khudai Khidmatgar or Lalkurti Organisation played an active role in Civil Disobedience Movement in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) in the leadership of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. Swami Ramanand was related with Hyderabad and Abdul Hamid Khan with Southern Assam.
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107
Who presided over the first session of All India Kishan Sabha?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Swami Sahajananda
All India Kisan Congress was founded in Lucknow in April, 1936 with Swami Sahajanand Saraswati as the President and N.G. Ranga as the general secretary. Later, it was renamed All India Kisan Sabha. A Kisan manifesto was issued and started a periodical session under Indulal Yagnik. The Bihar Kisan Sabha was founded by Swami Sahajanand Saraswati. The All India Kisan Sabha and the Congress held their second session in Faizpur in 1936. The Congress manifesto (especially the agrarian policy) for the 1937 provincial elections was strongly influenced by the All India Kisan Sabha’s agenda.
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108
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati published a journal named -:
Correct Answer:
(B)
Hunkar
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati (1889-1950) was a Sanyasi and a prominent farmers' right activist. He was also an Indian freedom fighter. He was a forceful writer and ran the Hindi weekly Hunkar from Patna.
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109
Which one of the following Congress leaders had participated in the first meeting of All India Kisan Sabha?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Jawahar Lal Nehru
The first meeting of All India Kisan Sabha was held in April 1936 in Lucknow. It was presided over by Swami Sahajanand Saraswati. This meeting was addressed by Jawahar Lal Nehru also. In this meeting, Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was chosen as the President and N.G. Ranga was the secretary of All India Kisan Sabha.
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110
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: