Gandhi and his Early Movements (Part-III)

11. Who was the National Leader of the Champaran Indigo movement? [48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Birsa Munda
(c) Baba Ramchandra
(d) Ram Singh

Correct Answer: (a) Mahatma Gandhi

Solution:The national leader of Champaran Indigo Movement was Mahatma Gandhi.

12. Who had opposed the Champaran Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]

(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) N.G Ranga
(c) Rajkumar Shukla
(d) Rajendra Prasad

Correct Answer: (b) N.G Ranga

Solution:N.G. Ranga opposed the Champaran Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi. While Rabindranath Tagore gave him the title of 'Mahatma' during the Champaran Satyagraha.

13. What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a Satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2011]

Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants.
Acharya J.B. Kripalani was one of the Mahatma Gandhi's collegues in his Champaran investigation.

Which of the statements given below above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only

Solution: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 the British. The Government said that if the taxes were not paid, the property would be seized. Hence, statement 1 is correct while statement 2 is wrong.

14. Which event occurred first? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) Kheda Satyagraha
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) Champaran Satyagraha

Correct Answer: (d) Champaran Satyagraha

Solution:The time period of events given is as follows:

Kheda Satyagraha - 1918
Civil Disobedience Movement - 1930
Non-Cooperation Movement - 1920
Champaran Satyagraha - 1917

Hence, Champaran Satyagraha was the event that occurred first.

15. Tinkathia System in Champaran meant: [U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/20 area of land.
(b) Cultivation of Indigo on 3/19 area of land
(c) Cultivation of Indigo on 3/18 area of land
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (a) Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/20 area of land.

Solution:The story of Champaran began in the early 19th century when European planters had involved the cultivators in agreements that forced them to cultivate Indigo on 3/20 of their land (Tinkathia System). Towards the end of the 19th century, German synthetic dyes forced Indigo out of the market, and the European planters of Champaran, to remove the obligation of cultivating Indigo, tried to secure enhancements in rents and other illegal dues as a price for the release. Resistance had surfaced in 1908, but momentum came when Rajkumar Shukla (a local man) decided to follow Gandhiji and persuaded him to come to Champaran and investigate the problem.

16. Who drew Mahatma Gandhi's attention towards the exploitation of the peasants by the European Indigo planters? [60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (b) Raj Kumar Shukla

Solution:The story of Champaran began in the early 19th century when European planters had involved the cultivators in agreements that forced them to cultivate Indigo on 3/20 of their land (Tinkathia System). Towards the end of the 19th century, German synthetic dyes forced Indigo out of the market, and the European planters of Champaran, to remove the obligation of cultivating Indigo, tried to secure enhancements in rents and other illegal dues as a price for the release. Resistance had surfaced in 1908, but momentum came when Rajkumar Shukla (a local man) decided to follow Gandhiji and persuaded him to come to Champaran and investigate the problem.

17. Who drew Gandhiji's attention to the plight of Indigo peasants in Champaran? [66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]

Correct Answer: (d) Raj Kumar Shukla

Solution:The story of Champaran began in the early 19th century when European planters had involved the cultivators in agreements that forced them to cultivate Indigo on 3/20 of their land (Tinkathia System). Towards the end of the 19th century, German synthetic dyes forced Indigo out of the market, and the European planters of Champaran, to remove the obligation of cultivating Indigo, tried to secure enhancements in rents and other illegal dues as a price for the release. Resistance had surfaced in 1908, but momentum came when Rajkumar Shukla (a local man) decided to follow Gandhiji and persuaded him to come to Champaran and investigate the problem.

18. At which place in Bihar did Gandhiji start the Satyagraha movement for the first time in India? [48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Patna
(b) Gaya
(c) Madhubani
(d) Champaran

Correct Answer: (d) Champaran

Solution:The story of Champaran began in the early 19th century when European planters had involved the cultivators in agreements that forced them to cultivate Indigo on 3/20 of their land (Tinkathia System). Towards the end of the 19th century, German synthetic dyes forced Indigo out of the market, and the European planters of Champaran, to remove the obligation of cultivating Indigo, tried to secure enhancements in rents and other illegal dues as a price for the release. Resistance had surfaced in 1908, but momentum came when Rajkumar Shukla (a local man) decided to follow Gandhiji and persuaded him to come to Champaran and investigate the problem.

19. Gandhiji's Champaran Movement was for: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

(a) The security of the rights of Harijans
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Maintaining the unity of Hindu society
(d) Solving the problems of Indigo workers

Correct Answer: (d) Solving the problems of Indigo workers

Solution:The story of Champaran began in the early 19th century when European planters had involved the cultivators in agreements that forced them to cultivate Indigo on 3/20 of their land (Tinkathia System). Towards the end of the 19th century, German synthetic dyes forced Indigo out of the market, and the European planters of Champaran, to remove the obligation of cultivating Indigo, tried to secure enhancements in rents and other illegal dues as a price for the release. Resistance had surfaced in 1908, but momentum came when Rajkumar Shukla (a local man) decided to follow Gandhiji and persuaded him to come to Champaran and investigate the problem.

20. Champaran Satyagraha was related to: [39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]

(a) Ezaredari
(b) Tinkathia
(c) Jenmis
(d) None

Correct Answer: (b) Tinkathia

Solution:The story of Champaran began in the early 19th century when European planters had involved the cultivators in agreements that forced them to cultivate Indigo on 3/20 of their land (Tinkathia System). Towards the end of the 19th century, German synthetic dyes forced Indigo out of the market, and the European planters of Champaran, to remove the obligation of cultivating Indigo, tried to secure enhancements in rents and other illegal dues as a price for the release. Resistance had surfaced in 1908, but momentum came when Rajkumar Shukla (a local man) decided to follow Gandhiji and persuaded him to come to Champaran and investigate the problem.