Modern History: Miscellaneous (Part-VI)

Total Questions: 44

41. Who was selected as the first Satyagrahi in the Individual Satyagraha Movement by Mahatma Gandhi? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006 U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002 U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

Correct Answer: (d) Vinoba Bhave
Solution:After completely rejecting the August Proposal, Congress initiated Individual Satyagraha under the leadership of Gandhiji. The Satyagraha was a symbolic statement of moral protest against the British Government's policy for India.

On October 17, 1940, Mahatma Gandhi selected Acharya Vinoba Bhave as the first Satyagrahi, Jawaharlal Nehru as the second, and Brahmadutt as the third.

42. Given below are two statements, in which one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2023]

Assertion (A): In October 1940, Gandhiji gave a call for a limited Satyagraha by a few selected individuals.
Reason (R): The Satyagraha was kept limited so as to embrace Britain's war efforts.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: (c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Solution:After refusing the August Offer completely, Gandhiji on 17 October 1940 called for a limited Satyagraha (Individual Satyagraha) by a few selected individuals.

The limited individual Satyagraha had two aims: to show the displeasure of people of India with British India's participation in the war and to give another chance to the British government to accept the demands of the Indian people.

Gandhiji and Congress did not want to disrupt British war efforts by starting a mass movement due to their anti-Nazi stand.

43. In 1940, Vinoba Bhave started individual Satyagraha from: [68th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (c) Pavnar, Maharashtra
Solution:After rejecting the August Proposal, individual Satyagraha was started under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. He chose Vinoba Bhave in 1940 as his first Satyagrahi. Vinoba Bhave started his individual Satyagraha from Pavnar, Maharashtra.

44. The word 'Sarvodaya' was primarily used by: [46th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2004]

Correct Answer: (a) Mahatma Gandhi
Solution:The word 'Sarvodaya' was primarily used by Mahatma Gandhi. Vinoba Bhave established the 'Sarvodaya Samaj' to promote the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi.