Question

23. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in January 1915. He had come from south Africa where we
fought for racist regime with a novel method of mass agitation, where he called satyagraha. The
idea of satyagrahaemphaised the power of truth, and the need for the search of truth. It suggested
that if the cause was true, if the struggle was against injustice, then the physical force was not
necessary to fight the oppressor. A satyagrahi
could win battle through non violence. People
including the appressor had to persuade for truth. By this struggle the truth was bound to
triumph.Mahatma Gandhi believed that this drama of non violence could unite all Indian. In 1916 he
travelled to Champaran in Bihar to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation
system. Then in 1917, he organized a satyagraha to support the peasants of the kheda district of
Gujarat. Affected by crop failure and a plague epidemic, the peasants of kheda would not pay the
revenue and demanding the revenue collection be relaxed . In 1918 Mahatma Gandhi went to
Ahmedabad to organize satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers.
Answer the following MCQS by choosing appropriate option.
method were used by Gandhiji to fight against the britishe
A
and
a Strike and vengeance
b Nonviolence , satyagraha
c Civil war, vengeance
d None of these
B. Describe the Kheda movement
a Peasants wanted better wages
b Peasants wanted relaxation in revenue
c Peasants wanted no-rent
d Peasants wanted remission of rent
C.
Which of the following is incorrect with regard to 'satyagraha'
a A novel method of mass agitation
b Struggle against justice
c Physical force was not necessary
Tha​

Answer 1

Answer:

Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in January 1915. As you know, he had come from South Africa where he had successfully fought the racist regime with a novel method of mass agitation, which he called satyagraha.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

A. Nonviolence, satyagraha

B. Peasants wanted remission of rent

C. A novel method of mass agitation