Question

Why did Gandhiji organise Satyagraha in 1917 in Kheda district of Gujarat? (1) (a) To support the plantation workers (b) To protest against high revenue demand (c) To support the mill workers to fulfil their demand (d) To demand loans for the farmers

Answer 1

[ (b) To protest against high revenue demand]

Mahatma Gandhi organised a Satyagraha in 1917 in Kheda district of Gujarat in order to protest against high revenue demand.

The British following the Agrarian policies imposed many taxes and also in huge amount . This wasn't possible for the peasants to pay. If they couldn't pay the taxes ; their lands were seized due to which peasants had no income and they died.

There was another reason for lower tax payers . Outbreak of a plague . This was during the time of World War I .

This also led go to crop failure .

British didn't have any relation with crop failure or anything. They just needed taxes.

Answer 2

Answer:b)to protest against high revenue demands