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What is the concept of satyagraha?

  • A movement that emphasized the use of physical force to fight against injustice
  • A movement that emphasized the use of violence to fight against injustice
  • A movement that emphasized the power of truth and non-violence (correct)
  • A movement that emphasized the use of bribery to fight against injustice
  • Where did Mahatma Gandhi go to inspire peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system?

  • Ahmedabad
  • Champaran (correct)
  • Kheda district
  • Gujarat
  • Why were the peasants of Kheda unable to pay the revenue?

  • They were affected by crop failure and a plague epidemic (correct)
  • They were not capable of paying the revenue
  • They were not aware of the revenue
  • They didn't want to pay
  • Study Notes

    • Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in 1915 from South Africa
    • He introduced the concept of satyagraha, which emphasized the power of truth and non-violence
    • Satyagraha suggested that physical force was not necessary to fight against injustice
    • A satyagrahi could win the battle through non-violence and by appealing to the conscience of the oppressor
    • Mahatma Gandhi successfully organized satyagraha movements in various places in India
    • In 1917, he went to Champaran to inspire peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system
    • In the same year, he organized a satyagraha to support the peasants of the Kheda district of Gujarat
    • In 1918, he went to Ahmedabad to organize a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers
    • The peasants of Kheda were affected by crop failure and a plague epidemic, and could not pay the revenue
    • Mahatma Gandhi believed that non-violence could unite all Indians.

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    Take this quiz to test your knowledge about Mahatma Gandhi's concept of satyagraha, his successful satyagraha movements in India, and his belief in the power of non-violence to fight against injustice. Learn about Gandhi's inspiring journey as he traveled across India to organize satyagraha movements amongst peasants, mill workers, and others, and how his philosophy of non-violence united Indians. Keywords: Mahatma Gandhi, satyagraha, non-violence, India

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