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History (30)Nationalism in India (30)NTSE Social Science (30)

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In 1917 Gandhiji inspired peasants against the oppressive plantation system in:Read the answer and worked solution →The peasants Gandhiji supported in Gujarat after crop failure and plague lived in:Read the answer and worked solution →In 1918 Gandhiji organised a satyagraha among cotton mill workers in:Read the answer and worked solution →The 1919 law that allowed detention without trial and sparked nationwide protest was the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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In 1917 Gandhiji inspired peasants against the oppressive plantation system in:

  1. Champaran
  2. Chandigarh
  3. Chittagong
  4. Chandrapur
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Correct answer: A. Champaran

1. His first Indian satyagraha was for indigo peasants. 2. It took place in a district of Bihar. 3. That district was Champaran. _Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World II, Class X, Chapter 2, Nationalism in India._

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The peasants Gandhiji supported in Gujarat after crop failure and plague lived in:

  1. Kollam
  2. Kheda
  3. Kochi
  4. Kanpur
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Correct answer: B. Kheda

1. Crop failure and plague had hit one district hard. 2. The peasants there could not pay revenue. 3. That district was Kheda. _Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World II, Class X, Chapter 2, Nationalism in India._

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In 1918 Gandhiji organised a satyagraha among cotton mill workers in:

  1. Ahmedabad
  2. Allahabad
  3. Aurangabad
  4. Alleppey
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Correct answer: A. Ahmedabad

1. The mill workers needed better wages. 2. Their city lies in Gujarat. 3. That city is Ahmedabad. _Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World II, Class X, Chapter 2, Nationalism in India._

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