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The BHOODAN MOVEMENT, a voluntary land-gift drive in post-independence India, was led by:
AVinoba Bhave
BJawaharlal Nehru
CMahatma Gandhi
DSardar Patel
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Vinoba Bhave
Vinoba Bhave led the Bhoodan (land-gift) and Gramdan (village-gift) movements from 1951 onwards. About 4 million acres of land were voluntarily redistributed to landless peasants.
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