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The Kheda peasants of Gujarat could not pay their revenue mainly because of:
AA sudden export ban order
BNewly imposed city labour taxes
CCrop failure and a plague epidemic
DFlooding of the canal network
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Crop failure and a plague epidemic
1. Kheda district was hit by two disasters at once.
2. Crops failed while a plague epidemic spread.
3. The peasants therefore sought relief from revenue collection.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 History, 'Nationalism in India' (jess302)_
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