Q. Consider the following statements regarding “Kheda Satyagraha”:
1.It was a first non cooperation movement in British India.
2.Gandhi asked the Kheda farmers not to pay the taxes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: Kheda Satyagraha (1918)—First Non Cooperation: Because of drought in 1918, the crops failed in Kheda district of Gujarat.
- According to the Revenue Code, if the yield was less than one-fourth the normal produce, the farmers were entitled to remission.
- The Gujarat Sabha, consisting of the peasants, submitted petitions to the highest governing authorities of the province requesting that the revenue assessment for the year 1919 is suspended.
- The government, however, remained adamant and said that the property of the farmers would be seized if the taxes were not paid.
- Gandhi asked the farmers not to pay the taxes. Gandhi, however, was mainly the spiritual head of the struggle.
Source: Spectrum
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