Q. The protest against the Transvaal Immigration Act of 1907 was essentially a struggle against:

[A] The imposition of heavy import duties on Indian-made textiles in South Africa.

[B] The introduction of an education test in a European language as a prerequisite for entry into the province.

[C] The mandatory conversion of Indian settlers to Christianity for citizenship.

[D] The ban on Indian merchants from owning property in the business districts of Pretoria.

Answer: B
Notes:

Explanation:

The Transvaal Immigration Act sought to check further Indian immigration by imposing an “education test.” This was a thinly veiled attempt to keep Indians out, which the Satyagrahis resisted by entering the province in defiance of the new regulations.

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