2016 · Q75
Which of the following statements about the Champaran Satyagraha is/are correct?
- 1The Champaran region had a long tradition of anti-planter discontent and agitation.
- 2Mahatma Gandhi gave all India publicity to the grievances of Champaran cultivators.
- 3The cultivators of Champaran had protested against excessive taxation on sugar.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
history-of-indiagandhian-movements
- A1 only
- B1 and 2 only
- C2 and 3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: Champaran had a long history of anti-planter (tinkathia/indigo) agitation, and Gandhi's 1917 satyagraha gave the cultivators' grievances all-India publicity. Statement 3 is wrong: the protest was against the tinkathia system forcing indigo cultivation (and related exactions), not against excessive taxation on sugar. Hence 1 and 2 only.