Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following pairs regarding Gandhi’s early struggles in India:

Struggle Associated development
1. Champaran Satyagraha Defiance of an official order followed by an inquiry into the indigo cultivators’ grievances
2. Ahmedabad Mill Strike A hunger strike followed by a tribunal awarding a 35 per cent wage increase
3. Kheda Satyagraha Gandhi organized the villages personally, while Vallabhbhai Patel remained its spiritual head
4. Champaran, Ahmedabad and Kheda Demonstrated satyagraha’s efficacy and deepened Gandhi’s understanding of the masses

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four
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