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Prelims 2026 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 9

Which one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct ?<br/>

  1. The Eka Movement was throughout supported and organized by the Congress while Bardoli Satyagraha was initially independent of Congress influence and was only in the last stages supported by the Congress.
  2. The Eka Movement was provided leadership by the taluqdars of Awadh, whereas the Bardoli Satyagraha was a movement of the landless labourers.
  3. The Bardoli Satyagraha was a campaign against the enhancement of land revenue, while the Eka Movement was a protest against excessive extraction of rents.
  4. The Eka Movement was located in the Varanasi and Mirzapur districts of the present-day U.P., while the Bardoli Satyagraha took place in Saurashtra.

Answer

The Bardoli Satyagraha was a campaign against the enhancement of land revenue, while the Eka Movement was a protest against excessive extraction of rents.

Bardoli Satyagraha was a struggle against the enhancement of land revenue. Eka Movement in Awadh was directed against high rents, illegal cesses, and oppressive extraction by landlords. So option C is correct. A is wrong because Congress support to Eka was not continuous in that sense; B is wrong on leadership/social base; D is wrong on location.

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