Bihar GK
1 solved SSC CGL General Knowledge previous year questions on Bihar GK, each with the correct answer and a full explanation.
Q1
The Champaran Satyagraha took place in _____ .
✓ Correct answer: c) 1917
ExplanationThe Champaran Satyagraha was the first major Satyagraha movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in India.The movement was launched in Champaran district of Bihar, where the indigo planters had been forcing the peasants to grow indigo on 3/20th of their land.The peasants were forced to do this even if the indigo crop failed.Gandhi went to Champaran in April 1917, and he met with the peasants and listened to their grievances.He then launched the Satyagraha movement, and he asked the peasants to refuse to grow indigo.The movement was successful, and the indigo planters were forced to give up their exploitative practices.Hence, the correct answer is "1917".
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