In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi organised a satyagraha to support the peasants of the Kheda district of ______.
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In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi organised a satyagraha to support the peasants of the Kheda district of ______.
✓ Correct answer: c) Gujarat
ExplanationMahatma Gandhi started satyagraha movements in various places after arriving in India.Gandhiji started Satyagraha in the Kheda district of Gujarat in support of the peasants.The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was the first satyagraha movement led by Mahatma Gandhi.The following year, 1918, Gandhiji was involved in two campaigns in his home state of Gujarat.First, Gandhi JI arose in a labor dispute in Ahmedabad, demanding better working conditions for the textile mill workers.After that, he joined peasants in Kheda in demanding the state for the reduction of taxes following the failure of their harvest.Hence, the correct option is “Gujarat”.
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