Question

Champaran Satyagraha was launched by Gandhiji against:
A. High Revenue demands
B. Indigo Planters
C. Mill Owners
D. Salt tax

Answer 1

Hint:The Champaran region is a notable locale that currently frames the East Champaran region, and the West Champaran area in Bihar, India. In 1914 and 1916, the ranchers in this locale had rebelled against the British against the conditions that they forced for indigo cultivation.

Complete answer:
Champaran, a district in the state of Bihar where tens of thousands of landless serfs, indentured laborers, and poor farmers were forced to grow indigo and other cash crops instead of the food crops which were necessary for their survival. These goods were bought from the farmers at a very low price. Suppressed by the brutal militias of the landlords, they were given negligible compensation, leaving them in extreme poverty. Mahatma Gandhi was convinced by Pandit Raj Kumar Shukla, one such abused Indigo cultivator to visit the area. Because of Gandhiji's visit. The Champaran Satyagraha started. An ashram was set up by Gandhi set up an ashram in Champaran. A point by point study of a lot of the towns was coordinated where Gandhiji's hand picked gathering of prominent attorneys like Babu Braj Kishore Prasad, Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha, and Dr.Rajendra Prasad accounted for the overall condition of savage living, abominations, and horrendous scenes of sufferings of the indigo farmers.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note:The first Satyagraha developments motivated by Mahatma Gandhi happened in the Champaran area of Bihar in the year 1917. The Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be begun, however, the word Satyagraha was utilized without precedent for Anti Rowlatt Act fomentation.