Question

Mahatma Gandhi launched the Champaran Satyagraha to
A. expel the British land-owners
B. get land-reforms introduced
C. protect the interest of the Indian landowners
D. protect the peasants exploited by indigo-planters

Answer 1

Hint: The Champaran Satyagraha was launched in 1917 by Mahatma Gandhi to support farmers in their revolt against Britishers. It was the first movement started. The farmers had already rebelled against the Britishers for the oppressive system.

Complete answer: Champaran is a district in Bihar. The movement was started by Gandhi against the exploitative Indigo plantation system. Under this system, poor farmers were forced to grow Indigo and sell it to company officials on cheap prices. The land that has been once cultivated with Indigo could not be cultivated with any other crop which also made the conditions of farmers poor. All these events led to the movement against this oppressive system. Farmers in 1949 and 1916 revolted against Indigo cultivation.
-The Quit India Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942. The movement demanded the expulsion of British landowners from India. It was the major movement against the British Raj. Many Congress leaders and people belonging to different backgrounds joined the movement.
-Land reforms were introduced in the post-independence period in India under the leadership of Chairmanship Shri J. C. Kumarappa. The committee introduced several reforms, consolidation of landholdings etc.
Therefore with the above analysis and explanations, the correct answer is option-D.

Note: Movement against the oppressive plantation system was launched by Gandhi in 1917. Britishers forced peasants to grow indigo under oppressive conditions. This came to be known as the Champaran Movement