Question

What was the outcome of the Champaran Movement ?
(A) A law was passed which made the indigo plantation compulsory
(B) A law was passed exempting the farmers from indigo plantation
(C) A law was passed imposing ban on Indigo plantation
(D) A law was passed lifting the ban on the import of Indian Indigo in British

Answer 1

Hint : It was a part of Indian Independence Movement and paved a way for people and youths towards the freedom struggle. The first successful movement against the exploitation of British took place in Champaran Bihar.

Complete Step by Step Answer
 The answer is C. Champaran Satyagrah is a well known and probably the first satyagraha movement by Gandhiji against the gambit of Britishers. It is also known as the first Indian Civil Disobedience Movement to protest against the unfair and unjust rule upon the farmers of Champaran.
So the story is that Champaran farmers were forced to grow Indigo in their fields. Growing Indigo left the field barren and useless after so farmers and also this thing curtailed their freedom of cultivation. They were asked to give their time and efforts to the crops which their landlord desired. Peasants were paid low wages which barely bought them a normal livelihood, they were forced out of forests, tortured for extra revenues and also were exploited to the level of bloodshed. It is said that not a chest of Indigo reached England without being stained with human blood. Farmers suffered terribly at the hands of Europens.
The arrival of Gandhiji changed its course and he led a satyagraha against the exploitations of Europeans. Prominent leaders like Gandhiji, Rajendra Prasad, Brijkishore Prasad and Muzharul Haque participated in the movement providing strength and direction. After certain efforts and exchances the Indigo plantation was banned completely.

Note : A very important outcome was the enactment of the Champaran Agrarian Act approved by Governor General on 1st May,1918. This was a successful event against exploitation and discrimination.