With reference to the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917, consider the following statements:
1. The farmers agitated against the European planters who forced them to cultivate indigo on 3/20th of their holdings.
2. Rajendra Prasad invited Gandhiji to Champaran to address the plight of indigo farmers.
3. Gandhiji defied a government order restricting his entry into Champaran and was later appointed to a committee to investigate the Tinkathia system.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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With reference to the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917, consider the following statements:
1. The farmers agitated against the European planters who forced them to cultivate indigo on 3/20th of their holdings.
2. Rajendra Prasad invited Gandhiji to Champaran to address the plight of indigo farmers.
3. Gandhiji defied a government order restricting his entry into Champaran and was later appointed to a committee to investigate the Tinkathia system.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct: The farmers of Champaran protested against European planters, not zamindars, who enforced the Tinkathia system, requiring peasants to grow indigo on 3/20th of their land.

Statement 2 is not correct: It was Rajkumar Shukla, a local farmer, who persistently pursued Gandhi and invited him to Champaran to resolve the farmers' grievances. Rajendra Prasad, though involved in the Champaran movement, was not the one who invited Gandhi.

Statement 3 is correct: Gandhi defied a government order restricting his entry into Champaran, leading to his trial. Eventually, the government formed a committee to investigate the Tinkathia system, and Gandhi was nominated as a member. His participation led to the abolition of the system and compensation for the farmers.

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With reference to the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917, consider the following statements: 1. The farmers agitated against the European planters who forced them to cultivate indigo on 3/20th of their holdings. 2. Rajendra Prasad invited Gandhiji to Champaran to address the plight of indigo farmers. 3. Gandhiji defied a government order restricting his entry into Champaran and was later appointed to a committee to investigate the Tinkathia system. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3