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Very Short Question and Answers - Gandhi’s Role

Q 1.
In which year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?

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Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in 1915.

Q 2.
What two main principles did Gandhi bring with him from South Africa?

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He brought the principles of Satyagraha (truth and firmness) and Ahimsa (non-violence).

Q 3.
What does 'Satyagraha' mean?

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Satyagraha means insisting on truth and firmness in a non-violent way.

Q 4.
According to Gandhi, on what should mass movements be based?

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He believed mass movements should be based on non-violence and moral force rather than physical force.

Q 5.
What was the main issue in the Champaran Satyagraha?

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The main issue was that indigo farmers were forced to grow indigo under oppressive conditions by British planters.

Q 6.
Where did the Champaran Satyagraha take place?

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The Champaran Satyagraha took place in Bihar.

Q 7.
What was the result of the Champaran Satyagraha?

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The British planters agreed to reduce their demands and compensate the peasants.

Q 8.
Which movement did Gandhi lead in Gujarat involving peasants and land revenue?

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He led the Kheda Satyagraha in Gujarat.

Q 9.
Why did the peasants in Kheda protest?

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They protested because a poor harvest and famine had left them unable to pay land revenue.

Q 10.
Who supported Gandhi in the Kheda Satyagraha?

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel supported Gandhi in the Kheda Satyagraha.

Q 11.
What was the result of the Kheda Satyagraha?

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The government agreed to suspend revenue collection.

Q 12.
What issue was addressed in the Ahmedabad Mill Strike?

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Textile mill workers demanded better wages.

Q 13.
What method did Gandhi use during the Ahmedabad Mill Strike?

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He used a hunger strike to press for justice.

Q 14.
What was the outcome of the Ahmedabad Mill Strike?

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The workers were granted a wage hike.

Q 15.
How did Satyagraha aim to win over opponents?

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By using truth and moral persuasion, not violence.

Q 16.
What did Gandhi ask his followers to do if they broke unjust laws?

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He asked them to accept punishment willingly and maintain discipline.

Q 17.
How did Gandhi believe society could be united in protest?

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By engaging all sections of society in peaceful, non-violent protest.

Q 18.
How did early satyagraha movements help Gandhi?

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They established him as a respected national leader.

Q 19.
What did the success of early satyagraha movements prove?

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It proved that Satyagraha could work in Indian conditions.

Q 20.
How did these early movements contribute to India's freedom struggle?

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They prepared the ground for larger movements like the Non-Cooperation Movement.

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