Gandhiji

Question 1

First Civil
Disobedience year and name

Answer 1

Champaran Satyagraha
(1917)-

Question 2

Leaders of first civil disobedience

Answer 2

Gandhi,
Rajendra Prasad,
Mazharul-Haq,
MahadeoDesai,
Narhari Parekh,
and J.B.Kripalani,
Brajkishore Prasad,
Anugrah Narayan Sinha,
Ramnavmi Prasad
and Shambhusharan Varma

Question 3

Reason of first civil disobedience

Answer 3

The problems of the farmers in context of indigo
planters of Champaran in Bihar.

The European planters had been forcing the
peasants to grow indigo on 3/20 part of the total
land (called tinkathia system).

European planters demanded high rents and illegal
dues from the peasants in order to maximise their
profits.
Peasants were forced to sell the produce at prices
fixed by the Europeans.

Question 4

First Hunger
Strike

Answer 4

Ahmedabad Mill Strike
(1918)

Question 5

First hunger strike leaders

Answer 5

Gandhi, Anusuya Sarabhai

Question 6

Reasons of first hunger strike

Answer 6

Dispute between cotton mill owners of Ahmedabad
and the workers over the issue of discontinuation of
the plague bonus.

The workers were demanding a rise of 50 per cent
in their wages

Question 7

First
Non-Cooperation

Answer 7

Kheda Satyagraha
(1918

Question 8

Leaders of first non cooperation

Answer 8

Gandhi (Spiritual Head)
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Narahari Parikh,
Mohanlal Pandya and
Ravi Shankar Vyas

Question 9

Reason of first non cooperation

Answer 9

According to the Revenue Code, if the yield was less
than one-fourth the normal produce, the farmers
were entitled to remission.

The government, remained adamant and said that
the property of the farmers would be seized if the
taxes were not paid.

Question 10

First mass strike

Answer 10

Satyagraha Against the
Rowlatt Act-