Question

Arrange the following events in the correct chronological sequence using the code given below:

1. Satyagrah against the Rowlatt Act

2. Champaran Satyagraha

3. Kheda Peasant struggle

4. Ahmedabad Mill Strike

1. 2, 4, 3, 1
2. 1, 2, 3, 4
3. 2, 1, 4, 3
4. 3, 2, 4, 1

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 2, 4, 3, 1

The correct answer  2, 4, 3, 1.

• Champaran Satyagraha :
  • The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was the first Satyagraha movement inspired by Gandhi and a major revolt in the Indian Independence Movement.
  • It was a farmer's uprising that took place in the Champaran district of Bihar, India during the British colonial period.
  • The farmers were protesting against having to grow indigo with barely any payment for it.
• Ahmedabad Mill Strike :
  • The Ahmedabad Mill Strike was an episode in Modern Indian History where workers of textile mills in Ahmedabad fought for economic justice when the mill owners discontinued their plague bonuses.
  • Mahatma Gandhi undertook his first Huger strike on 15th March 1918.
  • Ahmedabad Mill Strike in February 1918 was one of the initial movements led by Gandhi at the beginning of the 20th century after his return from South Africa.
• Kheda peasant struggle :
  • The Kheda Satyagraha of 22 march 1918, in the Kheda district of Gujarat.
  • India during the period of the British Raj, was a Satyagraha movement organized by Mohandas Gandhi.
  • It was a major revolt in the Indian independence movement.
  • It was the third Satyagraha movement after Champaran Satyagraha and Ahmedabad mill strike.
• Satyagrah against the Rowlatt Act :
  • The Non-Cooperation Movement was a significant but short phase of the Indian independence movement from British rule.
  • It was led by Mahatma Gandhi after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and lasted from 1920 to February 1922.
  • It aimed to resist British rule in India through non-violent means or Ahimsa.
• Hence, option 1 is correct.