Question

Which of the following statements are true regarding Kheda Satyagraha?

1.The Kheda Satyagraha was a satyagraha movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat in India organised by Mahatma Gandhi

2.In 1918, the British authorities had increased the taxes of Kheda region by 10% while it was hit by drought and famine.

3.The peasants of Kheda signed a petition calling for the tax for the year to be scrapped in wake of the famine. The government in Bombay rejected the charter.

4.Gandhiji Started Sathyagraha and advice people no to pay tax.

• A. 1,2 only
• B. 2,3 only
• C. 1,3 and 4 only
• D. 1,2,3 and 4

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 1,3 and 4 only

The British authorities had increased the taxes of Kheda region by 23% while it was hit by drought and famine of 1918.