Question

Which of the following statements are true regarding the efforts of Gandhiji to eradicate 'untouchability' in India?

1.Harijan Sevak Sangh is a non-profit organisation founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 to eradicate untouchability in India, working for Harijan or Dalit people and upliftment of Depressed Class of India.

2.Mahatma Gandhi began a 21-day fast on this day in 1933 in a bid to highlight the plight of  India's untouchable communities.

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Both 1 and 2

Read Explanation:

Harijan Sevak Sangh is a non-profit organisation founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 to eradicate untouchability in India, working for Harijan or Dalit people and upliftment of Depressed Class of India. It is headquartered at Kingsway Camp in Delhi, with branches in 26 states across India.Mahatma Gandhi in May 1933 began a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a year-long campaign to help the Harijan movement. When an untouchable family sought its membership of the Satyagraha Ashram, Mahatma Gandhi welcomed them.

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