INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is option 1, i.e, Only 2. Champaran Satyagraha(1917): Gandhi’s first great experiment in satyagraha came in 1917 in Champaran, a district of Bihar. The Peasantry on the Indigo plantations in the district was excessively oppressed by the European planters.

Detailed explanation-2: -Statement 2 is correct. Gandhi was able to convince the authorities that tinkathia should be abolished & that the peasants should be compensated for the illegal dues extracted from them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Rajkumar Shukla requested Gandhi to look into the problems of farmers of the Champaran area. Gandhi used the technique of civil disobedience (and NOT hunger strike) for the first time in India during Champaran Satyagraha.

Detailed explanation-4: -The farmers of Champaran, a village in Bihar, were forced to grow indigo by the European planters instead of the food crops which were necessary for their survival. The European planters were destroying the productivity of the land which was the main reason for the protest.

Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. Sardar Patel is NOT associated with Champaran Satyagraha. During the British Raj, the Champaran Satyagraha started in 1917 in the district of Bihar. It was launched by Mahatma Gandhi.