INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

THE FIRST ONE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which of the following movements, did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of hunger strike as a weapon?
A
Rowlatt Satyagraha
B
Ahmedabad Strike
C
Non-cooperation Movement
D
Bardoli Satyagraha
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In March 1918, there was a strike in the cotton mills under the leadership of Gandhiji. In this strike, Gandhi used the weapon of Hunger strike for the first time. So, Option 3 is correct.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ahmedabad Mill Strike marks Mahatma Gandhi’s first fast unto death. In March 1918, under the leadership of Gandhi, there was a strike in the cotton mills in Ahmedabad. It was at this juncture that Gandhi began the ‘first’ of his seventeen ‘fasts unto death’ on 15 March, 1918.

Detailed explanation-3: -Where did Mahatma Gandhi first try out his new method of peaceful non-cooperation satyagraha? Mahatma Gandhi first deployed his method of peaceful non-cooperation, which came to be known as Satyagraha, at Champaran in modern-day Bihar.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ahmedabad Mill Strike of 1918 is a strike by the workers in Ahmedabad’s textile mills who fought for economic justice after the mill owners discontinued their plague bonuses. Ahmedabad Mill Strike is considered the first hunger strike led by Mahatma Gandhi.

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