Identify the correct statements from below:
A. In 1918, Gandhiji was involved in two campaigns in his home state of Gujarat.
B. Gandhiji intervened in a labour dispute in Ahmedabad.
C. Gandhiji joined peasants in Kheda for remission of taxes after failure of harvest.
D. During the Great War, the British did not institute censorship of press.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B and C only
A. In 1918, Gandhiji was involved in two campaigns in his home state of Gujarat. Correct. In 1918 he led two campaigns in Gujarat, his home state: one for mill workers in Ahmedabad and one for peasants in Kheda.
B. Gandhiji intervened in a labour dispute in Ahmedabad. Correct. He intervened in a labour dispute in Ahmedabad, demanding better working conditions for the textile mill workers.
C. Gandhiji joined peasants in Kheda for remission of taxes after failure of harvest. Correct. In Kheda he joined the peasants in asking the state for the remission of taxes after their harvest failed.
D. During the Great War, the British did not institute censorship of press. Incorrect. During the Great War of 1914-18, the British had instituted censorship of the press and allowed detention without trial. In 1919 the Rowlatt committee’s recommendation continued these measures, and Gandhiji called a countrywide campaign against them.
NCERT (2025-26): “2. The Making and Unmaking of Non-cooperation … Mahatma Gandhi was to spend much of 1917 in Champaran, seeking to obtain for the peasants security of tenure as well as the freedom to cultivate the crops of their choice. The following year, 1918, Gandhiji was involved in two campaigns in his home state of Gujarat. First, he intervened in a labour dispute in Ahmedabad, demanding better working conditions for the textile mill workers. Then he joined peasants in Kheda in asking the state for the remission of taxes following the failure of their harvest. These initiatives in Champaran, Ahmedabad and Kheda marked Gandhiji out as a nationalist with a deep sympathy for the poor. At the same time, these were all localised struggles. Then, in 1919, the colonial rulers delivered into Gandhiji’s lap an issue from which he could construct a much wider movement. During the Great War of 1914-18, the British had instituted censorship of the press and permitted detention without trial.…” |