Identify the correct statements among the following:
(A) Champaran movement began in 1917.
(B) Civil Disobedience Movement began at Noakhali in 1939.
(C) Jallianwala Bagh massacre is dated to April 1919.
(D) Quit India Movement began in August 1942.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (C) and (D) only
(A) Champaran movement began in 1917. Correct. In 1917 Gandhiji spent much time in Champaran in Bihar, seeking security of tenure for the peasants and the freedom to grow the crops of their choice.
(B) Civil Disobedience Movement began at Noakhali in 1939. Incorrect. The Civil Disobedience Movement began in 1930, with the Dandi March (March-April). Noakhali is where Gandhiji went in 1946 to stop communal violence, and 1939 is the year the Congress ministries resigned. The statement mixes up three different events.
(C) Jallianwala Bagh massacre is dated to April 1919. Correct. The massacre at Amritsar took place in April 1919, the same months as the Rowlatt Satyagraha.
(D) Quit India Movement began in August 1942. Correct. The Quit India Movement began in August 1942, during the Second World War.
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