Arrange the following events of the Indian national movement in chronological order, beginning with the earliest to the most recent.
(A) Peasant movement in Bardoli
(B) Champaran Satyagraha
(C) Rowlatt Satyagraha
(D) Peasant movement in Kheda
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (D), (C), (A)
Chronological Timeline
- (B) Champaran Satyagraha (1917): This was Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India, launched to support indigo farmers against the oppressive tinkathia system.
- (D) Peasant movement in Kheda (1918): Gandhi organized this movement in Gujarat to support peasants who were unable to pay land revenue due to crop failure and a plague epidemic.
- (C) Rowlatt Satyagraha (1919): This was a nationwide protest against the Rowlatt Act, which allowed the British government to imprison people without trial.
- (A) Peasant movement in Bardoli (1928): Led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, this was a successful protest against the 30% increase in land revenue in the Bardoli taluka of Gujarat.