Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Modern Histoy

Question:

Who Invited Mahatma Gandhi to Champaran to solve the problem of indigo planters?

Options:

Raj Kumar Shukla

C.R. Das

Vallabh Bhai Patel

Aruna Asif Ali

Correct Answer:

Raj Kumar Shukla

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Raj Kumar Shukla

It was Raj Kumar Shukla, a local farmer from Champaran, Bihar, who invited Mahatma Gandhi in 1917 to address the plight of indigo farmers. These farmers were being exploited by British planters under the Tinkathia system, which forced them to grow indigo on a portion of their land.