In which of the following two campaigns was Mahatma Gandhi involved in 1918?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Ahmedabad Worker’s movement and Kheda Satyagraha
In 1918 Gandhiji was involved in two campaigns in Gujarat: he intervened in a labour dispute of the textile mill workers in Ahmedabad, and then joined the peasants of Kheda in asking for the remission of taxes after their harvest failed.
NCERT (2026-27): “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.…” |