UPPSC PCS - 2017

Arrange the following events in correct chronological sequence using the code given below A) Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act B) Champaran Satyagraha C) Kheda Peasant struggle D) Ahmedabad Mill Strike

Year Asked: 2017

A
B, D, C, A
B
A, B, C, D
C
B, A, D, C
D
C, B, D, A

Correct Answer

A. B, D, C, A

Detailed Explanation

The right order is B, D, C, A, which is option A. Champaran (1917) came first, when Gandhi took up the indigo cultivators' grievances against the tinkathia system after Rajkumar Shukla's appeal.

Next came the Ahmedabad Mill Strike (1918), where Gandhi used a fast over the plague bonus dispute and Anasuya Sarabhai backed the workers. The Kheda peasant satyagraha followed in the same year (1918), over crop failure and demands for revenue remission, and it brought Vallabhbhai Patel to the fore.

The Rowlatt Satyagraha (April 1919) came last, after the Rowlatt Act was passed in March 1919.

Core concept: Gandhi's early experiments with satyagraha, moving from indigo and labour disputes to a nationwide protest. For Mains, this shows how localised agrarian and labour issues built the base for mass politics.

Trap: Students often place Kheda before Ahmedabad, or put both before Champaran, because all three are Gandhi's early movements and the 1918 dates are easy to mix up.

This question appeared in UPPCS 2017 GS Paper 1.

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