Bihar Special GK PYQ 131 of 603 · Historical Scenario

In which movement did the farmers of Bihar refuse to pay 'Chawkidari tax'?

  1. AChamparan Satyagraha
  2. BNon-cooperation movement
  3. CSwadeshi movement
  4. DCivil Disobedience Movement
  5. ENone of the above

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Correct answer: (d) Civil Disobedience Movement

Explanation

Mahatma Gandhi began his famous “Dandi March” on 12 March 1930. He left the Sabarmati Ashram with selected companions for Satyagraha. After a journey of 24 days, on 6 April, 1930 at Dandi, he symbolically broke the Salt Law, and the Civil Disobedience Movement began. During this period in Bihar, along with making salt, people also protested against the Chowkidari tax. The protest against the Chowkidari tax was highly successful in Bihar.

This explanation is carried over from question 130 of this topic, which the book cross-references.

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