Bihar Special GK PYQ 144 of 603 · Historical Scenario

During 1937-1938, the Bakasht Movement in Bihar was organized by whom?

  1. APir Ali Khan
  2. BSwami Dayanand Saraswati
  3. CJayaprakash Narayan
  4. DSwami Sahajanand Saraswati

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Correct answer: (d) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati

Explanation

During 1937–38, the main leader of the Bakasht Movement in Bihar was Swami Sahajanand Saraswati. Bakasht means “cultivated by the cultivator (tenant) himself.” Generally, landlords used to evict cultivators from Bakasht land. During this movement, peasants struggled against eviction.

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