In response to the mass agitation of the Champaran Movement, the British Government took which step to address the issue?
- AAppointed Mahatma Gandhi as the Governor of Champaran
- BEnforced strict curfew and imposed Martial Law in the region
- CInstituted the Champaran Agrarian Committee
- DDeclared Champaran as an independent State
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Correct answer: (c) Instituted the Champaran Agrarian Committee
Explanation
To resolve the Champaran Satyagraha (1917), the British government appointed an inquiry committee to investigate the agrarian conditions of Champaran. Gandhiji was chosen as a member of this committee. On the basis of the committee’s recommendations, the British government passed the Champaran Agrarian Act, 1918. Under this Act, the Champaran Agrarian Committee was established.