Modern History PYQ 444 of 636 · Individual Satyagraha (1940)

In 1940, where did Vinoba Bhave start the Individual Satyagraha?

  1. APunnapra-Vayalar, Kerala
  2. BNadiad in Kheda district, Gujarat
  3. CPaunar, Maharashtra
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above

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Correct answer: (c) Paunar, Maharashtra

Explanation

The Individual Satyagraha began on 17 October 1940 from Paunar Ashram, Maharashtra. Vinoba Bhave was the first satyagrahi, while Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the second satyagrahi. After the arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru at Chheoki Railway Station (Prayagraj), Brahma datta was appointed as the next satyagrahi.

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