Modern History PYQ 445 of 636 · Individual Satyagraha (1940)

Who was the first Satyagrahi of the Individual Satyagraha Movement?

  1. ASarojini Naidu
  2. BC. Rajagopalachari
  3. CVinoba Bhave
  4. DSubhash Chandra Bose
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

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Correct answer: (c) Vinoba Bhave

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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