Modern History PYQ 446 of 636 · Individual Satyagraha (1940)

Who was the third Satyagrahi of the Individual Satyagraha started by Mahatma Gandhi in the year 1940?

  1. AVinoba Bhave
  2. BJawaharlal Nehru
  3. CRajendra Prasad
  4. DBrahma datta
  5. ENone of the above

67th B.P.S.C. (Pre) (Re. Exam), 2021

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Correct answer: (d) Brahma datta

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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