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Regarding the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 led by Mahatma Gandhi, which of the following statements are correct?

  1. It was Mahatma Gandhi's first civil disobedience movement in India.Answer
  2. Raj Kumar Shukla persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran to investigate the plight of indigo cultivators.Answer
  3. C
    It was launched primarily as a mass protest against the Rowlatt Act.
  4. D
    It led directly to the enactment of the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (Government of India Act 1919).

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The correct statements are that Champaran Satyagraha was Mahatma Gandhi's first civil disobedience movement in India and that Raj Kumar Shukla persuaded him to visit Champaran to address the indigo farmers' grievances.
The statement describing Champaran as Gandhi's first civil disobedience movement and the statement highlighting Raj Kumar Shukla's initiative to bring Gandhi to Champaran are both historically accurate.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Examine the origins and key figures of the Champaran Satyagraha.
Identify that Raj Kumar Shukla invited Gandhi to Champaran during the 1916 INC Lucknow session to investigate the oppression of indigo farmers.
Establishing the historical context and initiation of Gandhi's first major local movement in India.
2
Analyze the nature and outcomes of the movement.
Recognize Champaran Satyagraha (1917) as Gandhi's first civil disobedience movement, which led to the Champaran Agrarian Act 1918.
Verifying the significance and immediate legal outcome of the satyagraha.

Key Concept

Champaran Satyagraha (1917)
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