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With reference to the Ahmedabad Mill Strike (1918) during the early phase of Mahatma Gandhi's leadership in the Indian national movement, consider the following statements:

1. It marked the first instance in India where Mahatma Gandhi undertook a hunger strike as a method of mass agitation.
2. The conflict arose due to the withdrawal of the Plague Bonus, leading Gandhi to advise workers to demand a 35 percent wage hike.
3. Social activist Anusuya Sarabhai invited Gandhi to intervene in the industrial dispute and supported the workers' cause.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. A
    1 and 2 only
  2. B
    2 and 3 only
  3. 1, 2 and 3Cevap
  4. D
    1 and 3 only

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All three statements (1, 2 and 3) are correct.
All three statements are correct. The 1918 Ahmedabad Mill Strike was caused by the termination of the Plague Bonus, during which Mahatma Gandhi undertook his first hunger strike in India after being invited by social reformer Anusuya Sarabhai. Gandhi successfully negotiated a 35 percent wage hike for the workers.

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1
Evaluate Statement 1 regarding Gandhi's method of agitation
Statement 1 is correct.
While Champaran (1917) was Gandhi's first Civil Disobedience and Kheda (1918) was his first Non-Cooperation, the Ahmedabad Mill Strike (March 1918) was the first time Gandhi used a hunger strike in India.
2
Evaluate Statement 2 regarding the cause and economic demands of the strike
Statement 2 is correct.
The dispute was triggered when mill owners decided to withdraw the Plague Bonus once the epidemic subsided. Mill owners offered only a 20 percent increase, but Gandhi examined the situation and advised workers to demand a 35 percent wage increase.
3
Evaluate Statement 3 regarding key leadership and organizers
Statement 3 is correct.
Anusuya Sarabhai, a social worker and sister of Ambalal Sarabhai (president of the Ahmedabad Millowners' Association), requested Gandhi to intervene and actively organized the workers.

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