The first great experiment of Gandhiji in ‘Satyagraha’ took place in

The first great experiment of Gandhiji in ‘Satyagraha’ took place in

Q. The first great experiment of Gandhiji in ‘Satyagraha’ took place in

(a) Dandi

(b) Champaran

(c) South Africa

(d) Bardoli

Ans: (c) South Africa

Explanation: Gandhiji’s first great experiment in Satyagraha was accomplished in 1917 in Champaran, Bihar. The indigo cultivators of Champaran were greatly exploited by European planters. They were bound by law to grow indigo on 3/20th (the tinkathia system) of their land & sell it to the British planters at prices fixed by them.

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