UPSC Prelims 2010·GS1·history·modern history

Consider the following statements: 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants. 2. Acharya J. B. Kriplani was one of Mahatma Gandhi’s colleagues in his Champaran investigation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  1. A1 only
  2. B2 onlyCorrect
  3. CBoth 1 and 2
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2

Explanation

The correct answer is B because of the following reasons: Statement 1 is incorrect. It was Raj Kumar Shukla, a local cultivator from Champaran, who met Mahatma Gandhi at the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress in 1916 and persuaded him to visit Champaran to investigate the grievances of the indigo farmers. While Dr. Rajendra Prasad later became a key associate of Gandhi during the movement, he was not the one who invited him. Statement 2 is correct. Acharya J. B. Kripalani was indeed one of the prominent colleagues who assisted Mahatma Gandhi during the Champaran investigation. Other notable associates included Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Mazhar-ul-Haq, Mahadev Desai, and Narhari Parikh. Therefore, only the second statement is accurate.
history: Consider the following statements: 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate t

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