Question

Which of the following is the first Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi in India?

• A. Salt Satyagraha
• B. Champaran Satyagraha
• C. Kheda Satyagraha.
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Champaran Satyagraha

Gandhi first conceived satyagraha in 1906 in response to a law discriminating against Asians that was passed by the British colonial government of the Transvaal in South Africa. In 1917 the first satyagraha campaign in India was mounted in the indigo-growing district of Champaran.