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The historic 'Tebhaga Movement' of 1946 took place in which province?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Punjab
  2. Bengal
  3. Madras
  4. Bihar

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Bengal

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Bengal šŸ“š Explanation: The Tebhaga Movement was a massive peasant uprising initiated in Bengal by the Kisan Sabha (the peasant front of the Communist Party of India) in 1946. The sharecroppers (bargadars) demanded that they should retain two-thirds (tebhaga) of the crop harvest, reducing the landlord's share to one-third. It was a fierce struggle against the oppressive jotedars.