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When was the Champaran Agrarian Act passed?

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

Answer options

  1. 1920
  2. 1922
  3. 1918
  4. 1924

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1918

Explanation: The correct answer is C. 1918. The Champaran Agrarian Act was passed in 1918 as a result of the historic Champaran Satyagraha led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1917. This was Gandhi’s first major political movement in India and marked the beginning of his leadership in the Indian freedom struggle. Champaran, located in Bihar, was known for the oppressive Tin-Kathia system, under which local peasants were forced by British planters to grow indigo on a portion of their land and sell it at fixed low prices. The peasants suffered due to high taxes, poor earnings, and exploitation.