WBCS.LIVE practice question

Who among the following leaders led the Bardoli Satyagraha?

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

Answer options

  1. Lala Lajpat Rai
  2. Motilal Nehru
  3. C. Rajagopalachari
  4. Vallabhbhai Patel

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Vallabhbhai Patel

Explanation: The correct answer is D. Vallabhbhai Patel. The Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928 was a major peasant movement led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the Bardoli of Gujarat. It was launched against the unjust increase in land revenue by the British government, which had proposed a 22% hike despite widespread crop failure and economic hardship among farmers.