Question

The farmers in Champaran were forced to cultivate Indigo. Their refusal to cultivate indigo in Champaran culminated into which of the following?

• A. Chipko Movement
• B. Revolt of 1857
• C. Civil Disobedience Movement
• D. Non-Cooperation Movement

Answer 1

The correct option is C Civil Disobedience Movement

The farmers of Champaran were forced to cultivate indigo instead of the crops they wanted to grow. The Civil Disobedience Movement was started in Champaran. The farmers protested against the forced indigo cultivation. The Champaran Satyagraha is considered to be an important event in the history of India's freedom struggle. Mahatma Gandhi launched the first Civil Disobedience Movement to protest against the injustice meted out to tenant farmers in the Champaran district of Bihar.