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Use of which of these devices was popularised by Mahatma Gandhi during the freedom struggle?

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Takli
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Charkha
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Knitting Needle
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Power loom
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Solution

The correct option is B Charkha
The use of charkha was popularized by Mahatma Gandhi as part of the Independence movement. He encouraged people to wear clothes made of homespun yarn termed as khadi and shun imported cloth made in the mills of Britain.

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