Before Champaran Satyagraha, the farmers of Champaran used to follow the 'Panchkathiya' system, whereby five katthas of land in a bigha had to be planted with ___.

Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha is/are correct? 1. It was during the course of his campaign against racialism in South Africa that Gandhiji first applied Satyagraha 2. The two vital ingredients of Satyagraha are 'truth' and 'non-violence' 3. The Satyagraha resists evil by inflicting suffering on himself and not by inflicting suffering in the opponent 4. In India, Satyagraha was first tried by Gandhiji in Champaran

A

1 and 4 only

B

2 only

C

4 only

D

1, 2, 3 and 4

Given below are the statements about the difference between passive resistance and satyagraha. Which ones are true? (A) Passive resistance is weapon of the weaker sections, satyagraha never desires to terrorise the opponent (B) Passive Resistance is negative in practice, whereas satyagraha is positive morality (C) Passive Resistance is equivalent to satyagraha (D) Passive Resistance is not afraid of the physical strength while satyagraha is afraid of physical strength Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A

A and B Only

B

C and D Only

C

B and C Only

D

A and D Only

In which Satyagraha Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde was participated ? (a) Parvati Satyagraha (b) Wai Ganapati Mandir Satyagraha (c) Waykom Mandir Satyagraha (d) Laxmi-Narayan Mandir Satyagraha

A

(a) and (c) only

B

(b) and (c) only

C

(a), (b) and (c) only

D

(a), (b), (c) and (d)

Read the given passage and answer the question that question that follow. Not all farmers in India can afford to buy pesticides and fertilizers for their crops and so the Government gives a subsidy on pesticides and fertilizers to all the Indian farmers. Due to this, rich farmers also get the benefits of subsidies even when they do not need them. It is still imperative that subsidies be given to the farmers because withdrawing subsidies would mean handicapping the poor farmers. Which of the following argument could be made from the above passage?

A

A subsidy is a financial aid provided by the Government to keep the price of the commodity low.

B

Subsidies are necessary to support the farmers and also to encourage them to grow crops.

C

Subsidies are used by rich as well as poor.

D

Subsidies on fertilizers and pesticides help the Government also.

What is/are true in reference to Agriculture Census (2015-16)? (i) Small and marginal farmers are 86.2% of total farmers whereas they hold only 47.3% of farm land (out of total farm land) (ii) Statewise, based on total number of farmers, Maharashtra is at third position (ii) Statewise, based on total farmed land area, Rajasthan is at first position

A

(i), (ii) and (iii)

B

(i) and (iii)

C

(i) and (ii)

D

Only (i)

Consider the following movements: 1. Moplah Rebellion 2. Bardoli Satyagraha 3. Champaran Satyagraha 4. Salt Satyagraha Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above in ascending order?

A

1-3-4-2

B

3-1-2-4

C

2-3-1-4

D

4-2-1-3

Consider the following regarding land revenue system: This system of land revenue was instituted in the late 18th century by Sir Thomas Munro, Governor of Madras in 1820. This was practised in the Madras and Bombay areas, as well as Assam and Coorg provinces. In this system, the peasants or cultivators were regarded as the owners of the land. They had ownership rights, could sell, mortgage or gift the land. The taxes were directly collected by the government from the peasants. Above are features of which of the following land system?

A

Ryotwari system

B

Zamindari System

C

Mahalwari System

D

None of the above

Which of the following statements regarding Gandhi's concept of Satyagraha are correct? (A) For Gandhi, Satyagraha aimed to penetrate the barriers of prejudice, ill-will, dogmatism, self-righteousness and selfishness (B) Gandhi explained the effectiveness of Satyagraha in terms of the spiritual impact of suffering love (C) The Satyagraha was considered by Gandhi as the ultimate tool of humiliating the opponent (D) Gandhi's political realism triumphed over his moral idealism and despite its claims to the contrary, his Satyagrahas were not always purely spiritual in nature Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A

(A) and (B) only

B

(A), (C) and (D) only

C

(B), (C) and (D) only

D

(A), (B) and (D) only

A farmer with 1,350 acres of land had planted his fields with corn, sugar cane, and tobacco in the ratio of 5:3:1, receptively, but he want to make more money, so he shifted the ratio to 2: 4:3 respectively. How many more acres of land were planted with tobacco under the new systems?

A

300

B

150

C

90

D

450

A farmer with 1,350 acres of land had planted his fields with corn, sugar cane, and tobacco in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 1, respectively, but he wanted to make more money, so he shifted the ratio to 2 : 4 : 3 respectively. How many more acres of land were planted with tobacco under the new systems?

A

300

B

150

C

90

D

450

Before Champaran Satyagraha, the farmers of Champaran used to follow the 'Panchkathiya' system, whereby five katthas of land in a bigha had to be planted with ___.

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