SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 31

SSC GD Constable (English) - 10 Jan 2023 - Shift 4 • General Awareness • Q31

Which of the following was the main demand of the peasant movement of Kheda?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Revenue collection be relaxed.

In 1918, the Kheda district in Gujarat witnessed a notable peasant satyagraha.

Kheda Satyagraha, also known as Kheda Andolan, was primarily concerned with the peasant-Patidar population of Kheda, which refused to accept a 23% tax hike imposed on them despite a terrible crop failure, plague, and cholera outbreak.