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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 29

SSC GD Constable (English) - 22nd November 2021 Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q29

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Who among the following persons led the 'No Tax Campaign' against the British after the floods in Khera (Khaira/Kaira) in 1918?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Vallabhbhai Patel.

  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and a prominent figure in the Indian Freedom Struggle, who later became India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and first Home Minister.
  • The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. In this campaign, the peasants decided not to pay the taxes.
  • Sardar Patel  is popularly known as the Iron Man of India.
  • Patel joined Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation Movement (1920) and travelled around West India to recruit 3,00,000 members. He also collected more than Rs 1.5 million for the party fund.