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History GK · Q229

Struggle For Independence Of India

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 229

Q229

After the Bardoli Satyagraha, the title of 'Sardar' to Vallabhbhai Patel was given by

A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Motilal Nehru
C.
Mahatma Gandhi
Answer
D.
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Vallabhbhai Patel was respectfully called Sardar by his colleagues and followers during the satyagraha against steep tax hikes in a famine hit Bardoli in 1928. He had led the Satyagraha when Gandhiji was imprisoned, at the request of the congress members. Sardar Patel was freed in 1931, following the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.