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History GK · Q232

Struggle For Independence Of India

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 232

Q232

Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?

A.
Dandi
B.
Noakhali
C.
England
D.
South Africa
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Gandhi first conceived satyagraha in 1906 in response to a law discriminating against Asians that was passed by the British colonial government of the Transvaal in South Africa. In 1917 the first satyagraha campaign in India was mounted in the indigo-growing district of Champaran.