Q134
Who was the selected as first satyagrahi by Mahatma Gandhi to begin individual satyagraha in 1940?
A.
Vinoba Bhave
AnswerB.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
C.
Brahma Datt
D.
Annie Besant
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Congress was in a confused state again after the August Offer. The radicals and leftists wanted to launch a mass Civil Disobedience Movement, but here Gandhi insisted on Individual Satyagraha. The first Satyagrahi selected was Acharya Vinoba Bhave, who was sent to Jail when he spoke against the war.