1. Who was selected as the first Satyagrahi in the Individual Satyagraha Movement by Mahatma Gandhi:
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Sardar Patel
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Vinoba Bhave
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006, U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]
Ans. (d) Vinoba Bhave
- Congress rejected the August Proposal and started an Individual Satyagraha led by Gandhi.
- This was a way to express their disapproval of the British Government’s policy towards India.
- On October 17, 1940, Gandhi chose Vinoba Bhave as the first Satyagrahi and Nehru as the second.
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2. Who started Individual Civil Disobedience?
(a) Vinoba Bhave
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Shaukat Ali
[44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000, U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]
Ans. (a) Vinoba Bhave
- After totally turning down the August Proposal, Congress started the Individual Satyagraha with Gandhiji leading it.
- The Satyagraha was a way to morally object to the British Government’s policy for India.
- On October 17, 1940, Mahatma Gandhi chose Acharya Vinoba Bhave to be the first Satyagrahi and Jawaharlal Nehru as the second.
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3. Who was the first Satyagrahi of the Individual Satyagraha Movement?
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) C. Rajagopalachari
(c) Vinoba Bhave
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]
Ans. (c) Vinoba Bhave
- Congress rejected the August Proposal and began a protest led by Gandhi called Individual Satyagraha.
- This was a way to show their disapproval of the British Government’s policy for India.
- On October 17, 1940, Gandhi chose Acharya Vinoba Bhave as the first person to take part in this protest and Jawaharlal Nehru as the second.
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4. In the ‘Individual Satyagraha,’ Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2009]
Ans. (b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
- Congress rejected the August Proposal and, under Gandhi’s leadership, started Individual Satyagraha.
- This was a way to show their disapproval of the British Government’s policy towards India.
- On October 17, 1940, Gandhi chose Acharya Vinoba Bhave to be the first Satyagrahi and Jawaharlal Nehru to be the second.
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5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
(Participants in the individual Satyagraha) (Places)
A. Acharya Vinoba Bhave 1. Pawnar
B. Yatiyatanlal Jain 2. Durg
C. Ramgopal Tiwari 3. Raipur
D. Ratnakar Jha 4. Bilaspur
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 1 4 3 2
(d) 1 3 2 4
(e) 1 4 2 3
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]
Ans. (a) 1 3 4 2
- Acharya Vinoba Bhave is from Pawnar, Yatiyatanlal Jain is from Raipur, Ramgopal Tiwari is from Bilaspur, and Ratnak
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6. The word ‘Sarvodaya” was primarily used by :
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Pandit Nehru
(c) Vinoba Bhave
(d) Jai Prakash Narayan
[46th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (a) Mahatma Gandhi
- Mahatma Gandhi first used the term ‘Sarvodaya’. Vinoba Bhave created the ‘Sarvodaya Samaj’ to spread the beliefs of Mahatma Gandhi.
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