Champaran Agrarian Committee was appointed in agreement between:

Question

Champaran Agrarian Committee was appointed in agreement between:

1. A. Indian Government and Gandhiji (Correct answer)
2. B. Indian Government and Raj Kumar Shukla
3. C. Indian Government and Rajendra Prasad
4. D. Indian Government and Anugraha Narayan Singh

Correct Answer

Option A — Indian Government and Gandhiji

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Indian Government and Gandhiji.

Key Points

• The Champaran Agrarian Committee was appointed in 1917 by agreement between the Government of India and Mahatma Gandhi, who was himself made a member of the inquiry committee.
• The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India.
• He went to Champaran in north Bihar at the persistent invitation of the local peasant Raj Kumar Shukla, to investigate the plight of indigo cultivators suffering under the oppressive tinkathia system, which forced them to grow indigo on three-twentieths (3/20) of their land.
• The committee's findings led to the Champaran Agrarian Act, 1918, which abolished the tinkathia system and secured partial refunds of illegal exactions.
• Gandhi was assisted by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Brajkishore Prasad, Acharya Kripalani and Mazharul Haque.

Exam Tip

• Champaran (1917), Ahmedabad Mill Strike (1918) and Kheda (1918) form Gandhi's three early Satyagrahas.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

चम्पारन कृषि कमेटी की नियुक्ति में किसके बीच समझौता हुआ?

1. A. भारतीय सरकार और गाँधीजी
2. B. भारतीय सरकार और राज कुमार शुक्ला
3. C. भारतीय सरकार और राजेन्द्र प्रसाद
4. D. भारतीय सरकार और अनुग्रह नारायण सिंह