Which one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct ?
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Answer: C. Bardoli Satyagraha (1928, Gujarat, led by Vallabhbhai Patel) opposed a roughly 22 per cent increase in land revenue. The Eka (unity) Movement (1921-22, Awadh, led by Madari Pasi) protested against high rents and illegal levies taken by landlords. So option C is correct.
Watch for: Students confuse who led each movement and where; tie Bardoli to land revenue and Eka to rents.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the Eka Movement began under Congress-Khilafat influence but soon moved away from Congress control, while Bardoli was a Congress-led campaign under Patel.
- B. Wrong because Eka was led by peasants like Madari Pasi against taluqdars, and Bardoli was a movement of landholding peasants.
- D. Wrong because Eka was in districts like Hardoi, Bahraich and Sitapur, and Bardoli is in south Gujarat, not Saurashtra.
Source to check: Bipan Chandra et al., 'India's Struggle for Independence', chapter on peasant movements; NCERT Class 12 'Themes in Indian History Part III', Chapter 13 'Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement'
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