GS PrelimsHistory (Modern India)Nationalist Movement 1905-19182010

Consider the following statements: 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants. 2. Acharya J. B. Kriplani was one of Mahatma Gandhi's colleagues in his Champaran investigation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A

1 only

B

2 only

C

Both 1 and 2

D

Neither 1 nor 2.

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation

1. Statement 1: Claims Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran. While Dr. Rajendra Prasad was a key figure in the Champaran Satyagraha, historical accounts widely credit Rajkumar Shukla, a local peasant leader, with persistently persuading Gandhi to visit Champaran and investigate the indigo planters' oppression. Thus, statement 1 is incorrect. 2. Statement 2: States that Acharya J. B. Kriplani was one of Mahatma Gandhi's colleagues in his Champaran investigation. Acharya Kripalani, along with Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Brajkishore Prasad, Anugrah Narayan Sinha, and others, did indeed join and assist Gandhi during the Champaran Satyagraha. Thus, statement 2 is correct. 3. Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.

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