Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct in relation to 'Individual Satyagraha'?

  1. The very reason for confining the movement to individual participation was that the Indian masses, especially the youth, were annoyed by the sudden and illogical withdrawal of Civil Disobedience Movement by Mahatma Gandhi.
  2. In October 1940, Jwaharlal Nehru was chosen as the first Individual Satyagrahi by Gandhiji himself.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
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Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect. The very reason for confining the movement to individual participation was that neither Gandhiji nor the Congress wished to hamper the War effort of the British government. Statement 2 is incorrect. In October 1940, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Individual Satyagrahi by Gandhiji. Nehru was the IInd satyagrahi.

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