Multiple choice

In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of Hunger Strike as a weapon?

  1. Non-Cooperation Movement 1920-22

  2. Rowlatt Satyagraha 1919

  3. Ahmedabad Strike 1918

  4. Bardoli Satyagraha

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Explanation

Mahatma Gandhi first used the hunger strike as a political weapon during the Ahmedabad mill workers' strike in 1918, where he fasted to support the workers' demands. This was earlier than the Rowlatt Satyagraha (1919) and Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22). The Bardoli Satyagraha was in 1928.