Multiple choice

The Kheda Satyagraha was withdrawn

  1. because the Government agreed to meet the demands of the peasants

  2. because the peasants fell out with Gandhi over the efficiency of the Satyagraha in the face of government repression

  3. by Gandhi when he got to know that the Government had issued secret instructions not to collect revenue for the year

  4. by Gandhi when he got to know that instructions had been issued in private that revenue be recovered only from those peasants who could afford it
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Gandhi withdrew the Kheda Satyagraha when he learned that the government had issued secret instructions to collect revenue only from those peasants who could afford to pay, effectively conceding to the demands of the poor.

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