UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 7
Which one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct?
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C
Explanation: The Eka movement of Awadh protested excessive rents and exploitation by landlords, whereas Bardoli (1928) resisted a proposed increase in land revenue.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - The Eka movement was not continuously organised and supported by Congress; the chronology of Congress involvement is reversed.
B: Incorrect - Eka was largely a tenant-peasant movement, not led by taluqdars; Bardoli was not a landless-labourers-only campaign.
C: Correct - Bardoli challenged enhanced land assessment; Eka protested high rents, illegal exactions and agrarian grievances.
D: Incorrect - Eka centred in Awadh districts such as Hardoi and Sitapur; Bardoli was in Surat district of Gujarat, not Saurashtra.