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Question

Who started the individual Satyagraha ?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
  3. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  4. Vinoba Bhave

Answer:

Option D: Vinoba Bhave

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Vinoba Bhave”.

Mahatma Gandhi started the Individual Satyagraha movement in 1940 in response to Lord Linlithgow's August Offer. Gandhi chose Acharya Vinoba Bhave as the first Satyagrahi, Jawaharlal Nehru as the second, and Brahma Datt as the third.