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INDIVIDUAL SATYAGRAHA (1940)

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Who started the Individual Civil Disobedience?

The main idea is really simple. In Individual Satyagraha (1940), who started the Individual Civil Disobedience is always linked with Vinoba Bhave. That is the point the question is checking. Once you know this link, you will feel confident. It is one of those questions that rewards simple revision.

Ref: [44th BPSC (Pre) 2000 UPPCS (Mains) 2007] | Bipan Chandra, India's Struggle for Independence, and NCERT History textbooks discuss Individual Satyagraha (1940) and explain the events, leaders and movements that support the correct answer for this question.

Who was selected as first Satyagrahi in Individual Satyagraha Movement by Mahatma Gandhi?

You can think of it as a small story. In Individual Satyagraha (1940), who was selected as first Satyagrahi in happened with Vinoba Bhave. That is why Vinoba Bhave is the answer here. Stories are easier to remember than lists. So keep this small story in mind and you will recall it.

Ref: [Gujarat PSC (Pre) 2018 Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2006 UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002] | Bipan Chandra, India's Struggle for Independence, and NCERT History textbooks discuss Individual Satyagraha (1940) and explain the events, leaders and movements that support the correct answer for this question.

The word ‘Sarvodaya’ was primarily used by

Here is how I remember it. the word ‘Sarvodaya’ was primarily used by = Mahatma Gandhi. That is it. In Individual Satyagraha (1940), this pair is famous. I tell students to learn it as one line, not as a big theory. If you do that, this question takes only a few seconds.

Ref: [46th BPSC (Pre) 2004] | Bipan Chandra, India's Struggle for Independence, and NCERT History textbooks discuss Individual Satyagraha (1940) and explain the events, leaders and movements that support the correct answer for this question.

In the ‘Individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?

Here is how I remember it. in the ‘Individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba Bhave was = Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. That is it. In Individual Satyagraha (1940), this pair is famous. I tell students to learn it as one line, not as a big theory. If you do that, this question takes only a few seconds.

Ref: [IAS (Pre) 2009] | Bipan Chandra, India's Struggle for Independence, and NCERT History textbooks discuss Individual Satyagraha (1940) and explain the events, leaders and movements that support the correct answer for this question.