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Question
What technique of resistance did Gandhiji evolve in South Africa? What was its basic principle?
Solution
Gandhiji became the leader of a struggle against racial injustice in South Africa. During the struggle, he evolved a technique known as satyagraha which was later applied to the Indian National Movement.
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| 3 Jallianwala Bagh | (c) Salt Satyagraha |
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| 5 Non-Cooperation Movement | (e) Truth and non-violence |
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| 1. Quit India Movement | (a) Subhash Chandra Bose |
| 2. Forward Bloc | (b) Suppressed by the British |
| 3. World War ended | (c) Division of British India into India and Pakistan |
| 4. Mountbatten Plan | (d) 30 January 1948 |
| 5. The assassination of Gandhi | (e) 1945 |
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