Chapter: Indian Struggle against Colonialism· History

The British plant owners in Bihar were compelling the local farmers to grow only _____ .

Q.1 (A) (3) The British plant owners in Bihar were compelling the local farmers to grow only _____ .

A. Indigo

B. Tea

C. Coffee

D. Sugarcane

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Answer: (a) Indigo

In Champaran (Bihar) the British planters forced farmers to grow indigo on a part of their land (the tinkathia system) and buy it at low prices. Mahatma Gandhi led the Champaran Satyagraha against this in 1917.

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