In which year did Mahatma Gandhi lead the Kheda Satyagraha?

1918

The Kheda Satyagraha took place in 1918 in the Kheda district of Gujarat. Farmers faced crop failure and difficult economic conditions, yet revenue demands remained a serious burden. Gandhi and other leaders supported the peasants’ request for suspension or relief from land revenue when they could not pay. The movement used collective, non-violent resistance and negotiations rather than violent action. It is remembered as an important early example of organised peasant action associated with Gandhi.

Option B, 1918, is correct. Option A, 1917, is commonly associated with the Champaran Satyagraha, while 1919 is associated with the Rowlatt Act and the national agitation around that period. The year 1922 belongs to a later phase of the freedom movement. Connecting Kheda with Gujarat farmers’ demand for tax relief and the year 1918 gives the correct answer. The question asks for the year of Gandhi’s leadership, not the year of every related event.

This is a Class 10 General Knowledge question. Chapter: Indian History. Topic: Important Dates in Indian History.