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The first major nation wide Satyagraha launched by Mahatma Gandhi was against:

  1. A
    Rowlatt Act
  2. B
    Partition of Bengal
  3. C
    Tax on Khadi products
  4. D
    Salt tax

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The Rowlatt Satyagraha in 1919 was the first major nationwide satyagraha organized by Mahatma Gandhi against the repressive Rowlatt Act passed by the Imperial Legislative Council, which allowed detention of political prisoners without trial. Prior campaigns (Champaran, Kheda, and Ahmedabad) were localized struggles.

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The first major nation wide Satyagraha launched by Mahatma Gandhi was against:
A
Rowlatt Act
B
Partition of Bengal
C
Tax on Khadi products
D
Salt tax

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