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What was the 'Eka Movement'?

  1. A
    A Religious movement
  2. B
    A Peasant movement
  3. C
    A Secret revolutionary movement
  4. D
    None of the above

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The Eka Movement (or Unity Movement) was an intense peasant movement that surfaced towards the end of 1921 in the northern districts of Awadh (such as Hardoi, Bahraich, and Sitapur). It was led by Madari Pasi and centered around peasant grievances against high rents, oppressive extraction of extraction/cesses by taluqdars, and the practice of forced labor.

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What was the 'Eka Movement'?
A
A Religious movement
B
A Peasant movement
C
A Secret revolutionary movement
D
None of the above

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