BPSC 65th Re Prelims Exam 17 Feb 2020 Solved Paper

Question : 80 of 150

Marks: +1, -0

In which movement did the peasants of Bihar refuse to pay 'Chowkidari tax'?

Champaran satyagraha
Non-cooperation movement
Swadeshi movement
Civil disobedience movement
None of the above/More than one of the above

Solution:

Chowkidari tax was specifically levied on small villages which was used to pay for the chowkidars who were guards who supplemented the small police force in the rural areas in Eastern India. During the Civil Disobedience Movement of

1930-31

Eastern India became the scene of no-tax campaign against chowkidari tax.

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