Q. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in which of the following?
Answer: Anti Rowlatt agitation
Notes: Rowlatt Act also known as Black Act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in Delhi on 21 March 1919. It empowered the government to put anyone behind the bars without trial and conviction in court law. It basically suspended the right of Habeas Corpus. The word “Satyagraha” was used for the first time during Anti Rowlatt agitation.
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