Q. Consider the following Statements:
Individual Satyagraha was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in retaliation to the August Offer.
Vinoba Bhave was the first Individual Satyagrahi.
Which among the Statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Notes: In the year 1940 (17th October), Mahatma Gandhi had chosen Acharya Vinoba Bhave as the first satyagrahi to start the Individual Satyagraha. Acharya Vinobha Bhave started the Individual Satyagraha from Pavnar (Maharashtra) by making an antiwar speech. Jawahar Lal Nehru was the second person to start Individual Satyagraha.
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