Bhoodan and Sarvodaya NDA Questions

NDA Indian History

Bhoodan and Sarvodaya MCQ Questions


1.
The term 'Sarvodaya', meaning 'universal uplift' or 'welfare of all', was popularised by Mahatma Gandhi and was inspired in part by his reading of a work by the British writer:
A.
Karl Marx
B.
Charles Dickens
C.
Leo Tolstoy
D.
John Ruskin (the book 'Unto This Last')
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ANSWER :
D. John Ruskin (the book 'Unto This Last')
2.
The Sarvodaya movement, envisioning a decentralised, self-sufficient social order based on truth and non-violence, was carried forward after Gandhi's death primarily by his close disciple:
A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D.
Jawaharlal Nehru
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ANSWER :
A. Vinoba Bhave
3.
The Bhoodan (land-gift) Movement, launched by Vinoba Bhave, aimed to address rural land inequality by persuading wealthy landowners to:
A.
Forcibly seize land from other farmers
B.
Voluntarily donate a portion of their land for redistribution to the landless poor
C.
Sell their land at market price to the government
D.
Convert agricultural land into industrial plots
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ANSWER :
B. Voluntarily donate a portion of their land for redistribution to the landless poor
4.
The Bhoodan Movement was formally launched by Vinoba Bhave in April 1951, in the village of Pochampally, located in the present-day state of:
A.
Bihar
B.
Maharashtra
C.
Andhra Pradesh/Telangana
D.
Tamil Nadu
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ANSWER :
C. Andhra Pradesh/Telangana
5.
Vinoba Bhave began the Bhoodan Movement in the region around Telangana partly in response to the socio-economic unrest that had earlier fuelled the:
A.
Telangana armed peasant uprising
B.
Quit India Movement
C.
Non-Cooperation Movement
D.
Salt Satyagraha
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ANSWER :
A. Telangana armed peasant uprising
6.
Vinoba Bhave undertook the Bhoodan Movement primarily through a method of:
A.
International diplomatic pressure
B.
Legislative lobbying in Parliament alone
C.
Armed rebellion against landlords
D.
Extensive padayatra (walking tours) across villages, appealing directly to landowners' conscience
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ANSWER :
D. Extensive padayatra (walking tours) across villages, appealing directly to landowners' conscience