Chapters
27. Bhoodan Movement
27 questionsMCQs
Theory
1. In Telangana, which group followed the method of violence in an attempt to solve the land problem, before failing?
2. Which method did the government adopt to address the land problem?
3. Who conceived the idea of solving the land problem through voluntary donation of land (Bhoodan)?
4. In which month and year did Vinoba Bhave first get the idea that Bhoodan could solve the land problem?
5. At which conference near Hyderabad did Vinoba Bhave get the idea of Bhoodan?
6. From where did Vinoba Bhave travel on foot to reach Hyderabad for the Sarvodaya conference?
7. Approximately how many miles did Vinoba Bhave walk to reach Hyderabad?
8. On which festival day did the historic Bhoodan movement begin in Telangana?
9. Vinoba Bhave's group walked how many miles from Hyderabad city to reach Hayatnagar on the first day of the tour?
10. Consider the following statements about people who accompanied Vinoba Bhave on his Telangana tour:
(I) Dr. G.S. Melkote accompanied him.
(II) Dr. M. Chennareddy accompanied him.
(III) Burgula Ramakrishna Rao accompanied him.
Which of the above is/are correct?
11. From which village did Vinoba Bhave's group depart as planned on 18 April 1951?
12. In which village did two Harijans meet Vinoba Bhave, saying they were eighty families with no land?
13. Which local deshmukh offered 100 acres of his own land after hearing the Harijans' request at Pochampalli?
14. On what condition did Vinoba Bhave tell the Harijans of Pochampalli that the donated land would be given to them?
15. At what time in the evening was the public meeting held in Pochampalli where the land donation was formally announced?
16. Where did the historic Bhoodan yagna formally begin?
17. Consider the following statements about Vinoba Bhave's onward journey after Pochampalli:
(I) He passed through Nalgonda, Devarakonda, and Miryalaguda taluks.
(II) His journey continued up to Suryapet.
(III) Communists obstructed his tour at several places.
Which of the above is/are correct?
18. On average, how much land was donated daily during Vinoba Bhave's Telangana tour?
19. Who announced the success of Vinoba Bhave's Telangana tour in the Indian Parliament?
20. According to Nehru, how many soldiers would have been needed to maintain peace in Telangana, a task Vinoba Bhave was accomplishing alone?