Under the influence of which movement did the people of Bihar refuse to pay…
2023
Under the influence of which movement did the people of Bihar refuse to pay the Chaukidari Tax?
Answer: B. Civil Disobedience Movement — ConceptMass movements in the national struggle are distinguished by their period, declared objective, and method of protest. Refusal to obey a colonial law or…
- A.
Non-Cooperation Movement
- B.
Civil Disobedience Movement
- C.
Quit India Movement
- D.
More than one of the above
- E.
None of the above
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Correct answer: B
Concept
Mass movements in the national struggle are distinguished by their period, declared objective, and method of protest.
Refusal to obey a colonial law or to pay a colonial tax is a form of civil disobedience, whereas non-cooperation centres on withdrawal from colonial institutions and Quit India demands an end to British rule.
Application
In Bihar, the campaign against the Chaukidari Tax developed during the Civil Disobedience Movement. Villagers refused this local colonial levy as part of organised non-compliance with British authority.
Contrast
The Non-Cooperation Movement (1920–22) emphasised boycott of government institutions, titles and foreign goods.
The Quit India Movement began in 1942 with the demand for immediate British withdrawal.
The composite and residual choices do not fit the documented association of this Bihar campaign with one specific movement.
Result
Therefore, the movement associated with the refusal to pay the Chaukidari Tax in Bihar was the Civil Disobedience Movement.