Indian Important National Movements general knowledge questions asked in government exams.
Bardoli Satyagraha movement or बारडोली सत्याग्रह आंदोलन
- Bardoli is a town in Surat in the state of Gujarat.
- Place –> Gujarat
- Time ->1928
- Person -> Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Reason –> For the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes.
Swadeshi movement or स्वदेशी आंदोलन
- Place -> Bengal
- Time -> 1905 – 1911
- Person -> Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and Bipin Chandra Pal and Aurobindo Ghosh.
- Reason -> because of the partition of Bengal ordered by Lord Curzon.
Champaran Satyagrah movement or चंपारण सत्याग्रह आंदोलन
- Place -> Champaran is District in Bihar
- Time -> 1917
- Person -> Mahatma Gandhi
- Reason -> because Farmers are forced for Indigo [Used to make dye] Cultivation.
Non-cooperation movement or असहयोग आंदोलन
- Time -> August 1920
- Person -> Mahatma Gandhi
- Reason -> due to Rowlatt Act of 21 March 1919 [Rowlatt Satyagraha], and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 13 April 1919[Reginald Dyer].
- Rowlatt Satyagraha also started by mahatma gandhi in 1919.
Quit India Movement or भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन
- Place -> Bombay
- Time -> 8 August 1942
- Person -> Mahatma Gandhi
- Reason -> in protest against sending Indians to fight for the British in the Second World War.
Most Important Slogans for Competitive Exams
| Slogan | Person |
| Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it स्वराज मेरा जन्मसिद्ध अधिकार है और मेरे पास होगा | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Back to the Vedas वेदों की ओर लौटो | Dayanand Saraswati |
| Inqualab Zindabad | Bhagat Singh |
| Do or die [करो या मरो] Bharat Chhoro[भारत छोड़ो] | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Jai Hind [जय हिन्द] Give me blood and I will give you freedom तुम मुझे खून दो मैं तुम्हें आजादी दूंगा | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| Jan Gan Man Adhinayak Jaya hey | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| Simon Commission Go back | Lala Lajpat Rai |