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Q37 (CAPF/2025) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) › Modern India personalities Answer Verified

Which of the following statements about the Bhoodan Movement are correct? 1. It was aimed at attaining a non-violent society. 2. It included schemes such as 'Sampattidan' and 'Shramdan'. 3. It began in a village in Andhra Pradesh in 1951. Select the answer using the code given below.

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The Bhoodan Movement, launched by Acharya Vinoba Bhave on April 18, 1951, originated in Pochampally village, located in the Nalgonda district of then Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana) [3]. The movement was fundamentally rooted in Gandhian principles of Sarvodaya, aiming to establish a non-violent society through voluntary land redistribution and social transformation [2]. As the movement evolved, it expanded beyond land gifts (Bhoodan) to include other forms of voluntary contribution such as 'Sampattidan' (gift of wealth), 'Shramdan' (gift of labor), and 'Gramdan' (gift of entire villages) [2]. These schemes were designed to eliminate socio-economic inequalities and foster communal ownership without state coercion [1]. Since the movement was non-violent, included schemes like Sampattidan and Shramdan, and began in Andhra Pradesh in 1951, all three statements are correct.

Sources

  1. [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhoodan_movement
  2. [2] https://www.jstor.org/stable/44156652
  3. [1] Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 10: Land Reforms in India > NEED AND OBJECTIVE OF LAND REFORMS > p. 339
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