Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

Peasants: Rich peasant communities like the Patidars of Gujarat and Jats of UP actively joined the movement. Hit by trade depression and falling prices, they could not pay government revenue. They organised boycott programmes and saw swaraj as relief from high revenues. Poorer peasants wanted rent remission but Congress was reluctant to support 'no-rent' campaigns, leaving their relationship with Congress uncertain.

Forest Communities: Forest dwellers participated in the movement, interpreting swaraj in their own way — as freedom from all suffering and trouble.

Women: Thousands came out of their homes, participated in protest marches, manufactured salt, and picketed foreign cloth and liquor shops. Many went to jail. However, their increased public role did not bring radical change in their social position, as Congress valued only their symbolic presence.

Industrial Workers: They largely did not participate in large numbers, except in the Nagpur region. Some selectively adopted boycott of foreign goods. Railway workers struck in 1930, dockworkers in 1932, and Chotanagpur tin mine workers participated in rallies.

Source: Chapter 2, Section 3.2 — How Participants saw the Movement

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• The question asks for four specific groups — address each one separately for clear marks allocation.
• Examiners look for: reason for participation + what swaraj meant to each group + any limitation/contradiction in their participation.
• Do not confuse industrial workers (Civil Disobedience, 1930) with plantation workers (Non-Cooperation, 1921).
• Mention specific examples (Patidars, Jats, Nagpur, Chotanagpur) to score full marks — vague answers lose marks.
• The Congress's reluctance to fully support workers' and poor peasants' demands is an important nuance examiners expect.