Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

The rich peasants like the Patidars joined the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 because they were badly hit by falling prices during the trade depression, making it impossible for them to pay government revenue. For them, swaraj meant relief from high revenue demands.

However, when the movement was called off in 1931, the revenue rates had not been revised. They felt deeply disappointed by this outcome. Since their main grievance remained unresolved, many of them refused to participate when the movement was restarted in 1932.

Source: How Participants saw the Movement, Chapter 2

• The examiner wants two clear parts: why they joined + why they refused in 1932.
• The key cause of shift is the movement being called off in 1931 without revision of revenue — state this explicitly.
• Avoid vague phrases like "they lost interest"; be specific about the unresolved revenue grievance.
• "Swaraj = end of high revenues" for rich peasants is a scoring point worth mentioning.