Where and when did Mahatma Gandhi first use his method of hunger-strike to achieve a desired goal ?

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Q: 39 (CAPF/2015)
Where and when did Mahatma Gandhi first use his method of hunger-strike to achieve a desired goal ?

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History

question_exam: 

CAPF

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Option 1 states that Mahatma Gandhi first used his method of hunger-strike at Natal in South Africa in the year 1906. This option is incorrect. The correct answer is option 3.

Option 2 states that Mahatma Gandhi first used his method of hunger-strike at Champaran in the year 1917. This option is incorrect.

Option 3 states that Mahatma Gandhi first used his method of hunger-strike at Ahmedabad in the year 1918. This option is correct. Mahatma Gandhi employed hunger strikes as a form of protest during various periods of his life, and one of the notable instances was in 1918 in Ahmedabad, India. He used this method to achieve political and social goals, particularly to address the issues faced by workers.

Option 4 states that Mahatma Gandhi first used his method of hunger-strike at Cape Town in South Africa in the year 1906. This option is incorrect.

In summary, Mahatma Gandhi first used his method of hunger-strike to achieve a desired goal in Ahmedabad in the year 1918.