Consider the following statements with reference to the Bhoodan Moveme

Consider the following statements with reference to the Bhoodan Movement:

  • 1. Vinoba Bhave organized ‘The Sarvodaya Samaj’ to take up the work of non-violent transformation in India
  • 2. Jayaprakash Narayan withdrew from active politics to join the Bhoodan Movement in 1953
  • 3. In the wake of the Bhoodan Movement the first donation of land was made in the village of Pochampalli in Telangana

How many of the statements given above is/are correct ?

1
2
3
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC NDA-2 – 2023
The correct answer is B, meaning two of the given statements are correct.
Statement 1 is correct. Vinoba Bhave established the Sarvodaya Samaj to promote non-violent social and economic transformation, including through movements like Bhoodan.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Jayaprakash Narayan withdrew from active party politics in 1954 (not 1953) to dedicate himself to the Sarvodaya movement, which encompassed Bhoodan.
Statement 3 is correct. The Bhoodan Movement originated in the village of Pochampalli, then in Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), where Vinoba Bhave received the first land donation.
The Bhoodan Movement (Land Gift Movement) was a voluntary land reform movement in India started by Vinoba Bhave in 1951. Its goal was to persuade wealthy landowners to voluntarily donate a portion of their land to be redistributed among the landless poor. The movement later evolved into the Gramdan movement, focusing on collective ownership of villages.
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