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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UPSC NDA-2 – 2023
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.