Q. Which one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct?
(a) The Eka Movement was throughout supported and organized by the Congress while Bardoli Satyagraha was initially independent of Congress influence and was only in the last stages supported by the Congress.
(b) The Eka Movement was provided leadership by the taluqdars of Awadh, whereas the Bardoli Satyagraha was a movement of the landless labourers.
(c) The Bardoli Satyagraha was a campaign against the enhancement of land revenue, while the Eka Movement protest against excessive was a extraction of rents.
(d) The Eka Movement was located in the Varanasi and Mirzapur districts of the present-day U.P., while the Bardoli Satyagraha took place in Saurashtra.

Answer : C

Explanation:

Option (a) is not correct: Eka soon broke away from Congress control due to its radical, violent turn; Bardoli was strictly organized under Congress discipline from start to finish.
Option (b) is not correct: Eka was a lower-caste peasant revolt (led by Madari Pasi) against the taluqdars; Bardoli was led by land-owning Patidars.
Option (c) is correct: Bardoli was a tax strike against a 22% enhancement of land revenue by the British government. Eka was an agrarian protest against excessive rents and illegal extractions by local landlords.
Option (d) is not correct: Eka occurred in northern Awadh (Hardoi, Bahraich, Sitapur); Bardoli took place in Surat district, Gujarat.

Source: https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/44333/1/Unit-25.pdf
https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/106131/1/Unit-26.pdf
Spectrum - Chapter: Peasant Movements (1857–1947), Page 579, 580