Civil Disobedience Movement

Total Questions: 43

31. When was Dr. Radhabai arrested while leading a procession in the Second Civil Disobedience Movement? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

(a) 12 February, 1932
(b) 16 March, 1932
(c) 19 April, 1932
(d) 13 June, 1932

Correct Answer: (b) 16 March, 1932

Solution:Dr. Radhabai was arrested on 13 June, 1932 while leading procession in the Second Civil Disobedience Movement. She was at forefront in all the movements of Mahatma Gandhi.

32. Prabhavati Devi was the freedom fighter of which field? [48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Champaran
(b) Patna
(c) Bhagalpur
(d) Shahabad

Correct Answer: (b) Patna

Solution:The women of Bihar such as Prabhavati Devi, Rajvanshi Devi, Suniti Devi and Radhika Devi contributed in the Freedom Movement. Prabhavati Devi was a freedom fighter from Patna.

33. Which one of the following provinces had the highest number of Satyagrahis in Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

(a) Bihar
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Bengal

Correct Answer: (b) Gujarat

Solution:Mahatma Gandhi with his volunteers, started Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram on March 12, 1930, to violate the salt law at sea coast of Dandi (Gujarat). The number and names of key Satyagrahis with their respective states are as follows - Gujarat: 32, Maharashtra: 13, U.P.: 8, Kacch: 6, Kerala: 4, Punjab: 3, Rajputana: 3, Bombay: 2 (Daudbhai and Harilal Mahimtura), Sindh: 1 (Anand Hingorani), Nepal: 2, Tamil Nadu: 1 (Tapan Nayar), Andhra: 1 (Subramanyam), Utkal: 1 (Biharilal Motibadas), Karnataka: 1 (Mahadev Martand), Bihar: 1 (Girivaridhan Chaudhary), Bengal: 1 (Durgesh Chandra Das).

34. Who among the following participated in the Salt Satyagraha of Gandhi? [60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2014]

(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
(c) Kamla Devi Chattopadhyaya
(d) All of these

Correct Answer: (d) All of these

Solution:On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi led by selected followers started from Sabarmati Ashram on the famous salt march to Dandi beach to manufacture salt. They reached Dandi on 5th April 1930. There, Gandhi broke the salt law, marking the launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement. Women played a leading part in this movement. All the women (Sarojini Naidu, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, and Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya) given in the options participated in the Salt Satyagraha of Gandhi.

35. What was the ultimate goal of Gandhiji’s Salt Satyagraha? [63rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2017]

(a) Repeal of Salt laws
(b) Curtailment of the government’s power
(c) Economic relief to the common people
(d) ‘Purna Swaraj’ for India
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (a) Repeal of Salt laws

Solution:Britain’s Salt Act of 1882 prohibited Indians from collecting or selling salt. They can only buy it putting financial burden on them. Gandhi did his Salt Satyagraha to break the salt law and thus curtailing government’s power and also to put pressure for the repeal of salt laws. Hence more than one options are correct. Purna Swaraj was not the aim of Salt Satyagraha.

36. Which event occurred first? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) Dandi March
(b) Quit India Movement
(c) Arrival of Simon Commission
(d) Gandhi-Irwin Pact

Correct Answer: (c) Arrival of Simon Commission

Solution:

Events	Date
Dandi March	March 12, 1930
Quit India Movement	August 9, 1942
Arrival of Simon Commission	February 3, 1928
Gandhi-Irwin Pact	March 5, 1931

37. The date April 6, 1930 is known in Indian history for: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012 U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

(a) Dandi March of M. Gandhi
(b) First Round Table Conference in London
(c) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(d) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Correct Answer: (a) Dandi March of M. Gandhi

Solution:Mahtama Gandhi initiated the Civil Disobedience Movement by taking a handful of Salt at Dandi on April 6, 1930. Subhash Chandra Bose compared the Movement with the Movement initiated by Napoleon from Elba to Paris.

38. Assertion (A): The salt agitation was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930. [U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2003 U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002]

Reason (R): Mahatma Gandhi's object was to make salt available free to the poor.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Correct Answer: (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

Solution:As a symbol of Civil Disobedience Movement initiated by Mahatma Gandhi, the salt law was violated on April 6, 1930. Before initiating the Movement, Mahatma Gandhi laid 11 demands in front of Viceroy Irwin including the abolition of Salt Tax and Government monopoly on Salt.

39. With reference to the Civil Disobedience Movement, which of the following statements is/are correct? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]

1.With reference to the Civil Disobedience Movement, which of the following statements is/are correct?

2. Madan Mohan Malviya, Devadas Gandhi and K.M. Munsi were punished for violating the salt law.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only

Solution:After the salt law breaking, Madan Mohan Malviya, Devadas Gandhi, K.M. Munsi, B.G. Kher, Mahadev Desai, C. Rajagopalachari, Vallabhbhai Patel were convicted of breach of salt law while Gandhiji was arrested after he broke Salt Law on April 6, 1930 at Dandi (Navsari district, Gujarat).

40. The statement: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

“I want world sympathy in this battle of Right against Might,” is associated with:

(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
(b) Gandhi's Dandi March
(c) Individual Satyagraha
(d) Quit India Movement

Correct Answer: (b) Gandhi's Dandi March

Solution:Under his Salt Satyagraha, Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi village on April 5, 1930. While addressing the domestic and foreign journalists, he said: “I want world sympathy in this battle of Right against Might.”

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