Civil Disobedience Movement

41. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) Mains 2008 U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) Pre 2004]

(a) It was started from Sabarmati Ashrama
(b) The march terminated at Dandi, a village beside the sea.
(c) Mahatma Gandhi prepared salt at the seashore.
(d) It was altogether a pedestrian march.

Correct Answer: (c) Mahatma Gandhi prepared salt at the seashore.

Solution:After violating the salt law at sea coast of Dandi, Gandhi decided to start the Civil Disobedience Movement. Salt was a major point of the Movement because the English Government had banned the selling of the salt and also imposed a tax on it, which highly affected the poor. Mahatma Gandhi started Dandi March accompanied by 80 of his trusted volunteers from Sabarmati Ashram on March 12, 1930. The march was 241 miles, from Gandhi’s ashram in Sabarmati to Gujarat's coastal town of Dandi. The volunteers walked for 24 days. On April 5, 1930 he reached Dandi, and ceremonially violated the salt law on 6th April, 1930. Thus, statement (c) is incorrect.

42. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

(a) It was an altogether a pedestrian march.
(b) It started from Sabarmati Ashram and ended at Dandi.
(c) The entire march from Sabarmati was covered in 24 days
(d) The march was started on 15 March, 1930

Correct Answer: (d) The march was started on 15 March, 1930

Solution:After violating the salt law at sea coast of Dandi, Gandhi decided to start the Civil Disobedience Movement. Salt was a major point of the Movement because the English Government had banned the selling of the salt and also imposed a tax on it, which highly affected the poor. Mahatma Gandhi started Dandi March accompanied by 80 of his trusted volunteers from Sabarmati Ashram on March 12, 1930. The march was 241 miles, from Gandhi’s ashram in Sabarmati to Gujarat's coastal town of Dandi. The volunteers walked for 24 days. On April 5, 1930 he reached Dandi, and ceremonially violated the salt law on 6th April, 1930. Thus, statement (c) is incorrect.

43. After the arrest of Gandhiji during salt Satyagraha, who took his place as the leader of the movement? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012 U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002 U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]

(a) Abbas Taiyyabji
(b) Abul Kalam Azad
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Sardar Patel

Correct Answer: (a) Abbas Taiyyabji

Solution:Abbas Taiyyabji led the Movement after Gandhi got arrested at Sholapur. Women also played an important role in this Movement. Dandi March or Salt Satyagraha was a major nonviolent protest action in India led by Mahatma Gandhi in March-April 1930. Starting from Sabarmati Ashram on 12th March 1930 till Dandi, a coastal village in Gujarat, to break the salt law by producing salt from seawater. Sarojini Naidu joined him on the way. Every day more and more people joined him and on 5th April 1930, they reached Dandi. Around 60,000 people including Gandhiji himself were arrested by the government. Gandhi and other leaders had made arrangements for the continuation of the agitation if they were arrested. A chain of leaders had been chosen, so that as each leader was arrested another would be ready to take his place. On April 6, the atmosphere at Dandi was both tense and solemn. Gandhiji then nominated Shri Abbas Tyabji, and after him, Smt. Sarojni Naidu, to lead the satyagraha if he was arrested. Gandhiji's successor, Mr. Abbas Tyabji, ex-Justice of Baroda, was arrested on May 12, 1930. Mrs. Sarojini Naidu succeeded Abbas Tyabji

Civil Disobedience Movement

41. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) Mains 2008 U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) Pre 2004]

42. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

43. After the arrest of Gandhiji during salt Satyagraha, who took his place as the leader of the movement? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012 U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002 U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]

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