Q. Gandhiji started Dandi March in 1930
(a) Against imposition of salt tax laws
(b) Against the announcement of communal award
(c) Against atrocities committed on Harijans
(d) Against all of the above
Ans: (a) Against imposition of salt tax laws
Explanation: Gandhiji started the Dandi March in 1930 (a) Against the imposition of salt tax laws.
The Dandi March, also known as the Salt March or Salt Satyagraha, was a significant event during India’s struggle for independence led by Mahatma Gandhi. It began on March 12, 1930, and involved a 24-day march from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to the coastal village of Dandi in Gujarat.
The primary objective of the Dandi March was to protest against the British-imposed salt tax laws, which heavily burdened the Indian population. The march aimed to challenge the British monopoly on the production and sale of salt by symbolically producing salt from seawater at Dandi, violating the Salt Act. This act of civil disobedience aimed to expose the unjust and oppressive nature of British rule in India and mobilize the masses in the fight for independence.
While Gandhi’s efforts encompassed a wide range of issues, the Dandi March specifically targeted the salt tax laws and their implications for the Indian people, making option (a) the correct answer.
