Question

Dandi March was started on _______________1930.
A. 12 March
B. 12 April
C. 12 Feb
D. 12 may

Answer 1

Hint: The march Started from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi and spanned over 240 miles with 78 of Gandhi's trusted volunteers in the beginning.

Complete answer:
Option A: The historic Dandi March began 0n March 12,1930.It marked the launch of the civil disobedience movement.Gandhiji broke the salt law by picking up a lump of salt at Dandi on April 6th. The violation of law was seen as a symbol of the Indians' resolve against British laws and rule.The salt Satyagraha had brought the Indian population into action.Salt was sold illegally all over the coast of India.Therefore,Option A is the correct answer.

Option B: The vedaranyam March was a framework of the nonviolent civil disobedience movement.It was organised in Trichinopoly to protest the salt tax imposed by the British.Rajagopalachari started this march on April 13 along with T S S Rajan,G Ramachandran and Anamalai Pillai.98 volunteers assembled at Rajan’s house on 12 april 1930 while Rajaji reached the venue on previous day from Tuticorin.Therefore,Option B is not the correct answer.

Option C: 12 February,1930 does not mark anything significant in the history of India.THerefore,Option C is not the correct answer.

Option D: Abbas Tyabji ,the acting leader of the Indian civil disobedience movement since the arrest of Gandhi,was himself arrested in Navsari along with all his immediate followers on12,May 1930.The protests were starting getting fierce and the leaders were being arrested from 23,April 1930.Therefore,Option D is not the correct answer.

So, the correct option is 12,March 1930.

Note: Civil disobedience movement was a mass movement-All India in which all the peasants,workers,women,tribals,educated and middle class and students also participated.Movement was more active and effective in coastal and rural areas where Gandhian peaceful programme was successfully operated.