Question

From where did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic Dandi March?
A. Dandi
B. Sabarmati
C. Bombay
D. Chauri Chaura

Answer 1

Hint: Dandi March was a well-known Non-violent civil disobedience before the time of independence.
Around 60,000 Indians were sent to jail due to the Salt Satyagraha.
Some of the prominent leaders of the March were Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Dibyalochan Sahoo and Sardar Patel.

Complete answer:
Option B, the famous Dandi March was started by Mahatma Gandhi also known as the Salt March or the Salt Satyagraha. It was an action of the Indian people to show their protest to the Britishers in a non-violent way against the monopoly enjoyed by the Britishers on the salt production and distribution. Indians cannot buy and sell salt without prior permission from the Britishers. As salt is an important ingredient in daily diet the Indians have to buy expensive salt which was imported by Britishers and as majority of the people were under poverty they could not buy it and this ignited the Dandi March which started from 12 March 1930 and it lasted till 6 April 1930. It was started by Mahatma Gandhi along with his 79 volunteers. The Dandi March started from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi which was about 384 kilometers from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat. Mahatma Gandhi finally succeeded in breaking the laws which were made by the British Raj for salt at 6:30 AM on 6th April 1930.
For this bravery shown by Mahatma Gandhi he was arrested on the night of 4th-5th may 1930. Dandi March resulted in the spread of the civil disobedience movement all over India. It got the full support from the media including the international one and gave a lot of support to the India struggle for independence. It also faded the fear of the Britishers in the minds of the people and gave confidence to them that they could fight against the Britishers. It also united the people from different castes, religions and regions. Thus, it is the correct answer.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note:
On 31st December 1929, the Indian National Congress raised the flag of India at Lahore on the banks of Ravi.
On 26th January 1930, the National Congress declared in public for ‘self-rule’ or ‘Purna Swaraj’.
The word ‘purna’ refers to ‘complete’ and ‘swa’ means ‘self’ and ‘raj’ means ‘rule’.