Question

In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience Movement from _____.
a. Wardha
b. Sevagram
c. Sabarmati
d. Dandi

Answer 1

Hint:
British Government imposed a Salt Tax in 1882 to prohibit Indians from selling and collecting salt. Salt is a basic necessity in every Indian household and people were forced to pay heavy taxes which affect mostly the common man.

Complete step by step solution:
Tax on salt in India has occurred from the earliest of time and during the rule of British Government, this taxation on salt got increased which led common people of India to buy even the most vital minerals from Britishers. In India, Orissa salt is the finest quality of salt available throughout India and it has been always admired in Bengal. When British Government overtook the administration in Bengal, they started trading in salt which further worsened the situation for the tax payers in India. During the first session of Indian National Congress, S.A. Swaminatha Iyer was the first person to address this issue of salt tax in 1885 and raised his voice against it which resulted in protests in the upcoming years.
Mahatma Gandhi sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin stating his eleven demands on 31st January 1930 which were to be fulfilled by 11 March, specially mentioning the abolishment of Salt Tax, failing which could result in a Civil Disobedience movement. On 12th March 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started a civil disobedience movement against Salt Tax in India by producing the salt from sea water. He was accompanied by 78 trusted volunteers and the Salt satyagraha began from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, a village on the coast of Gujarat covering a distance of 240 miles to break the salt law. After reaching Dandi, he started manufacturing salt from sea water and violated laws of British Government. This Satyagraha movement was the first nationwide movement against Britishers which included participation of women in large numbers.

Note:
With the commencement of the Civil Disobedience movement in India, other activities also became popular such as no tax campaign, no revenue, and no rent (land tax) campaign in different parts of the country.