WBCS.LIVE practice question

In which year did the historic 'Dandi March' begin to protest against the salt tax?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 1920
  2. 1930
  3. 1932
  4. 1942

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1930

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) 1930 šŸ“š Explanation: On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi began his march from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi with 78 followers. The 24-day journey covered about 240 miles and ended with Gandhi picking up a lump of natural salt on April 6, 1930. This act of symbolic defiance inaugurated the Civil Disobedience Movement across the country.