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Mahatma Gandhi started the historic Dandi March in 1930 to break which oppressive British law?

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

Answer options

  1. Rowlatt Act
  2. Salt Law
  3. Vernacular Press Act
  4. Arms Act

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Salt Law

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Salt Law šŸ“š Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi started the historic Dandi March to openly defy the unjust British Salt Law, which heavily taxed salt production and prevented Indians from making their own. On March 12, 1930, he walked from his Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi. By picking up a handful of natural sea salt, he officially launched the massive Civil Disobedience Movement.