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Who was the Viceroy of India when Mahatma Gandhi started Dandi March on 12 March 1930?

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

Answer options

  1. Lord Willingdon
  2. Lord Irwin
  3. Lord Chelmsford
  4. Lord Minto II

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Lord Irwin

Explanation: The correct answer is B. Lord Irwin. Mahatma Gandhi began the Dandi March on 12 March 1930 as part of the Civil Disobedience Movement against the British salt tax. The march started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad and ended at Dandi, a coastal village in Gujarat, where Gandhi broke the salt law by making salt from seawater. At that time, the Viceroy of India was Lord Irwin (tenure: 1926–1931). His rule witnessed several significant events in the Indian freedom struggle, including the Simon Commission protests, Lahore Session of the INC (1929) where Purna Swaraj was declared, and the Gandhi-Irwin Pact in 1931.