HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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It began with 8 Satyagrahis comprising Hindus, Muslims and Christians
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Its motive was to violate salt law
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Reaching the sea-shore Mahatma Gandhi did not manufacture the salt
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It was a pedestrian March
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dandi March lasted from 12 March 1930 to 6th April 1930 as a direct action against the campaign of tax resistance and non-violent protest against British salt monopoly. Hence option 4 is incorrect.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi? Notes: Gandhi advocated freedom of conscience and tolerance for other religions, not the full separation of religion from culture and government.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gandhi during the salt march, March 1930. In 1930, Gandhi famously led a march to the sea to collect salt (which Indians were banned from producing), forcing the British Raj into a classic decision dilemma and paving the way for Indian independence.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Dandi March is also known as the Salt March or the Dandi Satyagraha. It was started by Mahatma Gandhi on 12th March 1930. Mahatma Gandhi along with 78 companions marched nearly 375 Km from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, a village in Gujarat sea-coast.