INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MOVEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
As part of the Civil Disobedience Movement there was defiance of forest laws in
A
The Madras Presidency and Orissa
B
Bengal and Orissa
C
Maharashtra, Karnataka and the Central Provinces
D
Kerala, Gujarat and Assam
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The people of Madras Presidency actively participated in the Salt Satyagraha and boycott programmes. The anti-British stand of the people prevailed up to the suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement on 20th May 1934 by Gandhi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Forest satyagraha was a unique feature of the Gandhian movement in Chhattisgarh in 1930. The forest law of British started in 1930, under which the entry of animals into the forest for fodder was banned and there was a compulsion to keep animals at home.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1930, a forest satyagraha was launched as part of the Civil disobedience movement in the Ahmednagar district of present-day Maharashtra. The satyagrahis prepared a charter of demands to ameliorate grievances caused by the forest laws.

Detailed explanation-4: -The civil disobedience movement commenced with the infamous dandi march when Gandhi left the Sabarmati Ashram at Ahmedabad on foot with 78 other members of the Ashram for Dandi on 12 March 1930. After reaching Dandi, Gandhi broke the salt law.

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