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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was most known for using nonviolent civil disobedience to achieve Indian independence?
A
Mohandas Gandhi
B
Jomo Kenyatta
C
Gamal Abdul Nasser
D
Nelson Mandela
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Widely referred to as Mahatma, meaning great soul or saint in Sanskrit, Gandhi helped India reach independence through a philosophy of non-violent non-cooperation.

Detailed explanation-2: -MK Gandhi was urged by the Congress to render his much needed leadership to the Civil Disobedience Movement. On the historic day of 12th March 1930, Gandhi inaugurated The Civil Disobedience Movement by conducting the historic Dandi Salt March, where he broke the Salt Laws imposed by the British Government.

Detailed explanation-3: -While in jail, Gandhi read the essay “Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau, a 19th-century American writer. Gandhi adopted the term “civil disobedience” to describe his strategy of non-violently refusing to cooperate with injustice, but he preferred the Sanskrit word satyagraha (devotion to truth).

Detailed explanation-4: -The life and leadership of Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi, who helped lead India to independence, has been the inspiration for non-violent movements for civil rights and social change across the world.

Detailed explanation-5: —td border: 1px solid #ccc; br mso-data-placement:same-cell; –> Champaran Satyagraha in 1917 was the first Civil Disobedience Movement of Gandhi in India. Q. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience Movement from .

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