Question

Which of the following statements related to 'Dandi March' is true?

1.The Salt March or Dandi March was started on 12th March 1930 from Sabarmati Ashram and reached Dandi on 5th April 1930.

2.Sarojini Naidu was among the leaders who accompanied Mahatma Gandhi during the Dandi March.

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Both 1 and 2

The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, Dandi March and the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India led by Mahatma Gandhi. The twenty-four day march lasted from 12 March 1930 to 6 April 1930 (reached Dandi on 5th March itself) as a direct action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly.Sarojini Naidu was among the prominent leaders who accompanied Mahatma Gandhi during the Dandi March.