UPSC History Indian National Movement Question Bank Modern History & Indian National Movement - II

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    Consider the following statements:
    1. Following Dandi salt march, Mahatma Gandhi chose Dharasana salt Satyagarha in Mysore as the next non-violent protest against British rule.
    2. In Eastern India during Civil Disobedience Movement, people refused to pay chowkidari tax.
    Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

    A)  1 only             

    B)  2 only

    C)  Both 1 and 2    

    D)  Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Dharasana Satyagraha was a protest against the British salt tax in colonial India in May, 1930. Following the conclusion of the Salt March to Dandi, Mahatma Gandhi chose a non-violent raid of the Dharasana Salt Works in Gujarat as the next protest against British rule. In Eastern India during Civil Disobedience Movement, people refused to pay chowkidari tax. Thus only statement 2 is correct.


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