Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?
✓ Correct answer: c) Civil Disobedience Movement
ExplanationThe Dandi March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, was a pivotal event in India’s independence movement.Led by Mahatma Gandhi, it began on March 12, 1930, from Sabarmati Ashram and ended on April 6, 1930, in Dandi, Gujarat.Covering 240 miles, Gandhi and his followers protested against the British salt tax by producing salt from the sea, violating colonial laws.Option (c) is correct: This act of nonviolent resistance marked the formal launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement, which aimed to challenge British authority through mass protests and the boycott of imperial policies.126
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